NJ

Gannett Shutters Hyper-Local NJ Sites

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:54:22 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Erik Sass
After much talk about the future of news relying more on user-generated contributions, Gannett's early experiments in crowd-sourced local news content has fizzled. It shuttered the company's 17 "hyperlocal" news sites in New Jersey, which operated under the umbrella InJersey.com site. The local news sites were scuttled by layoffs among Gannett staffers, who were still contributing the lion's share of the content.

New Jersey Court Denies Blogger Shield Protection

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:01:37 -0400

Full article: Reuters
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a blogger sued for defamation over comments posted on an Internet message board is not entitled to the same protections as a journalist.

Lawmakers Give New Jersey Network Time to Become 'Self-Sustaining'

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:25:25 -0400

Full article: Press of Atlantic City
Juliet Fletcher
The future of New Jersey Network as the state's only public broadcaster remains in doubt, as Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic state lawmakers decide how they will reform the publicly funded entity. Christie wants to cut funding in half and push NJN, a station that runs five TV channels and a radio system with seven frequencies, to become "self-sustaining" by year's end.

New Jersey Legislature Weighs fate of NJN Public Television Station

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:05:29 -0400

Full article: NJ.com
Elise Young
NJN's future is in the Legislature's control, as it decides whether a commission should study transferring New Jersey's public television and radio stations' assets to an independent non-profit.

Dear N.J. Gov.: Don't Gut Your Public Media

Stevie Converse — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:37:25 -0400

Full article: In These Times
Megan Tady
If ever there were a state in need of a vicious press corps, with reporters camped out at the statehouse with the vigilance of teenage girls trying to score Justin Bieber tickets, New Jersey would be it. But now the state-owned TV station faces severe budget cuts that could cripple its ability to deliver local news coverage.

Comcast, Cablevision Turn to Wi-Fi in Effort to Retain Customers

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:54:29 -0500

Full article: Star-Ledger
Venuri Siriwardane
To keep their broadband customers from fleeing to rival phone companies, New Jersey cable operators are trying a new perk: free Wi-Fi. Comcast is testing Wi-Fi service at about 120 N.J. Transit rail stations, targeting its high-speed Internet subscribers who commute. Cablevision's Optimum Wi-Fi program was launched throughout the tri-state area last fall.

Born to Run -- Jersey's Star Ledger Rocks On

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:32:11 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
The <em>Star-Ledger</em> of Newark, New Jersey, in 2008 survived a shutdown threat and eliminated many staffers, and it now faces some serious financial uncertainty. But if the Garden State loves one thing, it's success against long odds. So: retreat, but no surrender.

Newspaper Shuns Web, and Thrives

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:19:10 -0500

Full article: New York Times
David Carr
TriCity News of Monmouth County, New Jersey, is prospering because it aggressively ignores the Web. Its Web site has a little boilerplate about the product and lists ad rates, but nothing more. The newspaper had just published the biggest issue in its history and is double-digit profitable.

Buyout-Depleted Star-Ledger Reassigns Two Journos -- to Mailroom

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:52 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
While the paper is slowly letting go of some 151 newsroom folks who took buyouts last month, at least two longtime journalists have been reassigned to the mailroom.

Employees Agree to Buyouts and Work Concessions to Save Star-Ledger in Newark

Stevie Converse — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:11:38 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Richard Perez-Pena
The largest newspaper in New Jersey, The Star-Ledger, will not change hands or go out of business -- at least not for a while -- after employees agreed to buyouts and concessions.