Kevin Whitmer Archives - New Jersey Globe

NJ.com reporter decries newsroom racism, says editors want stories that appeal to white readers

June 17, 2021 7:35 pmJune 21, 2021 11:12 am

In an unvarnished, heartfelt denunciation of racist attitudes by the leadership of New Jersey Advance Media, which owns the Star-Ledger and NJ.com, a Black reporter is alleging a culture of hypocrisy and a corporate mission of appealing to white readers....

Star-Ledger shifts revenue model on text message service

February 17, 2021 11:18 amFebruary 17, 2021 1:29 pm

Star-Ledger subscribers may continue to plant questions at Gov. Phil Murphy’s press conferences, NJ Advance Media senior vice president for content, expansion and development Kevin Whitmer said on Tuesday. Whitmer said the text messaging platform launched 10 months ago to...

Star-Ledger moves to partial paywall

June 20, 2020 7:10 pm

The website for the Star-Ledger and over NJ Advance Media newspapers in New Jersey, has begun marking certain news stories as “Subscriber Exclusive.” Kevin Whitmer, the senior vice president for content, expansion and development for NJ Advance Media, made the...

Star-Ledger announces shift away from local news, acknowledges editorials ‘lean left’

May 28, 2020 11:39 amMay 28, 2020 10:22 pm

The Star-Ledger will shift their online coverage to national news stories involving President Donald Trump and political issues, their top New Jersey executive announced today. “Our focus has been intensely New Jersey, but it’s clear some of you want more...

It seems like billionaire Star-Ledger owners are holding a bake sale

April 9, 2020 1:24 amApril 9, 2020 10:39 pm

I’m rooting for the Star-Ledger to survive. The newspaper has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a middle schooler, I had a paper route and delivered the Star-Ledger seven days a week. ...

After endorsing in NJ-2, Star-Ledger was a no-show

March 11, 2020 10:07 amMarch 11, 2020 9:51 am

The Star-Ledger has still not reported the results of Sunday’s Atlantic County Democratic Convention, a vote they viewed as so important that they made an unprecedented March endorsement in the 2nd district congressional race in an attempt to help their...

Company that owns NJ.com drops reader comments on their Michigan site

February 19, 2020 9:26 amFebruary 20, 2020 9:02 pm

MLive.com, run by the same company that owns NJ.com, is eliminating their comments section that sits beneath each story. That’s part of a growing trend nationally. The Gannett chain, which operates ten New Jersey daily newspapers, has dropped their comment...