See the most recent coverage of our groundbreaking deal with the New Jersey Hills Media Group
In an effort to preserve and expand community journalism, the Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM) today announced a letter of intent has been signed with the New Jersey Hills Media Group, publisher of this newspaper, to work together on converting the group’s 14 weekly newspapers in Morris, Somerset, Essex, and Hunterdon counties to non-profit ownership.
CJR spoke to Amanda Richardson, executive director of the Corporation for New Jersey Local Media, about the process of establishing a partnership, the nonprofit business model, and hopes for the future. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
For more than 66 years, the Parker family has owned the 14 weekly newspapers of the New Jersey Hills Media Group, which serves 50 communities in north central New Jersey. With a combined circulation of just under 100,000, it is the largest weekly newspaper group in the state.
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media(CNJLM), a nonprofit dedicated to building strong communities through journalism and civic engagement, today announced a landmark agreement with the New Jersey Hills Media Group to work together to convert the group’s 14 weekly newspapers in Morris, Somerset, Essex, and Hunterdon counties to non-profit ownership.
The new Corporation for New Jersey Local Media has an agreement with the New Jersey Hills Media Group to work together to convert the group’s 14 weeklies to nonprofit ownership under the Corporation for New Jersey Local Media.
“ I have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our citizens whenever they are fully informed.” So said President John F. Kennedy in remarks delivered at the American Newspaper Publishers Association gathering in 1961.
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM), a nonprofit dedicated to building strong communities through journalism and civic engagement, today announced a landmark agreement with the New Jersey Hills Media Group to work together to convert the group’s 14 weekly newspapers in Morris, Somerset, Essex, and Hunterdon counties to non-profit ownership.
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM), a nonprofit dedicated to building strong communities through journalism and civic engagement, today announced a landmark agreement with the New Jersey Hills Media Group to work together to convert the group’s 14 weekly newspapers in Morris, Somerset, Essex, and Hunterdon counties to non-profit ownership.
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM), a nonprofit dedicated to building strong communities through journalism and civic engagement, today announced a landmark agreement with the New Jersey Hills Media Group to work together to convert the group’s 14 weekly newspapers in Morris, Somerset, Essex, and Hunterdon counties to non-profit ownership.
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