Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Who we are

The Intelligencer Journal / Lancaster New Era, and the Sunday News are all published by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., a private enterprise owned by the Steinman family of Lancaster.

More than 75 full and part-time professionals are employed in the news departments of the two newspapers and websites.

Some Background

The Intelligencer Journal / Lancaster New Era is a morning newspaper with a daily circulation of more than 75,000 and readership of over 200,000. The original Intelligencer Journal is the oldest of the Lancaster Newspapers, established in 1794. It was purchased by Andrew Jackson Steinman in 1866. The editorial page of the Intell, which is included as part of the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, reflects the moderate to Democratic-liberal tradition of the original morning newspaper.

In the recent past, Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. also had an afternoon newspaper called the Lancaster New Era which was purchased by the Steinman family in 1928. This paper had started as the Lancaster Examiner in 1877. Its final edition was published Friday, June 26, 2009. On Monday, June 29, 2009, elements of this paper were combined with the former morning Intelligencer Journal to create the first edition of the new, combined Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. The former Lancaster New Era editorial page continues to be included in the combined Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era and reflects the New Era’s Republican-conservative history. The Sunday News was established by James Hale Steinman and John Frederick Steinman in 1923. It was Lancaster County's first local Sunday newspaper. The Sunday News is distributed to more than 100,000 homes in Lancaster each Sunday. The Sunday News is, by policy, non-partisan.

Lancaster Newspapers recently purchased three area newspapers - Lancaster Farming, a farming newspaper, the Lititz Record and the Ephrata Review, both weekly newspapers. The offices and production operations for these three newspapers are located in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.

In addition to the printed papers, Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. is strongly entrenched in the Internet. Its premier website is LancasterOnline.com which was launched in 1995. Much of the main news is regularly displayed and updated throughout the day. Additional photos plus videos and updated weather, blogs and other features are included. 7-day print subscribers also have access to eEditions, the electronic replica of the newspaper on LancasterOnline.com. In addition to LancasterOnline.com, there are many, more specialized, niche websites operated by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. including LancMoms.com (for active moms), LancSports.com (for high school sports), LancJobs.com (for job seekers and companies seeking employees), LancMarketplace (online Lancaster County business directory), RealtyWizard (for MLS listings and home searches), as well as websites for Lancaster Farming, The Ephrata Review and the Lititz Record Express.

Support Departments

Other departments at Lancaster Newspapers support all three newspapers. Retail, general, and classified advertising sales representatives sell ad space for each newspaper. The Marketing department, which includes copy writing, special features, creative art, research, database, telemarketing sales, interactive media, Newspaper-In-Education and community services assists other departments. The production department supports the composition, layout and printing of both the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era and the Sunday News.

More than 400 individuals work around the clock to inform readers of the latest local, state, national and international news as it happens.

Production

The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster and Sunday News are printed on a 14-unit Flexoman Press. Flexography is a printing process involving flexible raised surfaces and water based inks. Flexo ink dries rapidly and does not rub-off on the reader's hands.

At full speed, the press prints 70,000 copies an hour - 19 complete newspapers per second.

The circulation department handles insertion of advertiser fliers and circulars as well as distribution of the newspapers throughout Lancaster and the surrounding counties. District managers in this department work with nearly 500 independent contracted newspaper carriers.

Mainframe and personal computers are used in each department at Lancaster Newspapers. IT experts in data processing develop and maintain the modern computers and programs necessary for today's communications systems. Interactive media experts design websites and write html code to display all the features shown on our various websites.

Lancaster Newspapers uses some of the most advanced electronic equipment available in the newspaper publishing business.

Our Location

Lancaster Newspapers is located in historic downtown Lancaster less than a 1-minute walk from the Lancaster County Convention Center. Retail shops, farmers' markets, restaurants, and the county courthouse are nearby. Of special interest is the award-winning Steinman Park. The park was dedicated in June, 1981, in memory of James Hale Steinman and John Frederick Steinman for the enjoyment of the people of Lancaster County.