{{Afd-merge to|Hippo Press|discussion=Manchester Express|date=24 May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Manchester Express | image = Manchester Express logo.gif | image_size = 150px | caption = | type = Daily newspaper | format = Compact | founded = 2006 | ceased_publication = | price = free | owners = Quality of Life Publications | publisher = Jody Reese<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.manchexpress.com/express102609.pdf |date=2009-11-01 |accessdate=2009-11-09 |newspaper=Manchester Express |title=Manchester Express of Oct. 26 - Nov. 1, 2009 |volume=4 |issue=43 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | editor = Andrew Manuse<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4BB4A420081212 |date=2009-11-09 |accessdate=2009-11-09 |publisher=Reuters | author=Jason Szep |title=Ice storms knock power out across NY, New England}}</ref> | language = | political_position = | circulation = 12,000<ref name="fall06"/> | headquarters = | ISSN = | website = [http://www.manchexpress.com/ www.manchexpress.com] }} The '''''Manchester Express''''' was a free newspaper serving Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. The paper began publication as ''The Manchester Daily Express'' on May 22, 2006, and was published five days a week until February 27, 2008. The paper was then published on a weekly basis. The January 4, 2009, issue was the final issue.<ref name="rip">{{cite web|url=http://www.manchexpress.com/express.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813052834/http://www.manchexpress.com/express.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2006 |date=4 January 2009 |accessdate=5 January 2009 |publisher=Manchester Express |title=Manchester Express of 4 January 2009 }}</ref>
Modeled on free daily commuter papers in larger cities, publisher Jody Reese wrote in a front-page article on the final day of daily production that the paper was unable to generate enough advertisement revenue to support daily publication. The paper also laid off two employees.<ref name="twftw">{{cite web |url=http://www.manchexpress.com/express022708.pdf |date=27 February 2008 |accessdate=25 February 2009 |publisher=Manchester Express |title=Manchester Express of 27 February 2008}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
The Manchester Express was owned by Quality of Life Publications,<ref name="twftw"/> the parent company of Hippo Press, which also produces the free arts and entertainment weekly paper, ''The Hippo,'' and other local publications.
The Express was printed at the presses of Foster's Daily Democrat.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} The paper had a circulation of 12,000 in 2006.<ref name="fall06">{{cite web|url=http://www.manchexpress.com/Fall2006Rates.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223073204/http://www.manchexpress.com/fall2006rates.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-02-23 |title=Manchester Express" advertising rate card |publisher=Manchester Express |date=Fall 2006 |accessdate=2009-01-06 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060619063258/http://www.manchexpress.com/ Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615042107/http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060522%2FREPOSITORY%2F605220347%2F1265%2F48HOURS Concord Monitor: Manchester's second daily paper debuts] * [http://manchexpress.com/express022708.pdf Manchester Daily Express, Feb. 27, 2008. ''Daily Express changes to weekly schedule, tomorrow.'']{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813052834/http://www.manchexpress.com/express.pdf Manchester Daily Express, Jan. 4, 2009. ''Manchester Express publishes final edition.'']
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