Herb Jackson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gannett nationwide layoffs at 566 as company reports drop in earnings

February 28, 2020 2:57 pm

Gannett announced layoffs of 91 employees, including 42 newsroom jobs, at newspapers across the U.S. this week, although none came from their ten dailies in New Jersey, according to a spreadsheet maintained online. That brings the total number of Gannett...

Brodesser-Akner is out and the Star-Ledger won’t say why

May 7, 2019 6:36 pmJuly 14, 2025 4:47 pm

Claude Brodesser-Akner is no longer with the Star-Ledger. The reason is not immediately clear. Brodesser-Akner has not responded to e-mails and Twitter direct messages, and the Star-Ledger isn’t saying why one of their senior political reporters has departed. “I appreciate...

Herb Jackson promoted to politics editor at CQ/Roll Call

May 3, 2019 2:15 pm

New Jersey’s loss had been Capitol Hill’s gain. Herb Jackson, a powerhouse New Jersey journalist for 35 years, has been named politics editor at Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call. He’ll run coverage of the presidential, U.S. Senate and House campaigns for a...

Bergen Record reporter laments loss of Washington-based reporter

March 14, 2019 8:22 pmMarch 15, 2019 12:39 am

It’s been 71 days since the revered Herb Jackson took an early retirement package from The (Bergen) Record and moved over to Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call. The Record has not filled Jackson’s slot, and with six layoffs so far this year,...

Jackson moving to CQ/Roll Call

January 1, 2019 5:09 pmJanuary 2, 2019 2:02 pm

Veteran New Jersey political reporter Herb Jackson will now be covering federal transportation issues for Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call, according to a post on his Facebook page. Jackson’s last day as the Washington correspondent for The (Bergen) Record is tomorrow, and...

Bergen Record tells reporters not to discuss buyout

December 14, 2018 12:49 pmDecember 14, 2018 2:52 pm

The (Bergen) Record has effectively placed a gag order on reporters talking about buyout offers, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Politico reported this week that Herb Jackson, The Record’s one-man Washington bureau, is retiring as part of “Gannett’s endless...