The Press of Atlantic City

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The Press of Atlantic City
The July 27, 2005 front page of The Press of Atlantic City
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	Abarta
Publisher	Keith L. Dawn
Editor	Paul Merkoski
Founded	1895 (as Daily Press)
Headquarters	United States

Website: pressofAtlanticCity.com

The Press of Atlantic City is a newspaper based in Pleasantville, New Jersey. It is the primary newspaper for most of southeastern New Jersey, publishing regional editions for Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Cape May County, and southern Ocean County. The paper has a daily circulation of nearly 70,000 and a Sunday circulation just short of 85,000.[1]

The newspaper focuses mainly on local, regional and state news, but also publishes national and international news mostly with wire stories. The editor is Paul Merkoski. The managing editor is Maryjane Briant. The deputy managing editor is Stephen Warren. The city editor is Doug Bergen. The news editor is Peter M. Brophy. The Statehouse Bureau Chief is Derek Harper. Other key employees are Keith Dawn, publisher; Vito Cicero, circulation director; Kathleen Leonard, human resources director; Charles Bryant, director of finance; Matthew Griffith, director of marketing; John Celestino, director of advertising; John Rodney, director of production.

It was founded in 1895 by Walter Edge and is now owned by Abarta, a privately owned Pittsburgh-based holding company[2].

The Press of Atlantic City also publishes various other products including At The Shore (a weekly entertainment magazine for southern New Jersey), Real Estate Monthly, and Press Extra. Additional websites launched by The Press of Atlantic City Media Group include JerseyDevilCars.com[3], JerseyDevilJobs.com [4] and most recently, GoAC.com [5], Atlantic City's premier Travel Guide Website.

The Press of Atlantic City, unlike most other newspapers, is printed using a flexographic process that seals the inks into the paper and reduces smudging, allowing readers to avoid getting their hands or clothing dirty.