TAPinto

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TAPinto.net
(formerly The Alternative Press)

Type of site	News, digital advertising
Founded	2008
Headquarters	New Providence, New Jersey , U.S.
No. of locations	95
Area served	New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida
Founder(s)	Michael Shapiro
Key people	Michael Shapiro, CEO
Industry	Local News
Services	Local news and digital marketing
URL	www.tapinto.net
Launched	October 2008
Current status	Active

TAPinto is a network of more than 95 independently owned and operated local news and digital marketing platforms in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida. Based in New Providence, New Jersey.^[1] TAPinto.net is one of the largest online local news gathering operations in New Jersey.

It was founded by New Providence residents Michael and Lauryn Shapiro in October 2008 to provide independent local news. In the past two decades many local hardcopy newspapers have been acquired by national conglomerates that have slashed the newsroom. Other hardcopy newspapers have gone out of business leaving news deserts in their wake. In the coverage vacuum, hyperlocal online media such as TAPinto are often the only local news coverage that many communities get.^{[citation needed][promotion?]}