Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Interview: Robert Snyder, Associate Professor of Journalism at Rutgers-Newark

Friday, 26 September 2008 – 2:04 pm

The Star Ledger, established in 1832, is the 15th largest paper in the country by circulation, delivering a half-a-million papers on any given Sunday.  The paper received a Pulitzer in 2005 for its coverage of Governor McGreevy’s resignation.
Despite its success, the Ledger has been losing as much as $30 to $40 million a year due to [...]

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Time for Showdown or Shutdown at the Star-Ledger

Thursday, 18 September 2008 – 7:16 am

Time for Showdown or Shutdown at the Star-Ledger
Employees await announcements later this week as to whether the negotiations with the drivers’ union were successful. Failing cost-saving concessions, the paper’s management claims, the Ledger will have to sell or close its operations entirely.
The newsroom has always been non-union and the billionaire family that controls the [...]

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Newark Star-Ledger says sale or closure possible

Wednesday, 17 September 2008 – 8:27 am

Newark Star-Ledger says sale or closure possible
Buyouts are being offered to Ledger employees as the paper considers a best-case 26% reduction in staff and renegotiated agreement with its mailers union.
If a new agreement with the union can’t be reached, the Ledger will be sold or even closed.
The loss of the Ledger would be disastrous for [...]

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Cory Booker Has a Blog

Monday, 8 September 2008 – 10:12 pm

“Cory Booker Has a Blog”:http://blog.corybooker.com/
Peek into the thoughts (”and datebook”:http://blog.corybooker.com/?p=46) of Mayor Cory Booker at his new blog. There have yet to be any cat photos, and it’s unclear whether the Mayor will be Twittering his every move (”OMG! Star Trek TNG Marathon this weekend for realz!!1!!one!”).
But this will doubtless be a welcome [...]

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Booker changes the perception of Newark

Thursday, 4 September 2008 – 11:47 am

“Booker changes the perception of Newark”:http://www.prweekus.com/Booker-changes-the-perception-of-Newark/article/113400/
The communications team at City Hall has really been exceptional about reaching out to bloggers, as well as big media. When I call up, the team knows who I am and makes time available for me.
Kudos for this profile in PRWeek about how this critical function in [...]

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Heads Up: Mayor Booker on WBGO’s Newark Today

Thursday, 14 August 2008 – 12:32 pm

“Heads Up: Mayor Booker on WBGO’s Newark Today”:http://www.wbgo.org/ontheair/2007/NewarkToday_CoryBooker_DCruz.php

Mayor Booker to make a guest appearance with David Cruz on Newark Today on WBGO 88.3 FM. Newark Today will air at 8 p.m. and is hosted by anchor/reporter David Cruz. The call-in show enables listeners to speak directly with the mayor live.
On the next Newark Today, [...]

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Star-Ledger Warns of Sale

Thursday, 31 July 2008 – 3:58 pm

“Star-Ledger Warns of Sale”:http://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/business/media/01paper.xml
Management at the Star-Ledger warn of possible headcount reductions or face selling the paper entirely due to declining ad revenue.
The award-winning paper ranks as 15th largest in the nation, with a daily subscriber base of 375,000.

The Star-Ledger of Newark and a smaller sister paper need to eliminate at least 20 [...]

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New ‘Electric Company’ diner is in Newark

Tuesday, 8 July 2008 – 5:32 pm

“New ‘Electric Company’ diner is in Newark”:http://www.trentonian.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19838116&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=604785&rfi=6
Sesame Street Workshop, whose podcast my 16-month-old absolutely adores, will be filming a portion of its revived Electric Company series on a set in Downtown Newark.
While streetscapes and other segments will be shot in New York City, one can’t help but feel a little pride that comes with [...]

By Ken | Also posted in Children, News Clips | Comments (0)

Sesame Workshop: The Electric Company

Monday, 7 July 2008 – 3:23 pm

“The Electric Company”:http://www.sesameworkshop.org/tec/
This in from a City Hall press advisory:

Mayor Booker will speak at a press conference to announce that the production of the first season of Sesame Workshop’s “The Electric Company,” has begun in Newark.
The famed educational show is being revived, and will be filmed in Newark, using Newark schoolchildren.
Very cool. Stay tuned [...]

By Ken | Also posted in Children, News Clips | Comments (1)

Profile In Leadership: Newark Mayor Cory Booker

Friday, 13 June 2008 – 11:15 am

“Profile In Leadership: Newark Mayor Cory Booker”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91388394
NPR appears to be slightly more sympathetic press than Esquire.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker opens up about the challenges he faces in improving a city plagued by violence and budget problems.
Then, Booker talks about his commitment to upholding high standards as a public servant, which were put in place by [...]

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Booker Responds to Esquire’s The Battle of Newark

Thursday, 12 June 2008 – 1:36 pm

This in from City Hall. Mayor Booker has written an enraged, five-page response to an article that has gone to press in Esquire Magazine entitled, “The Battle of Newark.” (To see the full article in PDF format, click here)

ENOUGH! Esquire Magazine’s July article “The Battle of Newark” by Scott Raab offers another narrow, [...]

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WBGO Newark Today

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 – 3:32 pm

“WBGO Newark Today”:http://www.wbgo.org/ontheair/2007/NewarkToday_CoryBooker_DCruz.php
“Newark Today” will air at 8 p.m. and is hosted by anchor/reporter David Cruz. The call-in show enables listeners to speak directly with the mayor live. The Mayor will be joined by Newark Housing Authority Executive Director Keith Kinard and Newark Now Executive Director Modia Butler.

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Booker ‘furious’ over magazine article

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 – 8:21 am

“Booker ‘furious’ over magazine article”:http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1213160747165610.xml&coll=1

He is compared to Will Smith’s character in the blockbuster post-apocalyptic movie, “I am Legend,” and quoted saying he would take a grenade if it meant saving Newark.
A lengthy Esquire magazine profile about Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s quest to transform Newark has drawn sharp criticism from Booker, who said his [...]

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New York real estate: Newark, NJ

Thursday, 5 June 2008 – 11:13 am

“New York real estate: Newark, NJ”:http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-cityliving0605,0,7702221.story?page=1
NYC deigns to cast an eye across the river(s) at our humble metro with a two-page spread in today’s AM New York. While not quite flattering (the opening paragraph refers to Newark as a “once festering locale”), the piece speaks to the hope of a comeback, and features a [...]

By Ken | Also posted in Biz & Development, News Clips | Comments (0)

TahoeWatch, Day 14

Friday, 23 May 2008 – 8:07 am

Joan Whitlow’s TahoeWatch stretches into Day 14. As “predicted yesterday”:http://dailynewarker.com/2008/05/22/claptrap-and-carwashes/, the “embedded” City Hall reporter finds space in this week’s column and time in her busy schedule to tail Booker’s security detail to the local car wash: “The misuse of official vehicles doesn’t wash”:http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/whitlow/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1211517496191910.xml&coll=1.
I understand what Joanie’s issue is with the [...]

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