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Gannett reporter faces ethics questions after repeated asks of N.J. governor about indoor dining

July 24, 2020 1:16 pmJuly 24, 2020 10:01 pm

Dustin Racioppi spends his days as a statehouse reporter for The (Bergen) Record. Some nights and weekends, he moonlights as a bartender at Murphy’s Tavern, an old speakeasy and restaurant in Rumson that is owned by his wife. Occasionally the...

New Jersey hedge fund buying major daily newspaper chain

July 13, 2020 10:27 am

A New Jersey-based hedge fund is expected to become the new owners of McClatchy, which operates 30 major daily newspapers in fourteen states, including the Miami Herald, the Kansas City Star, and the Charlotte Observer. Chatham Asset Management controls American...

Gibbs, Cunningham endorsed by Philadelphia Inquirer

July 6, 2020 9:24 amJuly 6, 2020 2:42 pm

The Philadelphia Inquirer has endorsed Republican Kate Gibbs and Democrat Will Cunningham in two of New Jersey’s most competitive congressional primaries being held tomorrow. “Gibbs is a mainstream Republican more in sync with her politically diverse district. Gibbs is savvy,...

Michael Aron, the dean of the the Statehouse press corps, announces semi-retirement

July 3, 2020 6:32 pm

After nearly forty years of covering the state’s most powerful politicians, the dean of the Statehouse press corps is stepping back. NJTV News has announced that Michael Aron would step back from his responsibilities as the public television station’s chief...

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...

S&P says Gannett has 38.2% chance of defaulting on loans

June 3, 2020 10:10 am

The nation’s largest newspaper chain, Gannet, has a probability of default of 38.2% as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence released last week. Gannett operates ten daily newspapers in New...

Local reporter arrested covering George Floyd protest in Asbury Park

June 2, 2020 9:31 amJune 2, 2020 11:50 am

Gustavo Martinez Contreras, a multi-media journalist for the Asbury Park Press, was arrested during a Monday night protest against police brutality on Monday evening. Martinez tweeted at 3:52 AM that he was “just released from the Belmar PD headquarters with...