At the NJ Digital Newspaper Project office, we enjoy time traveling through the newspapers to see what was happening in New Jersey on or around a certain date. We recently took one of these excursions to see how the Fourth…
Category: Newspaper History
Walt Whitman on the Issues
On the eve of what pundits and politicians alike are calling one of the most important elections of our time, candidates are feverishly making their last minute pitch to entice any remaining undecided voters. Of the many issues being discussed…
A Brief History of the Jersey City News
The Jersey City News debuted on February 25, 1889 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Billed as “The only Democratic daily published in Jersey City,” the News was presented as an alternative to the Republican-leaning Evening Journal. Republicans dominated this period…