The Jersey Journal

The Jersey Journal is Hudson County's daily newspaper, published Monday through Saturday by The Evening Journal Association. The Journal was established May 2, 1867 by Z.K. Pangborn and William Dunning, two Civil War veterans who sought to promote equal rights for freed slaves. "In its opinions and criticisms," they wrote, "it will be independent, liberal and decided, and in their utterance, frank and fearless, neither dreading the displeasure, nor fawning for the favor of anybody." As Hudson County grew, The Journal grew with it. Control of the newspaper passed to Joseph Dear and his sons, who owned and operated it through World War II. After the war, the Dears retired, and The Journal was acquired by S.I. Newhouse, whose newspaper career started down the road from The Journal in Bayonne. Newhouse's company, Advance Publications, later acquired The Bayonne Times (founded in 1870) and The Hudson Dispatch (founded in 1874), and merged them into The Journal. Today, The Journal continues to be Hudson County's frank and fearless voice. It is affiliated with NJ.com, where breaking news from the Journal newsroom is posted in real time around the clock.