| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Publisher | Thomas M. Donovan |
| Editor | Hollis R. Towns |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Headquarters | 3601 Highway 66 Neptune, New Jersey 07754 United States |
| Circulation | 107,443 Daily 157,154 Sunday[1] |
| Official website | APP.COM |
The Asbury Park Press is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state.[2] Its investigative staff, led by editor Paul D'Ambrosio, has been awarded numerous national honors in journalism, including the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, two the Associated Press Managing Editors' Award for Public Service, the National Headliner Award for Public Service and two National Headliner Awards for Best Series (large papers). The Press' investigative team was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. The newspaper was also the home to editorial cartoonist Steve Breen when he won the Pulitzer Prize in that category in 1998.
Gannett purchased the paper in 1997.
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In 2004 the story "Profiting from Public Service" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Jason Method, James W. Prado Roberts, Alan Guenther, Jean Mikle and staff won the Farfel Prize for excellence in investigative reporting which was the inauguration of this award. It also won the The National Headliner Award for public service, the SPJ/SDX National Award for public service in the large papers category, and the APME Public Service Award for large papers.[3]
| Award Year | Story | National Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Breaking Point" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Christopher Schnaars, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld | National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily; Investigative Reporters and Editors award, finalist |
| 2011 | "Barnegat Bay Under Stress" by Kirk Moore, Todd B. Bates with graphics by Jeff Colson | Generoso Pope Award for best local coverage within the New York metropolitan area; APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers, finalist; Best of Gannett Public Service, second place; Online News Association Public Service Award. |
| 2010 | "Fighting New Jersey's Tax Crush" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld | Pulitzer Prize Public Service Gold Medal, finalist; National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily; APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers; Brechner Freedom of Information Award; Best of Gannett Community Conversation Award |
| 2009 | "A Troubled Diagnosis" by Alan Guenther | Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, finalist |
| 2007 | DataUniverse.com created by Paul D'Ambrosio | Knight News Innovation Award, EPpy Awards, finalist; Knight-Batten Awards for Innovation – Crowdsourcing, notable entry |
| 2006 | "New Jersey's Pension Peril" by Michael L. Diamond, Nicholas Clunn, Eileen Smith, Peter N. Spencer, Ken Tarbous, Rob Jennings, Alan Guenther, Jonathan Tamari and Paul D'Ambrosio | Investigative Reporters and Editors, medium newspapers, finalist |
| 2005 | Corruption editorials by Randy Bergmann | Scripps Howard Walker Stone Award |