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Envision the future

We’re all familiar with the job cuts that characterize the new media order in the Internet Age, but what about the new alliances that are being forged? Exhibit A is the Center for Cooperative Media in the School of Communication …


Hacking 101

If you missed the weekend’s first ever Jersey news hackathon at Montclair State, check out the HackJersey blog. It not only documents the event itself, it also functions as a  how-to guide to data journalism  that will get you …


Tell your friends about this year’s contest

With 33 days until the Feb. 28 submissions deadline, we need all the help we can get to spread the word about this year’s NJSPJ’s annual Excellence in Journalism Contest. Please steer journalists who write about the Garden State toward …


HackJersey, Graveyard shift

Update from Debbie Galant, co-founder of HackJersey:

Here’s what it looked like in Schmitt Hall Saturday night, as the hours for Hack Jersey developers and journalists began to dwindle. Hack Jersey, sponsored by the NJ News Commons in the School


Continuing ed on the cheap

If Phase I of the Internet tsunami was adjusting to shifts in the journalism pecking order, Phase II may be learning how to translate all the raw data that’s being unleashed into compelling stories. Bottom line? Take advantage of budget-friendly …