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==