Interview: Ernest Schreiber
Date of Interview: July 27, 2021
Place of Interview: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Interviewer: Ford Risley
Biographical Summary
Ernest Schreiber was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Millersville University and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked as a reporter at the Bucks County Courier Times and a freelance writer at Today Magazine. He joined the Lancaster New Era in 1974. He worked as a reporter and staff editor. In 2000, he was named editor of the New Era and served in the position until he retired in 2011. He rejoined the newspaper briefly after it merged with the Ingelligencer Journal but left in 2013.
Interview Highlights
Schreiber speaks about his family’s roots in Lancaster; about his work as reporter for more than 25 years; about becoming editor of the Lancaster New Era; about the important stories the newspaper reported during his career; about the competition with the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal; about the significance of local ownership of the three Lancaster newspapers; about the role of the newspapers in Lancaster County; about how the newspaper business changed during his career; and about merging the three newspapers.