Donald Newhouse, former Star-Ledger president and Advance Publications leader, dies at 96
He helped turn The Star-Ledger into a 400,000-circulation daily and backed 12 Pulitzer Prizes across Advance Publications’ newspapers.
- Donald E. Newhouse, former president of The Star-Ledger and head of Advance Publications' newspaper group, died at his New Jersey home at age 96, ending decades of stewardship over the media company his father Samuel I. Newhouse founded.
- When Newhouse took charge of the Newark-based Star-Ledger in 1964 at age 35, the newspaper trailed far behind the Newark Evening News in circulation, but over 40 years he transformed it to peak daily circulation of more than 400,000 and Sunday circulation of more than 700,000.
- Between 2001 and 2012, Advance's newspaper group won 12 Pulitzer Prizes, including two for Public Service, across The Oregonian, The Plain Dealer and The Birmingham News, while Newhouse championed digital transformation in 1993 by creating a digital group that became Advance Local Media.
- Newhouse chaired both the Newspaper Association of America and The Associated Press, traveling worldwide with AP CEO Lou Boccardi, while his influence shaped the Newhouse School, which Dean Mark Lodato credited with transforming tens of thousands of student careers.
- Though Newhouse left Syracuse University after his sophomore year in 1947 to join the family business, the university awarded him a Doctor of Letters degree in 2016 at age 87, and in August 2024 he spoke at the Newhouse School's 60th anniversary rededication at age 95.
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Anna Wintour Remembers Donald Newhouse
“His mix of humility and strength, his willingness to step aside while also being at hand for help, is rare in leadership,” Wintour recalls of Donald Newhouse, the longtime head of Advance Publications’ newspaper division, who died on Tuesday. “Donald imbued Advance with spirit, ambition, trust, and real care for people. He made it an exciting place to be.”
He Built a New Jersey Media Empire
Donald E. Newhouse, who helped turn New Jersey's Star-Ledger into a powerhouse and expanded his family's media empire while staying largely out of the spotlight, died Tuesday at his New Jersey home at the age of 96, per NJ.com . Newhouse's son Steven tells the New York Times that his...
Donald E. Newhouse, Owner of Advance Publications and Condé Nast, Dies at 96
Donald E. Newhouse, the billionaire media mogul who ran Advance Publications, the parent company of Condé Nast, died Tuesday after a battle with lymphoma. He was 96. Newhouse’s son, Steven Newhouse, confirmed his passing to The New York Times, sharing the media giant died at his home in Lambertville, N.J. Given Newhouse’s prior role as president of The Star-Ledger, his son also shouted out the outlet in a statement to NJ.com, noting, “My Dad lov…
Donald E. Newhouse, newspaper publisher and heir to media empire, dies at 96
During his career, Newhouse served as president of the Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey and head of Advance Publications’ newspaper group, which he navigated into the internet age.
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