LNP is a daily newspaper headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania . The newspaper is published by the LNP Media Group , 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.
24-499: LNP is the third-largest daily circulation print newspaper in the state of Pennsylvania , as of December 2016. In June 2023, the Steinman family donated the publication to WITF , a Harrisburg public broadcaster. In 2009, Lancaster's two daily newspapers, the morning Intelligencer Journal and the evening Lancaster New Era , which were both published by Lancaster Newspapers (present-day LNP Media Group ) and headquartered in
48-485: A list of newspapers with the largest circulation. In 2011, India led the world in terms of newspaper circulation with nearly 330 million newspapers circulated daily. In 2010, China topped the list in term of total newspaper circulation with 110.78 million a day, ahead of India in second with 100.993 million, followed by Japan, with 50.4 million; the United States, with 48.5 million; and Germany, with 19.7 million. In
72-437: A non-periodical publication (such as a book) are usually called print run . Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation , since some issues are distributed without cost to the reader. Readership figures are usually higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy is read by more than one person. Print circulation is a good proxy measure of print readership and
96-713: A readership of over 2.370 million (with a circulation base of over 2.4 million copies) has the most circulation in other languages. The 2022 circulation figures for the morning and evening editions of Japan's newspapers: Yomiuri Shimbun , 6,870,000; The Asahi Shimbun , 5,890,000; Mainichi Shimbun , 2,572,000; Nihon Keizai Shimbun , 1,731,000; Chunichi Shimbun / Tokyo Shimbun ,2,871 ,000; Sankei Shimbun , 1,330 ,000; Nikkan Sports , 1,661 ,828; Hokkaido Shimbun , 1,896,594; Shizuoka Shimbun , 1,479,000; . The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association publishes national circulation figures for every newspaper in Norway every year. In 2011
120-586: Is Le Journal de Montréal , which averaged 319,899 copies on Saturday, 267,404 Monday to Friday, and 264,733 on Sunday. Unlike in the United States, newspapers in Canada published their biggest and mostly widely read editions on Saturdays. The Audit Bureau of Circulations shows that the largest read local language newspapers to be Dainik Bhaskar (with 4.320 million readers) and Dainik Jagran (with 3.410 million readers), both published in Hindi . The Times of India
144-452: Is a variable that is not in itself directly relevant, but that serves in place of an unobservable or immeasurable variable. In order for a variable to be a good proxy, it must have a close correlation , not necessarily linear, with the variable of interest. This correlation might be either positive or negative. Proxy variable must relate to an unobserved variable, must correlate with disturbance, and must not correlate with regressors once
168-579: Is the most popular paper in China. According to the Guinness Book of Records , the daily circulation of the Soviet newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda exceeded 21,500,000 in 1990, while the Soviet weekly Argumenty i Fakty boasted a circulation of 33,500,000 in 1991. In many developed countries, print circulation is falling due to social and technological changes such as the availability of news on
192-476: Is the most widely read English language newspaper ( 3.029 million), followed by Malayala Manorama (2.370 million), Amar Ujala (2.067 million), Hindustan Times (1.132 million), Eenadu (1.732 million), Daily Thanthi is a Tamil daily (1.498 million), Anandabazar Patrika is Bengali language newspaper(1.075 million). Malayala Manorama newspaper which is published in Malayalam from Kerala, currently has
216-584: Is thus one of the principal factors used to set print advertising rates (prices). In many countries, circulations are audited by independent bodies such as the Audit Bureau of Circulations to assure advertisers that a given newspaper does reach the number of people claimed by the publisher. There are international open access directories such as Mondo Times , but these generally rely on numbers reported by newspapers themselves. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) publishes
240-469: The Wall Street Journal with 2,378,827 in circulation; The New York Times at 1,865,318; and USA Today with 1,674,306. Overall, for the 593 reporting newspapers, daily circulation declined 0.7 percent year-over-year between March 2012 and March 2013. Sunday circulation was down 1.4 percent over the same period. Proxy (statistics) In statistics , a proxy or proxy variable
264-496: The 2016 presidential election . The outlet would become a public benefit corporation if its donation to WITF proceeds. As a nonprofit, it would be unable to endorse candidates for public office. The LNP Editorial Board does not support the legalization of adult-use cannabis 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
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#1732788090451288-508: 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. " Newspaper circulation Print circulation is the average number of copies of a publication . The number of copies of
312-434: The 2019 survey, among the top 10 newspapers, all were Asian newspapers and four were Japanese newspapers. The Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun ( 読売新聞 ), Asahi Shimbun ( 朝日新聞 ) are still the largest circulated newspapers in the world. The Times of India is the largest circulated English-language daily newspaper in the world, across all formats (Broadsheet, Compact, Berliner and Online). Reference News ( 《参考消息》 )
336-437: 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
360-596: The Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement. Steinman Communications will retain Lancaster Farming , a weekly farm newspaper, and Susquehanna Printing, which will continue to print LNP. Its affiliate, Steinman Real Estate Group, will maintain its real estate holdings. In October 2024, WITF and LNP eliminated 24 positions, which amounted to 10% of total staff. On October 18, 2016, LNP's editorial board endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in
384-462: The country is the Toronto Star , which, as of the six-month period ending on March 31, 2007, averaged 634,886 copies sold on Saturday, 436,694 Monday to Friday, and 442,265 on Sunday. The second most widely read paper is Toronto-based national newspaper The Globe and Mail , which averaged 374,000 copies on Saturdays, and 303,000 Monday to Friday. The most widely read French-language newspaper
408-530: The disturbance is controlled for. In social sciences , proxy measurements are often required to stand in for variables that cannot be directly measured. This process of standing in is also known as operationalization . Per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) is often used as a proxy for measures of standard of living or quality of life . Montgomery et al. examine several proxies used, and point out limitations with each, stating "In poor countries, no single empirical measure can be expected to display all of
432-631: The increased competition from radio, television and, more recently, the Internet. A growing population helped the absolute circulation numbers continue to increase until the 1970s, where it remained stable until the 1990s, when absolute circulation numbers began declining. Newspaper circulation numbers are reported to the Alliance for Audited Media . The best-selling papers in America, measured by combined daily average circulation as of March 31, 2013, are
456-1112: The internet. On the other hand, in some developing countries circulation is increasing as these factors are more than cancelled out by rising incomes, population, and literacy. The Herald Sun has the highest circulation in Australia. Based in one of the country's two major cities, Melbourne , it is the result of the amalgamation of the original Sun and Herald newspapers. The Belgian institution CIM (Centre for Information about Media) publishes national circulation figures for all written, audiovisual and web-based media in Belgium. The top ten best-selling papers according to their website [1] are Het Laatste Nieuws , 317,715; Het Nieuwsblad , 245,209; SUD Presse (group of papers focused on community specific content), 147,749; Het Belang van Limburg , 121,428; Le Soir , 113,780; Vers l'avenir, 109,287 (group of papers focused on community specific content); La Dernière Heure , 107,583; De Standaard , 104,758. The most widely read paper in
480-599: The most read newspaper was the Oslo -based national newspaper Aftenposten , with a circulation of 235,795 followed by the tabloid Verdens Gang with 211,588. The local evening newspaper Aften averages 101,574 and the tabloid Dagbladet had 98,989 readers. The financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv averaged 82,595. In the top ten list it is followed by five local newspapers: Bergens Tidende , 79,467; Adresseavisen , 71,657; Stavanger Aftenblad , 63,283; Fædrelandsvennen , 36,604 and Drammens Tidende , 33,352. As of August 2016,
504-404: 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
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#1732788090451528-750: 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 , 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. In April 2023, Steinman Communications informed LNP staff that they would donate LNP Media Group to WITF, effective that June. No changes in staffing or printing frequency are expected for at least five years. Steinman Communications and WITF will partner to create
552-680: 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
576-558: The top 6 best-selling papers are respectively: Hürriyet , 340,898; Sözcü , 322,829; Sabah , 313,989; Posta , 302,919; Habertürk , 253,256 and Milliyet , 143,577. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations the newspaper with the UK's highest paid circulation is the Daily Mail at 800,110 as of November 2022. The heyday of the newspaper industry was the 1940s, but the percentage of Americans reading newspapers began to decline with
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