Articles by Steve Lubetkin

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 …


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. …