About Us
TAPinto.net is a network of more than 80 franchised online local and subject matter news sites in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Texas, with more than 15,000,000 readers during the past year. Each site is franchised to a local owner/publisher and provides original objective daily local news reporting. Current franchisees include business and business development executives, journalists, public relations professionals, hardcopy newspapers, nonprofits and universities.
TAPinto.net was founded in October, 2008 by Michael and Lauryn Shapiro, who sought to provide their town’s residents with an all-online, objective, independent, daily local newspaper, and Michael Shapiro is the majority owner. Today, TAPinto covers more than 100 towns in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Texas.
TAPinto is proud to support many charitable causes. TAPinto's executives, employees and franchisees are members of dozens of community organizations including Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce.
TAPinto offers content marketing, native advertising, social media marketing, exclusive sponsorships, branded content opportunities, email marketing, and traditional online advertising.
TAPinto is available on desktop, mobile, and tablet, and also has a TAPinto App for Android and iPhone.
For more information on marketing on TAPinto, click here.
For more information on franchising a TAPinto site in your area, please click here.
Check out our CEO Michael Shapiro on MSNBC's Your Business discuss his keys to success!
Name of LLC | Territory/Towns Franchised | Site Editor | Editor Email |
The Convergence/St. Bonaventure University | Allegany, NY; Carrollton, NY; Cuba, NY; Ellicottville, NY; Franklinville, NY; Hinsdale, NY; Humphrey, NY; Greater Olean Area | Rich Lee | greaterolean@tapinto.net |
Shark Ventures | Barnegat - Waretown | Stephanie Faughnan | sfaughnan@tapinto.net |
WFP Media Partners, LLC | Basking Ridge/West Millington/Liberty Corner, Bernardsville & Bedminster | Walter Pardo | baskingridge@tapinto.net |
Oasis Media | Bayonne | Steve Lenox |
slenox@tapinto.net |
Words Count Publishing, LLC | Belmar/Lake Como | Cathy Goetz | cgoetz@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press of Berkeley Heights LLC | Berkeley Heights | Bobbie Peer | bpeer@tapinto.net |
Bloomfield News, LLC | Bloomfield | Joe Coletta | jcoletta@tapinto.net |
E&K Communicatoins LLC | Bordentown | Elizabeth Meyers | emeyers@tapinto.net |
LB Media, LLC dba The Breeze | Bridgewater/Raritan | Audrey Blumberg | ablumberg@tapinto.net |
Skyway Publishing LLC | Camden | Steve Rodas | srodas@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press of Chatham, LLC | Chatham | Ed Barmakian | ebarmakian@tapinto.net |
The Clee Group LLC | Clark | Darlene Cullen | clark@tapinto.net |
Shark Ventures | Clear Lake, TX | Shannon Colonna | scolonna@tapinto.net |
LLAJ MEDIA, LLC | Coral Springs | Leon Fooksman | lfooksman@tapinto.net |
Media Focus, LLC | Cranford | Robert Ramirez | rramirez@tapinto.net |
Ferlanda Fox Nixon | Denville | Ferlanda Nixon | fnixon@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press of East Brunswick | East Brunswick | Maureen Berzok | mberzok@tapinto.net |
Britnee, LLC | East Orange | yournews@tapinto.net | |
Middlesex Media LLC | Edison | Claribel Cortes | ccortes@tapinto.net |
TAP Into Local LLC | Elizabeth | Mike Shapiro | mshapiro@tapinto.net |
Beckwill Communications | Fair Lawn/Glen Rock | Rebecca Greene | rgreene@tapinto.net |
Hunterdon Media Partnership | Flemington/Raritan | Audrey Blumberg & Joey Novick | ablumberg@tapinto.net, jnovick@tapinto.net |
Triple Win, Inc | East Hanover/Florham Park | Marianne Carillo | mcarillo@tapinto.net |
LGMB, LLC | Franklin Township | Malik Lyons | mlyons@tapinto.net |
TAPinto Local LLC | Hackensack | Faith Armonaitis | farmonaitis@tapinto.net |
Lenox Consulting | Hamilton | Elizabeth Meyers | emeyers@tapinto.net, |
Aviator Publishing, LLC | Hasbrouck Heights, Wood-Ridge, Teterboro | Faith Armonaitis | farmonaitis@tapinto.net |
Point of View Ventures LLC | Hawthorne | John Van Vliet | jvanvliet@tapinto.net |
Hometown News, LLC | Hazlet/Keyport | Jeanne Wall | jwall@tapinto.net |
Thirty and Done Online Publishing | Hillsborough | Rod Hirsch | rhirsch@tapinto.net |
TAP Into Local LLC | Hillside | Mike Shapiro | mshapiro@tapinto.net |
Oasis Media | Hoboken | Steve Lenox | slenox@tapinto.net |
Hometown News, LLC | Holmdel/Colts Neck | Jeanne Wall | jwall@tapinto.net |
Oasis Media | Jersey City | Steve Lenox | slenox@tapinto.net |
Halston Media | Katonah - Lewisboro New York | Brian Marschhauser | marschhauser@halstonmedia.com |
Telina LLC | Kenilworth | Telina Cuppari | tcuppari@tapinto.net |
Global Queens Publishing, LLP | Linden | Aeisha Hayward | ahayward@tapinto.net |
Livingston TAP LLC | Livingston | Danielle Santola | dsantola@tapinto.net |
Southern Ocean Chamber | Little Egg Harbor/ Tuckerton | Lori Pepenella | lp@tapinto.net |
L & L Media LLC | Madison |
Marianne Carillo |
madisoneditor@tapinto.net |
Mahopac News | Mahopac, NY | Bob Dumas | bdumas@tapinto.net |
Hometown News LLC | Middletown | Jeanne Wall | jwall@tapinto.net |
Auberge Media, LLC | Millburn/Short Hills | Jonathan Sym | jsym@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press Milltown, and Spotswood, LLC | Milltown, and Spotswood | Dawn Miller | dmiller@tapinto.net |
Montclair Media Group, LLC | Montclair | Natalie Hackett | nhackett@tapinto.net |
Montville News Online LLC | Montville Township (includes Montville, Pine Brook and Towaco) | Hope White | hwhite@tapinto.net |
Morristown Publishing, LLC | Morristown | Leigh O'Neil | morristown@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press of Berkeley Heights LLC | Mountainside | Bobbie Peer | bpeer@tapinto.net |
Jaffe Communications, Inc. | New Brunswick/Rutgers | Chuck O'Donnell | codonnell@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press of Berkeley Heights LLC | New Providence | Bobbie Peer | bpeer@tapinto.net |
Skyway Publishing LLC | Newark | Mark Bonamo | mbonamo@tapinto.net |
Sparta's Local News, LLC | Newton | Jenny Dericks | jdericks@tapinto.net |
Lois Jackie, LLC | NJ Flavor | Jackie Lieberman | jlieberman@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press-Warren, LLC | North Plainfield, Green Brook, Watchung | Brenda Nemcek | bnemcek@tapinto.net |
North Salem News | North Salem, NY | Jodi Weinberger | northsalem@tapinto.net |
Passaic Valley Media LLC | Nutley | John Lee | jlee@tapinto.net |
TAP Into Local LLC | Paramus | Michael Shapiro
|
mshapiro@tapinto.net |
Five by the Glades, LLC | Parkland, Florida | Gina Pfingsten | gpfingsten@tapinto.net |
Triple Win, Inc | Parsippany |
Marianne Carillo |
mcarillo@tapinto.net |
Passaic Valley Media, LLC | Passaic Valley | John Lee/Christa Limone |
jlee@tapinto.net, climone@tapinto.net |
Oasis Media | Paterson | Steve Lenox | slenox@tapinto.net |
Birch Run Media, LLC | Piscataway | Ken and Kia Simmons | piscataway@tapinto.net |
TAPinto Queen City, LLC | Plainfield | Jen Popper | jpopper@tapinto.net |
Randolph News Online LLC | Randolph | Wendi Manderioli | wmanderioli@tapinto.net |
Navesink Enterprises LLC | Red Bank | Scott Wingerter | swingerter@tapinto.net |
TAP Into Local LLC | Roselle/RosellePark | Mike Shapiro | mshapiro@tapinto.net |
Fred. J. Aun | Roxbury, NJ | Fred Aun | faun@tapinto.net |
Scotch Plains Online LLC | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | John Mooney | jmooney@tapinto.net |
Somers Record | Somers, NY | Brian Marschhauser | marschhauser@halstonmedia.com |
Thirty and Done Online Publishing | Somerville | Rod Hirsch | rhirsch@tapinto.net |
TAP Ventures LLC | South Brunswick | Rob Rakossy | rrakossy@tapinto.net |
FMS Enews, LLC | South Orange/Maplewood | Alia Covel | acovel@tapinto.net |
Backyard Publishing LLC | South Plainfield | Darlene Cullen | dcullen@tapinto.net |
Sparta's Local News, LLC | Sparta | Jenny Dericks | jdericks@tapinto.net |
Auberge Media, LLC | Springfield | Jonathan Sym | jsym@tapinto.net |
Shark Ventures, LLC | Stafford/LBI, NJ | Pat and Kaitlyn Sharkey | psharkey@tapinto.net and ksharkey@tapinto.net |
JG Elliott LLC | Summit | Greg Elliot | gelliot@tapinto.net |
Buss Reports, LLC | Sutton Place/ Lenox Hill | Marc Bussanich | mbussanich@tapinto.net |
Aciem LLC | TAPinto TV | Brian Brodeur | tapintotv@tapinto.net |
Union News Online LLC | Union | Kathy Cryan | kcryan@tapinto.net |
Auberge Media, LLC | Verona/Cedar Grove | Jonathan Sym | jsym@tapinto.net |
The Alternative Press-Warren, LLC | Warren, NJ | Brenda Nemcek | bnemcek@tapinto.net |
Ferris Publishing LLC | Wayne, NJ | Jon 'Ferris' Meredith | jmeredith@tapinto.net |
Auberge Media, LLC | West Essex | Jonathan Sym | jsym@tapinto.net |
Auberge Media, LLC | West Orange | Jonathan Sym | jsym@tapinto.net |
Lois Jackie, LLC | Westfield | Jackie Liberman, Matt Kadosh |
jlieberman@tapinto.net, mkadosh@tapinto.net |
Yorktown News | Yorktown, NY | Jodi Weinberger | somers@tapinto.net |
We are always searching for ways to give our franchisees the tools to make their reporting and coverage transparent, independent and objective, while updating our policies to ensure that all of our sites follow the highest ethical standards for journalism.
Here is what we have done to continue to build trust with our readers:
SPJ Code of Ethics
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has served as the preeminent professional association for journalists since 1909. SPJ publishes a strict code of ethics. All TAPinto sites are required to adhere to the SPJ Code of Ethics. You can read more about the Code of Ethics here.
No Editorializing
While editorial and opinion have their place, TAPinto's mission is focused on reporting the news. To protect the integrity of reporting, TAPinto maintains a policy that prohibits our franchisees and journalists from engaging in editorialization and opinion journalism.
No Endorsement of, or Contributions to, Local Political Candidates
Our TAPinto franchises provide readers with important coverage of local government and politics. To ensure quality, unbiased coverage, as well as the appearance thereof, we adopted a policy that prohibits franchisees and their owners from making endorsements of, or otherwise publicly supporting, their local political candidates in any manner. We also adopted a policy that prohibits all TAPinto franchisees and their owners from contributing to political candidates running for local office in their town(s). We also have strongly recommended to all TAPinto franchisees and their owners and site editors that they refrain from making endorsements of, or otherwise publicly supporting, regional, state and national candidates or elected officials, including, but not limited to, on personal or public social media, via lawn signs, or otherwise.
Disclosure of Ownership
All of our sites are bound by a disclosure policy so our readers know the ownership of each TAPinto franchise.
Disclosure of Perceived or Potential Conflicts of Interest
We require that should a reporter, editor, or franchise owner be a member of the group that is the subject of the story or have a financial or business relationship with the subject of the story, disclosure is prominently noted in the story through an Editor’s Note.
Clear Advertising Disclosures
Lines between news content and advertising at times have become blurred as online news organizations test new advertising products and business models. All of our content advertising and sponsorship is clearly and conspicuously marked so readers know if they're looking at paid content.
As always, we welcome feedback from TAPinto readers to help us continue to improve and grow.
Correction Policy
When TAPinto publishes a story and later find out there was a factual mistake/error in it (including misquoting someone), we will publish a corrected version of the story as soon as possible. This creates greater transparency regarding corrections and creates more accountability with our readers.
If an article needs to be corrected, we will correct the mistake and mark an *asterisk* at the end of the corrected sentence.
We will then include an italicized "Editor's note" at the bottom (for minor corrections) or the top (for major corrections) of the story with an explanation of the correction.
For example: Editor's Note: John Symth's name was spelled incorrectly in an earlier version of this story.
Fact-Checking Policy
All stories are fact-checked prior to publication. If you feel a story includes incorrect facts, please contact the editor of the site using the contact information in the table above.