Star-Ledger Archives - New Jersey Globe

A primer on NJ daily print newspapers

August 6, 2019 12:37 pmAugust 6, 2019 3:49 pm

The announcement yesterday that GateHouse Media has acquired Gannett, becoming the largest daily print newspaper chain in the country, means that 15 of New Jersey’s 17 dailies will be under the control of two national media conglomerates. None of the...

Star-Ledger owner spending $10 billion on non-media acquistions

May 10, 2019 9:59 amMay 10, 2019 10:38 am

Advance Publications, which owns the Star-Ledger, the Jersey Journal, NJ.com and other New Jersey media properties, is diversifying. The media giant is getting ready to spend nearly $10 billion on what the Wall Street Journal called a “global shopping spree”...

Star-Ledger owner sells their New Orleans newspaper, website

May 6, 2019 2:34 pmMay 6, 2019 3:58 pm

The company that owns The Star-Ledger and NJ.com have sold one of the crown jewels of their print media portfolio and the new owners have canned all 161 employees, according to a post on the Columbia Journalism Review website. Advance...

Report: Heated seats at new Wayne theater

January 30, 2019 2:32 pmJanuary 30, 2019 2:50 pm

A new 12-screen movie theater at the Willowbrook Mall will have heated, reclining seats, according to breaking news in The (Bergen) Record. The Record says that the seating will have “Luxury Loungers” that are electric-powered reclining chairs “with adjustable cushion...

Star-Ledger editorializes in support of $15/hour wage, but pays drivers much less

December 22, 2018 10:51 pmDecember 26, 2018 2:08 pm

The Star-Ledger editorial board has advocated for a “Clean 15” – an increase in New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15-per-hour with no carveouts – but the company they use to deliver their newspapers pay their drivers much less than that....

News organization blurs line between attack ad and editorial content

June 28, 2018 3:19 pmJune 29, 2018 4:23 pm

A new digital attack ad launched today criticizing the governor and legislative leaders for facing a state government shutdown. With grainy photos and ominous music, it looks like any ordinary negative ad. Photos that make Chris Christie and Phil Murphy...