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Christie praises Bergen Record story on NJ Transit as Murphy aide calls it a ‘whitewash’

January 16, 2020 6:07 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:25 pm

On Twitter, a Bergen Record story about who gets the blame for New Jersey Transit woes is getting plaudits from former Gov. Chris Christie and slammed by a top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy’s side – and others –...

Former Star-Ledger reporter Stephen Stirling

Stirling joins Columbia journalism to lead voting access investigation

January 7, 2020 2:06 pmJanuary 7, 2020 4:47 pm

Former Star-Ledger reporter Stephen Stirling is joining the Columbia Journalism Review where he will work as a project editor for a year-long investigation into voting access issues across the country in advance of the upcoming presidential election. “It’s a huge issue...

Star-Ledger changed Murphy story for print edition, but not online

January 7, 2020 11:44 am

The Star-Ledger changed a front page story on Gov. Phil Murphy’s out of state travel for their Monday print edition after one of the governor’s top aides took to Twitter to protest a misleading headline and deceptive information. But the...

Murphy staffer calls Star-Ledger story, headline ‘misleading’

January 5, 2020 4:44 pmJanuary 5, 2020 4:49 pm

A top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy took to social media on Saturday to dispute a Star-Ledger story on the governor’s out-of-state travel, arguing that “the story, especially its title, is quite misleading to readers and uses … artificially inflated...

Stephen Stirling’s exit tweet

December 28, 2019 12:07 amJanuary 1, 2020 12:20 pm

Stephen Stirling, one of the best reporters in New Jersey, is leaving the Star-Ledger and NJ.com after more that a decade. His eloquent departure message, originally posted on his Twitter account, is reprinted in its entirety: After more than 10...

Gannett layoffs begin with four jobs in New Jersey

December 6, 2019 9:47 amDecember 6, 2019 3:37 pm

Gannett began an extensive round of layoffs at several of their newspapers across the country on Thursday, including four non-newsroom jobs in New Jersey. Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for Poynter, estimated that Gannett will layoff about 960 employees...

Hudson County View takes reporter from competitor

December 4, 2019 1:17 pmDecember 4, 2019 4:57 pm

The Hudson County View has poached a young political reporter from the Hudson Reporter, leaving the beleaguered weekly newspaper chain with just one reporter for their eight publications. Mike Montemarano joined the Hudson County View, which has become the dominant...