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Marc Levenson, former NJN anchor and reporter, dies at 68

February 22, 2021 9:22 am

Marc Jay Levenson, a former New Jersey Network news anchor, died on February 12. He was 68. The Millburn native began his journalism career on the radio in Maryland and Florida before winning his first TV reporter and anchor position...

Another Gannett newspaper goes union

February 19, 2021 9:42 amFebruary 19, 2021 8:42 pm

Newsroom staff at the Desert Sun, a Gannett-owned daily newspaper in Palm Springs, California, has voted to unionize. The decision of Dessert Sun editors to report over the unionization vote stands in contrast to their counterparts at The (Bergen) Record,...

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...

Murphy repeats support for Gannett union, but won’t tell all reporters to follow

February 12, 2021 3:48 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated his support of journalists at The (Bergen) Record, the Daily Record, and the New Jersey Herald to unionize, but stopped short of telling employees of other New Jersey daily newspapers to do the same. “I can’t...

Menendez, Murphy, Pascrell back bid to unionize N.J. newspapers

February 11, 2021 6:47 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:14 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Gov Phil Murphy has endorsed a bid by reporters and staffers of three Gannett-owned New Jersey newspapers to form a union. “I stand with the brave, local journalists at The Record, New Jersey Herald and...

Bergen Record, other Gannett newspapers haven’t covered unionization bid by their own reporters

February 11, 2021 5:12 pmFebruary 12, 2021 3:42 pm

Gannett newspapers appeared to have embargoed coverage of a bid by editorial staffers to unionize, with no mention of the move by more than 90% of reporters and other employees at The (Bergen) Record, the Daily Record, and the New...

Three N.J. newspapers owned by Gannett form a union

February 10, 2021 9:55 amFebruary 10, 2021 5:55 pm

Seeking job security against reductions in force and greater diversity in the workplace, editorial staffers of three Gannett-owned North Jersey-based daily newspapers have unionized. Employees of The (Bergen) Record, Daily Record and New Jersey Herald are seeking voluntary recognition of...