The public is invited to attend a virtual panel discussion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, regarding the future of local, nonprofit journalism.
The webinar, hosted by the newly formed Corporation for New Jersey Local Media, will feature publishers and veteran journalists from various New Jersey publications.
To register to attend the meeting, and to submit questions to the panelists, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p9CghQgzQkiZuKfHfr5SEA.
Panelists include John Mooney, founder of New Jersey Spotlight, Jim Friedlich, executive director of the Lenfest Institute, Heeten Choxi, publisher of Montclair Local, and Liz Parker, co-publisher with her brother Steve Parker of the New Jersey Hills Media Group, which owns this newspaper.
“We are pleased to have such a knowledgeable and thoughtful panel of experts for our opening webinar,” said Corporation for New Jersey Local Media Founding Chair Nicolas Platt. “Preserving and expanding community journalism is vital to our democracy, and invite concerned, civic-minded citizens to join us for this important discussion.”
Platt, a Republican Harding Township Committee member and former mayor, and his past opponent, Amanda Richardson, the Harding Democratic chair, formed the organization to ensure the future of community newspapers.
Tuesday’s seminar on “The Future of Local Journalism” will kick off the new organizations’ efforts.
To learn more about the Corporation for New Jersey Local Media, visit www.newsweneed.org.
