''LNP'' is a
daily newspaper
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headquartered in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...
. The newspaper is published by the
LNP Media Group
LNP Media Group owns and publishes '' LNP'', a daily newspaper based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and ''LancasterOnline'', its online affiliate with monthly readership of over one million. ''LNP'' traces its roots to ''The Lancaster Journal ...
, a division of the family-owned Steinman Enterprises. First published under its present name on October 14, 2014,
[ ''LNP'' traces its roots to one of the oldest newspapers in the U.S., ''The Lancaster Journal'', which dates back to 1794.] The newspaper's broadsheet print edition is published in the morning, seven days per week. The paper's online counterpart is LancasterOnline.com. The online edition of the newspaper is currently blocked to European visitors as a response by LancasterOnline.com to the 2018 EEA data privacy regulations popularly known as GDPR.
''LNP'' is the third-largest daily circulation print newspaper in the state of Pennsylvania
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, as of December 2016.
History
In 2009, Lancaster's two daily newspapers, the morning ''Intelligencer Journal
The ''Intelligencer Journal'', known locally as the ''Intell'', was the daily, morning newspaper published by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is the 7th oldest newspaper in the United States and was one of the oldest news ...
'' and the evening ''Lancaster New Era
LNP Media Group owns and publishes '' LNP'', a daily newspaper based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and ''LancasterOnline'', its online affiliate with monthly readership of over one million. ''LNP'' traces its roots to ''The Lancaster Journal ...
'', which were both published by Lancaster Newspapers (present-day LNP Media Group
LNP Media Group owns and publishes '' LNP'', a daily newspaper based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and ''LancasterOnline'', its online affiliate with monthly readership of over one million. ''LNP'' traces its roots to ''The Lancaster Journal ...
) and headquartered in the same building, were merged to form the Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era. Though the Sunday sister paper, the ''Sunday News'', joined the combined newsroom in 2012, it continued to be published under the same masthead until the rebranding in October 2014.
In 2014, the Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era, as well as the ''Sunday News'', were combined, rebranded, and renamed ''LNP''. The first issue of the newly renamed ''LNP'' was published on October 16, 2014. Under its current masthead, ''LNP'' adopted the tagline ''Always Lancaster''.[ The rebranding was "aimed at representing and embracing the history of Lancaster County," the brand and the audience, according to the publisher.][ The slogan also alludes to the abbreviation that was used to refer to "Lancaster Newspapers" for much of the latter part of the 20th century. The paper was redesigned to include a more visually-appealing format and more user-friendly sections and pages.
LNP's current newsroom includes journalists from the former ''Intelligencer Journal'', ''Lancaster New Era'' and ''Sunday News''.
In May 2015, ''LNP'' closed its newspaper printing facility in downtown Lancaster, citing the need to improve print quality and upgrade full color options required for every page in the newspaper.] ''LNP'' newspapers are now printed at a newer facility owned by Advance Central Services Pennsylvania and the PA Media Group in Hampden Township, Pennsylvania
Hampden Township is the largest municipality by population in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The population was 28,044 at the 2010 census, up from 24,135 at the 2000 census.
History
The Johannes Eberly House was added to the National Regist ...
, approximately 50 miles northwest of Lancaster.[ The move allowed LNP to print an additional 60,000 newspapers on weekdays, as well as 80,000 more papers for its Sunday edition.]
Endorsements
On October 18, 2016, ''LNP's'' editorial board endorsed Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
for president in the 2016 presidential election.
Political Positions
The LNP Editorial Board does not support the legalization of adult-use cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...
in Pennsylvania. The board had this to say in an Oct 2019 opinion piece: "''We realize our stance will displease some LNP readers. Sixty-seven percent of the 2,028 Lancaster County residents who called, emailed or mailed comments to Lt. Gov. Fetterman during his 67-county marijuana listening tour were in favor of legalization. But the LNP Editorial Board aims to be a voice, not an echo. And we’re using our voice to say that legalization is a lousy idea.''"
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