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Pocono Record

Daily newspaper based in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Field	Value
name	Pocono Record
image	Pocono record logo.png
caption	Logo
type	Daily newspaper
format	Broadsheet
founded	April 2, 1894
(as the Stroudsburg Daily Times)
owners	USA Today Co.
editor	Kathryne Rubright
headquarters	511 Lenox Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 18360
circulation	4,544 Daily
6,989 Sunday
circulation_date	2018
circulation_ref
website	poconorecord.com

(as the Stroudsburg Daily Times) 6,989 Sunday The Pocono Record is a daily newspaper published in print and online in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

The Pocono Record was founded as the Stroudsburg Daily Times on April 2, 1894. The article "The" was dropped from the newspaper's name in 1989.

In 1946 the newspaper was purchased by James H. Ottaway Sr., becoming the third newspaper in what would become the Ottaway Community Newspapers chain, which was purchased by Dow Jones and Company in the 1980s. Dow Jones was eventually purchased by News Corp.

On September 4, 2013, News Corp sold Dow Jones Local Media Group to Newcastle Investment Corp., an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, for $87 million. News Corp CEO and former Wall Street Journal editor Robert James Thomson indicated that the newspapers were "not strategically consistent with the emerging portfolio" of the company.

The newspapers were thereafter operated by GateHouse Media, a newspaper group owned by Fortress. GateHouse in turn filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 27, 2013, to restructure its debt obligations in order to accommodate the acquisition. Newcastle combined Local Media Group with the post-bankruptcy GateHouse Media later in 2013 to form New Media Investment Group.

New Media Investment Group acquired newspaper conglomerate Gannett in 2019. The combined company adopted the Gannett name and in 2025 renamed itself USA Today Co. The Pocono Record is owned by USA Today Co. as of 2026.

Market

The Pocono Record is the newspaper of record for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Its coverage area centers on Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg and includes the area's many small communities. The newspaper also covers parts of Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne and Carbon counties as well as areas of western New Jersey.

The Pocono Record lacks any direct local competitors but competes against newspapers such as the New York Post and New York Daily News. In addition, the Pocono Record competes with regional publications such as the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, Scranton Times-Tribune and the Allentown Morning Call.

Operations

The Pocono Record publishes seven days a week. The newspaper is available via home delivery or at newsstands and retail locations throughout the area. The publication announced in 2022 that it would cease delivering newspapers on Saturdays.

Newsroom

The ''Pocono Record'''s newsroom is located in Stroudsburg, along with the newspaper's administrative and sales offices.

Website

The Pocono Record first went online in the early 1990s. Its website, PoconoRecord.com, is updated daily with the a digital version of the print edition as well as throughout the day with breaking news and updates.

Sister publications

In addition to its flagship daily newspaper, the Pocono Record publishes several other publications:

Eastern Poconos Community News

The Eastern Poconos Community News, or Community News for short, is mailed free of charge to residents of eastern Monroe County. The weekly paper, which debuted in 1999, features some original material and columns, but relies heavily on reprinting stories from the daily Pocono Record. About 9,700 copies are mailed to residents of Smithfield, Middle Smithfield, Price and Lehman townships.

Sage

Formerly known as Dignity, Sage is a monthly publication aimed at active senior citizens. It is inserted into the Pocono Record and available free throughout the area.

Pocono Record PLUS

Pocono Record PLUS is the ''Pocono Record'''s total market coverage product. It is mailed free to all non-subscribers every Saturday.

Poconos Property Showcase

This monthly booklet, which features local real estate listings, is inserted into the Pocono Record and available free of charge throughout the area.

References

(2018). "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports".
Humanities, National Endowment for the. "Stroudsburg times.".
Writer, Staff. "Jumbled history of the Pocono Record".
"News Corp. sells 33 papers to New York investors". New York Business Journal.
"GateHouse Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Fortress Plan". Bloomberg.
REPORTS, STAFF. "Pocono Record moving to digital distribution on Saturdays starting March 12".
Record, Jason Farmer/Pocono. "Record launches community weekly for eastern Poconos".

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