It's my birthday! The big 3-4. And all I want is better local news in New Jersey.

Can't buy me a drink today? Celebrate with me by supporting The Jersey Bee. We've just kicked off our spring fundraiser!

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“Media 2070 asks what would it look like if media policies ensured that Black communities had equitable ownership and control of our own local and national media outlets and over our own online media platforms?” - Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis w/ Nieman Lab #CJPA

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Humbled and honored to join the NJ Media Racial Equity Advisory Board.

Looking to improve the quality of life for JOCs, advocate for fair wages, and support career development for underrepresented groups.

What is an opportunity to advance racial equity in local media in NJ?

Reporting on food access is especially challenging due to people’s distrust of media.

But The Jersey Bee started by listening, bringing resources, and building relationships.

Four years in, here is the first dispatch from our new food access beat.

jerseybee.org/2024/03/22/how…

I’m excited to be working with a fellow Newmark J-School #EngagementJ grad for the first time!

Had to build myself a newsroom to do it!

Thanks to Melissa DiPento for joining The Jersey Bee to help us produce more original service journalism!

This application to join The Jersey Bee as our first public health reporter closes this Friday, Feb. 9!

Do listening and reporting to produce one story monthly for six months to improve food access in Essex County.

jerseybee.org/2024/01/18/wer…

Excited to share The Jersey Bee is looking for a local journalist to work with us to produce reporting that improves access to food for low-income residents.

Employment is per-diem, $33/hour, 15-20 hours/month for six months.

Apply by Feb. 9.

jerseybee.org/2024/01/18/wer…

oh, boy. where do we start with *this* framing?

Be like Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis!

Help The Jersey Bee celebrate its growth in 2023 with a donation to help us continue our work in the new year at jerseybee.org/support.

My beginner's guide to creating custom GPTs for small and local news orgs is now available for FREE to the public.

You can also watch the recording from yesterday's custom GPT workshop here: youtube.com/watch?v=yD1U4j…

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'I’m all game for everyday people giving to local journalism. But if my auntie has to choose between her niece’s newsroom and her diabetes medication, I know what decision she’s making. And I get it.'

Toward equitable models of journalism sustainability by ⁦Madeleine Bair⁩
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'This year is local news’ library moment — when stakeholders decide to chart a course for transforming local news from a commercial product to a public good,' writes Simon Galperin for Nieman Lab's 2024 Predictions for Journalism. niemanlab.org/2023/12/local-…

Smart piece by Simon Galperin

In 1875, the U.S. had 422 municipal public libraries. In 2023, that number was more than 9,000.

Here is how local news is charting a similar course from a commercial product to a public good. And how 2024 can mark the start of that transition. niemanlab.org/2023/12/local-…

Caffeinated ☕️, bageled 🥯, ready to go🏃

How have I not shared this link already...I blame X or whatever 👀

ICYMI plz listen to my brilliant friend & fellow traveler Jennifer Brandel on longtime fav Radiolab talking about something near & dear—'the interstitium' of your body—& maybe your work radiolab.org/podcast/inters…

Never again means never again for everyone.