Media Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gannett lobbies Congress for ant-trust exemption

September 11, 2019 10:31 am

Executives from the several large American newspapers, including Gannett, were in Capitol Hill yesterday to lobby for their own survival. The newspapers are lobbying Congress to pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which would offer the newspaper industry four...

Congressmen protest closing of Fios1 News

September 5, 2019 11:37 amSeptember 5, 2019 11:38 am

Three New Jersey congressmen joined seven of their New York colleagues in protest of Verizon’s decision to end their contract with Fios1 News. Verizon announced this week that they would carry News 12 New Jersey instead. The move essentially reduces...

Gannett newsroom launches bid to unionize

September 4, 2019 2:53 pm

The proposed acquisition of Gannett by GateHouse Media has led newsroom staffers at the Arizona Republic to begin a path toward unionization. The Arizona newspaper is one of the largest newspapers in the Gannett chain. The Washington Post speculated today...

Fios adds News 12 New Jersey

September 4, 2019 9:22 amSeptember 4, 2019 10:35 am

Verizon Fios will add News 12 New Jersey to their cable television lineup to replace Fios 1 in November. In August, Verizon said they would close its Fios 1 News channel. The new deal with Altice USA will assure Verizon...

Jersey Journal reporter Corey McDonald jumps to Hudson County View

August 23, 2019 3:31 pmAugust 25, 2019 12:05 am

Corey McDonald, arguably the number one reporter for the Jersey Journal, said today that he was leaving the once dominant daily newspaper to join John Heinis at the Hudson County View. The Hudson County View has increasingly become the top...

Company buying Gannett lays off 24 at other papers

August 14, 2019 9:10 amAugust 14, 2019 10:08 am

GateHouse Media has laid off two dozen newspaper employees so far this week, according to a report by Poynter. The move comes a week after GateHouse announced plans to purchase the Gannett newspaper chain and merge it into their own....

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...