"What is journalism’s...evidence-based, industry-wide understanding of the conditions that create information needs and the interventions that solve them? Right now, many newsrooms still reach for the same treatments no matter the issue."
Me for @niemanlab.org
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/info...
Great explainer of exactly how school boards work in NJ jerseybee.org/2023/10/11/h... by @jerseybeenews.bsky.social
The Jersey Bee is canceling our May 29 community forum after sustained efforts by local political interests to interfere with the structure and perception of our non-partisan event.
Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.
jerseybee.org/2025/05/24/w...
Two people talking on a stage
The Jersey Bee has one of the coolest models for community engagement. @simongalp.bsky.social speaks at the Cooperative Journalism Summit
Happy valentines day to all who celebrate
Hard times call for bold visions. Today, I'm a part of a group establishing a formal network of journalists, organizers, educators, and public servants committed to making local news more participatory, equitable, and impactful.
Learn more and sign our charter at newsfutures.org ✍
Title case is for trads and tabloids 👀
it's a start! just don't miss the who behind that downward pressure 👀
If you’re not teaching journalism student about the labor theory of value then what are you teaching them
Lol wrong tag
We contacted confirmed candidates for N.J. governor about their plans to build a more just and equitable state.
Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:
🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice
jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...
1. Learn people’s problems.
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.
That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!
This is so cool - The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits and organizational resilience training to 30 local newsrooms in New Jersey. medium.com/centerforcoo... @centercoopmedia.bsky.social
Media using the term “healthcare CEO” doing a lot of work
My Nieman Lab prediction is up. I start a bit dramatically I admit, but really I hope it is a call to action for a journalism of belonging and embracing more radical approaches. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
“Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That’s something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve,” says @simongalp.bsky.social
Thank you for the shout out 🤗
U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03
“Conversations like this help us say to our children…'No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Here is your history. It’s part of the whole.'”
We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝
Here’s one example of how.
jerseybee.org/2024/11/20/c...
Following in your footsteps 🤗
Was overjoyed to hear this!
“I think journalism has an America-first problem, where [journalists] perceive the institutions of the state, all the way down to the local level… as infallible,” [Galperin] said…Instead, it’s worth “proactively imagining different forms of power.”
objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-h...
A tranquil scene of two bright yellow kayaks on a narrow, calm waterway flanked by tall green grass on either side. The water reflects the blue sky with scattered white clouds. In the distance, a city skyline with tall buildings is visible under a clear horizon.
Blue sky pic from the great state of New Jersey to kick this thing off.
