As the creator, producer, reporter and host of Hazard NJ, Jordan Gass-Pooré examines the stories of prominent Superfund sites around New Jersey and the ways they’re impacted by climate change. The limited-series launched earlier this year and also marks NJ Spotlight News’ foray into podcasting. Gass-Pooré, an award-winning podcast producer…

Last year, the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University began supporting New Jersey journalists in the form of paid membership dues to professional organizations including the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)…

Revamped program includes more inclusive membership tiers, expanded offerings and participation incentives — When the NJ News Commons launched nearly 10 years ago, it had a very specific focus: Support hyperlocal news organizations in New Jersey. Now, as the Commons prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2022 (more to come on that!), …

The governor spoke to NJ ethnic and community media during a NJ News Commons exclusive briefing hosted this week — By Cassandra Etienne and Oni Advincula It was a small elephant in the room and an open question in the chat box when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined two dozen ethnic and community media reporters for a press briefing on Wednesday. New York City and California have set aside advertising dollars to specifically spend with…

Project expands thanks to support from the Independence Public Media Foundation — The Center for Cooperative Media is thrilled to announce an expansion of the South Jersey Information Equity Project thanks to funding from Independence Public Media Foundation. The South Jersey Information Equity Project was conceived in late 2019 through a partnership with the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. Its goal is…