The Elizabethtown Advocate

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The Elizabethtown Advocate
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) LNP Media Group
Founded2010
Ceased publicationDecember 30, 2021
HeadquartersElizabethtown, PA, United States
Circulation 5,982 as of 2017
Website etownpa.com

The Elizabethtown Advocate was a weekly newspaper serving Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, from 2010 to 2021. The paper grew from having approximately 600 copies being produced weekly in 2011[1][2] to a paid circulation of 5,982 as of 2017[3] before ceasing publication at the end of 2021.

The Advocate was founded in 2010 by veteran Associated Press journalist Dan Robrish. [1] Robrish worked for the AP for 11 1/2 years. [2]

Before working for the Associated Press, Robrish was employed by the Pottstown Mercury, the Journal of New Ulm in Minnesota and the Ely Daily Times in Nevada. [3]

The Advocate was a "one-man" newspaper for 7 years with Robrish as the sole reporter, editor, and publisher. [4]

The Advocate superseded the Elizabethtown Chronicle which folded after 140 years in 2009. [5] The Chronicle folded when its parent company, the Journal-Register, filed for bankruptcy.

The Advocate was acquired by the LNP Media Group, a subsidiary of the Steinman Communications, in 2017. [6] LNP also publishes Lancaster County Weeklies, including The Ephrata Review and The Lititz Record.

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