The ''Hudson Dispatch'' was a newspaper covering events in
Hudson and
Bergen
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counties in Northern
New Jersey
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. It published continuously from 1874 until 1991, when it was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers. Its headquarters were located at 400 38th Street in Union City.
History
The ''Hudson Dispatch'' was published in
East Newark, New Jersey by Trelease, Simonds & Company as ''Harrison Dispatch'', starting around 1874. It moved to Jersey City in 1887, and relocated to
Union Hill in 1890.
Starting in the late 1970s, the staff of the ''Dispatch'' aggressively covered the notorious political corruption in Hudson and Bergen counties. A series of articles on the corrupt political practices in Union City, New Jersey, led to the conviction of William V. Musto, the city's mayor. During the same period other mayors and even a district attorney were prosecuted on corruption charges in part due to investigative journalism by the ''Dispatch''.
Allbritton Communications bought the paper in 1977. In 1985, the paper was purchased by an affiliate of
MediaNews Group
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.
In 1991 the paper was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers and merged into ''
The Jersey Journal
''The Jersey Journal'' is a daily newspaper, published from Monday through Saturday, covering news and events throughout Hudson County, New Jersey. ''The Journal'' is a sister paper to ''The Star-Ledger'' of Newark, ''The Times'' of Trenton an ...
''.
''Hudson Dispatch Weekly''
Since May 2010, a free bilingual newspaper ''Hudson Dispatch Weekly'' has served the
North Hudson area. Published by the ''Evening Journal Association'', at 30
Journal Square, one side is printed in English, and the other in Spanish under the title ''la comunidad''.
References
External links
NJ.com- Website of current newspaper coverage throughout the state of New Jersey
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Mass media in Hudson County, New Jersey
Newspapers published in New Jersey
Defunct newspapers published in New Jersey
Newspapers established in 1874
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1874 establishments in New Jersey
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