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Announcing the winners of the 2025 NJ Ethnic and Community Media Awards
Announcing the winners of the 2025 NJ Ethnic and Community Media Awards
By Anthony Advincula and Joe Amditis
Joe Amditis
Feb 7
Announcing our CJS2025 keynotes: Impactful journalism that changes lives
Announcing our CJS2025 keynotes: Impactful journalism that changes ...
From Joe Amditis and Stefanie Murray
Joe Amditis
Feb 7
Q&A: Cheryl Phillips on how Big Local News collaborates with journalists to power data…
Q&A: Cheryl Phillips on how Big Local News collaborates with journa...
Cheryl Phillips is the founder of Big Local News, a collaborative initiative based at Stanford University that helps journalists share data…
Will Fischer
Feb 6
South Jersey Information Equity Project welcomes 2025 reporting fellows
South Jersey Information Equity Project welcomes 2025 reporting fel...
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University launched the 2025 South Jersey Information Equity Project (SJIEP) reporting…
Adrienne Bauldock
Feb 4
News veteran re-launches Black in Jersey, a digital storytelling platform
News veteran re-launches Black in Jersey, a digital storytelling pl...
It’s a full circle moment for Tennyson Donyéa with the re-launch of his digital storytelling outlet Black in Jersey last fall. Donyéa, a…
Amanda Alicea
Jan 31
Partnerships with a purpose: This year’s CJS will highlight collaborative journalism with positive…
Partnerships with a purpose: This year’s CJS will highlight collabo...
The 2025 Collaborative Journalism Summit is set for May 15–16 in Denver
Stefanie Murray
Jan 8
Q&A: Ned Berke on how BlueLena supports local publishers with sustainable reader revenue strategies
Q&A: Ned Berke on how BlueLena supports local publishers with susta...
Ned Berke is the Chief Strategy Officer at BlueLena, an organization that works with local journalism outlets to support audience…
Will Fischer
Jan 7
SJIEP fellow reflects on the 2024 Women in Visual Journalism Conference centering collaboration…
SJIEP fellow reflects on the 2024 Women in Visual Journalism Confer...
Women from across the visual journalism spectrum united in Dallas, Texas this fall for the Women in Visual Journalism Conference, a…
Shaniele Brown
Dec 23, 2024
Strengthening NJ’s critical information infrastructure with journalist disaster preparedness kits
Strengthening NJ’s critical information infrastructure with journal...
The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits to 30 local journalists in New Jersey. The program is part of…
Joe Amditis
Dec 23, 2024
Here are the top journalism collaborations of 2024
Here are the top journalism collaborations of 2024
Here’s our list for 2024, which was put together with input from Mariela, the Center’s Civic Science Fellow Catherine Devine, and members…
Stefanie Murray
Dec 18, 2024
Introducing the 2025 NJ Ethnic and Community Media Awards nominees
Introducing the 2025 NJ Ethnic and Community Media Awards nominees
The winners will be revealed during the luncheon event at The College of New Jersey, in Ewing, NJ, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.
Anthony Advincula
Dec 11, 2024
AI and automation: An updated guide to using LLMs for local news
AI and automation: An updated guide to using LLMs for local news
How small and local newsrooms can effectively and ethically integrate generative AI and LLM tools
Joe Amditis
Dec 10, 2024
🏆Now accepting nominations for the 2025 Excellence in NJ Local News Awards
🏆Now accepting nominations for the 2025 Excellence in NJ Local New...
Tell us about the reporting you’re most proud of this year!
Joe Amditis
Dec 6, 2024
Which nonprofit New Jersey news orgs should you support for Giving Tuesday in 2024?
Which nonprofit New Jersey news orgs should you support for Giving ...
Here’s a list of reputable nonprofit news organizations in New Jersey that are participating in #GivingTuesday this year
Joe Amditis
Dec 3, 2024
Tales untold: A night of community storytelling in Camden
Tales untold: A night of community storytelling in Camden
“If you do not tell your story, someone else will.”
Reet Starwind
Nov 27, 2024
Journalism collaborations around 2024 U.S.
Journalism collaborations around 2024 U.S.
Across the country, collaborations between newsrooms, universities, and community organizations around the 2024 U.S. elections formed a…
Catherine Devine
Nov 25, 2024
Q&A: Max Resnik on how City Bureau’s Documenters Network can strengthen local journalism and civic…
Q&A: Max Resnik on how City Bureau’s Documenters Network can streng...
Max Resnik is the Director of Network Services for the Documenters Network at City Bureau, a nonprofit civic media organization based in…
Will Fischer
Nov 22, 2024
Center for Cooperative Media to launch statewide pay equity survey of New Jersey journalists and…
Center for Cooperative Media to launch statewide pay equity survey ...
Pay equity in U.S. journalism has been a major issue in the industry for years, as white-led, white-focused news organizations have…
Amanda Alicea
Nov 21, 2024
With The Jersey Journal closing, what does the future of local news look like in Hudson County, New…
With The Jersey Journal closing, what does the future of local news...
Last month The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest daily newspaper, announced plans to end its print edition and close its Montville…
Cassandra Etienne
Nov 13, 2024
School board voter guide starter kits help NJ local news outlets, voters dig deeper
School board voter guide starter kits help NJ local news outlets, v...
When Danielle DeGerolamo received a $500 stipend to help elevate her local school board election coverage, she chose to spend it on the…
Manya Brachear Pashman
Nov 5, 2024
Nine NJ Black publishers collaborate on special project covering the 2024 elections
Nine NJ Black publishers collaborate on special project covering th...
From Newark to Atlantic City, a group of Black-led news and media organizations have come together to provide comprehensive reporting on…
Cassandra Etienne
Oct 29, 2024
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