Simon Galperin

Why we’re canceling our 34th District forum (and what you can do to help us stand up to political interference) – The Jersey Bee Local political interests successfully undermined the purpose and perception of the event, pressuring panelists, organizers, and even The Jersey Bee's funders.

The Jersey Bee is canceling our May 29 community forum after sustained efforts by local political interests to interfere with the structure and perception of our non-partisan event.

Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.

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The Jersey Bee has one of the coolest models for community engagement. @simongalp.bsky.social speaks at the Cooperative Journalism Summit

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Title case is for trads and tabloids 👀

it's a start! just don't miss the who behind that downward pressure 👀

If you’re not teaching journalism student about the labor theory of value then what are you teaching them

Lol wrong tag

N.J. 2025 governor candidates answer questions on segregation and equity – The Jersey Bee The Jersey Bee asked 12 candidates for governor in New Jersey their plans for a more just and equitable state. Six responded. Here's what they said.

We contacted confirmed candidates for N.J. governor about their plans to build a more just and equitable state.

Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:

🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice

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1. Learn people’s problems.
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.

That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!

Strengthening NJ’s critical information infrastructure with journalist disaster preparedness kits The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits to 30 local journalists in New Jersey. The program is part of…

This is so cool - The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits and organizational resilience training to 30 local newsrooms in New Jersey. medium.com/centerforcoo... @centercoopmedia.bsky.social

Media using the term “healthcare CEO” doing a lot of work

The darkness that democracy dies in is here "This election was decided in no small part by voters who believed a number of false things about the candidates and the country. The Fourth Estate has failed."

My Nieman Lab prediction is up. I start a bit dramatically I admit, but really I hope it is a call to action for a journalism of belonging and embracing more radical approaches. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...

Journalism as a social service "Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That's something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve."

“Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That’s something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve,” says @simongalp.bsky.social

Thank you for the shout out 🤗

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U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03

Community conversations center segregation and reparations in Essex County suburbs – The Jersey Bee Attendees at events in Maplewood and Montclair discussed the impact of redlining, systemic discrimination, and reparations at forums hosted by The Jersey Bee.

“Conversations like this help us say to our children…'No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Here is your history. It’s part of the whole.'”

We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝

Here’s one example of how.

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Following in your footsteps 🤗

Was overjoyed to hear this!

“We have collective power”: Advice for journalists on covering the next Trump presidency Journalists who have previously reported news under Trump’s first term offer resources, frameworks, and advice to prepare for what's to come.

“I think journalism has an America-first problem, where [journalists] perceive the institutions of the state, all the way down to the local level… as infallible,” [Galperin] said…Instead, it’s worth “proactively imagining different forms of power.”

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A tranquil scene of two bright yellow kayaks on a narrow, calm waterway flanked by tall green grass on either side. The water reflects the blue sky with scattered white clouds. In the distance, a city skyline with tall buildings is visible under a clear horizon.

Blue sky pic from the great state of New Jersey to kick this thing off.