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State of NJ media: not so good

Sad news for journalism in New Jersey: The Star-Ledger eliminated 34 jobs — 18 in the newsroom — yesterday, and The South Jersey Times cut 11. The South Jersey Times layoffs were in the business office, news, circulation, advertising and …


Contest 2.0

It’s official: our annual Excellence in Journalism contest opens today. This year, for the first time, the contest will be online; entries will be submitted through the Better Newspaper Contest. As with all digital migrations, it’s required some heavy lifting. …


Radio SPJ: cartoonist Thomas Nast

Tune in on Saturday, Jan. 5 at noon Eastern when our guest on Studio SPJ will be the author of a new biography on the legendary editorial cartoonist Thomas Nast.

The half-hour Internet radio program will feature an interview with …


Coders and journalists, unite!

From the newly created NJ News Commons project at Montclair State, this great training opportunity:

It’s a weekend. It’s a contest. It’s a chance to be on the cutting edge of journalism. HackJersey — coders and journalists working together to