The Express-Times

History

19th century

The Express-Times was founded in 1855 as The Easton Daily Express.

20th century

In 1917, the newspaper's name was changed to The Easton Express and was later abbreviated to The Express in 1973.

In 1983, Thomson Newspapers bought The Express. In 1991, The Express merged with The Globe-Times, which was based in Bethlehem, PA, which formed The Express-Times. In 1994, MediaNews Group acquired The Express-Times from Thomson.

21st century

In 2000, current owner Advance Publications bought MediaNews's New Jersey and Pennsylvania-based newspapers, including The Express-Times.

In 2023, The Express-Times joined the region's other major newspaper, The Morning Call, in dropping their circulation of the Dilbert comic after Scott Adams, the comic's creator, told white people to "get the hell away from [black people]" on a YouTube live stream in response to a public opinion poll by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports, which found that 26% of Black respondents disagreed with the statement that it's okay to be white.

The Express-Times discontinued its print edition in February 2025 but is available online at lehighvalleylive.com.

Distribution

The Express–Times published zoned editions in the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey. It delivered to Lehigh and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon Counties in northwest New Jersey.

Sections

The Express-Times had four editorial sections:

• Front: Local, national and world news
• Valley: Local news and obituaries from the Lehigh Valley
• Sports: Local and national sports
• Today: Local and national arts and entertainment
• Editorials, classifieds, comics, horoscopes, and puzzles also appear daily.

Inserts

The following were inserted into The Express-Times during the week:

• Friday: Exposed, an entertainment tabloid
• Saturday: Real Estate, a real estate guide
• Sunday: Sunday Morning, a features section, including news from The Wall Street Journal, and full color comics.

Other publications

The Express-Times also published a weekly paper, The US, based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

References

References

1. Staff, Lehighvalleylive com. (2021-02-21). "Express-Times wins general excellence award, numerous other top honors from state press association".
2. "Newhouse announces winners in 2021 Toner Prizes competition".
3. lehighvalleylive.com, Sara K. Satullo {{!}} For. (2021-03-27). "Explore 'Swing County, Swing State,' the project that just won journalism's Toner Prize".
4. (July 6, 2000). "MediaNews Sells Papers to Advance". [[The New York Times]].
5. "The Morning Call, The Express-Times Join Papers Dropping 'Dilbert' After Author's Racist Comments". [[NPR]].
6. D’Zurilla, Christie. (February 28, 2023). "Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being 'programmed' to see race first". [[Los Angeles Times]].
7. Hneleski, Victoria. "Local Easton newspaper to shut down print production in 2025".
8. [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ LehighValley.com]