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Spent a few years in nonprofit fundraising or donor relations? NJ PBS has a job worth a look.

It's hiring a membership manager to grow and keep the public TV network's donor base.

Full time in Montclair, $76,486.40-$84,131.83.

@njpbs.org
September 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
A press briefing for New Jersey reporters on Sep 23: what to know when you're covering an aging state. Changes to Medicare and elder care, AI-driven scams that target seniors, the Master Plan on Aging, and how communities are adapting so people can age well at home.
September 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Trusting News has spent a decade on one stubborn problem: people don't automatically believe journalists, and telling them to won't fix it. Joy Mayer founded the project in 2016. She sat down with us to talk about trust, AI and what still needs to change.
September 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A public library card could soon come with a byline. In New Jersey we're working with the Library Newsroom Project on a one-year pilot in three library branches, where residents report and publish local news themselves. $68,000, three towns, one experiment. 1/3
September 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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NJ PBS is excited to announce that veteran journalist and New Jersey native Rob Nelson will serve as anchor of its new daily newscast, NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson.

Head to njpbs.org for more information.
September 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Bringing student journalists into a collaborative sounds simple until you're the one setting it up. Four editors who've done it walk through what worked and what didn't in their newsrooms. Free online session, Tue Sep 22 at 1 pm ET.
September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
One day left before our media co-ops webinar. It's a plain walk-through of how reporters and editors are building newsrooms they own and run themselves, and how to start one. Wednesday, Sep 16, 2 p.m. ET, online, free.
September 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Last call: our webinar on New Jersey's local news influencers is tomorrow. We studied 54 NJ creators on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to see how much local news they actually provide, in a state ranked 49th of 50 for reporters per capita. Free, online, 2 p.m. ET. #localnews
September 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Cooperative ownership is one of the ways journalists are keeping newsrooms alive. On Sep 16 we're walking through what a media co-op actually is, who it serves, and the first practical steps to start one. With real lessons from Defector and the Pittsburgh Progress.
September 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
About half of what New Jersey's local news influencers post is tied to specific NJ places, people and issues. But only about 1 in 4 posts is news or opinion. We looked at 54 of these creators to understand who they are and what they actually cover. We're walking through it on Sep 15.
September 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
New Jersey is watching one university take on a lot at once. In a New Jersey Monitor commentary, Alejandro Ramos lays out what Montclair State running NJ PBS and buying NJ Spotlight News could mean — and why he thinks our NJ News Commons, 300+ local outlets, is the connective tissue.
September 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The American Press Institute picked up our study of New Jersey's news influencers and pulled out the practical part: what local newsrooms can actually learn from creators who built loyal audiences in months, not years, on beats the industry mostly walked away from.
September 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Sean Sullivan covers New Jersey for NJ Advance Media entirely on TikTok, no traditional beat. His investigation into the American Dream mall won a Poynter award. He's a case study in our new report on the state's local news influencers, and he joins our Sep 15 webinar to talk about the work.
September 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A single reporter to cover all of northern New Jersey for NJ PBS: Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Hudson, Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties.

Pitching stories, shooting and editing video, filing for broadcast, streaming, and digital. Substitute-anchoring now and then.
September 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The media co-ops session on Sep 16 is taught by people who've actually done it. Brandy Jensen writes culture at Defector, the employee-owned site. Steve Mellon helped start the Pittsburgh Progress after the Post-Gazette strike. Keystone Development Center hosts.
September 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The person NJ PBS wants running its fundraising has led development at a nonprofit or a newsroom and has managed multi-million-dollar campaigns before. It's hiring a revenue director to build a steadier base for New Jersey's public TV network.

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September 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Media co-ops put the newsroom in the hands of the people who make it: reporters, editors, and media workers who own and run it together. On Sep 16 we're hosting an online session on how that model works and who it serves. If you're weighing cooperative ownership, come sit in.
September 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A lot of good New Jersey journalism never reaches a TV audience. NJ PBS wants someone to change that: an assistant director of programming and partnerships who lines up co-productions and content deals with newsrooms, universities, and cultural groups across the state. @njpbs.org 1/3
September 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Four journalism collaboratives are going to walk through how they actually bring student journalists into the work: mentoring, real assignments, and the trust that takes. We're hosting it Sep 22, online. If you run a collaborative or teach in one, this is for you.
September 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Republican @RepJamesComer on why he won’t do town halls: "If it's all the village idiots, I don't have any desire to do a town hall.”

When they tell you who they are, believe them.

(P.S. this is also why @MarshaBlackburn hides 🐔 — as local media lets her)
September 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The NJ Journalism Awards showcase the reporters and newsrooms building local news in our state. Through the NJ News Commons network, we connect with these journalists and the work they're doing. Events like this keep us accountable to each other.
September 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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We are excited to have local journalism advocates speaking at this year's NJ Journalism Awards and celebrating our community! #localnews #NJ
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Corporation for New Jersey Local Media announces speaker lineup for annual event honoring New Jersey journalists
The nonprofit Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM) announced its annual Byrne Kean NJ Journalism Awards event honoring journalists covering communities throughout New Jersey will be held Thu...
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September 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
NJ PBS is hiring an executive producer to run its news across broadcast, digital, and live streaming.

The person building the nightly rundown, timing scripts, and deciding what leads. Full time in Montclair, $95,000-$120,000.

@njpbs.org 1/3
September 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Nieman Lab took a close look at our study of New Jersey's local news influencers. Neel Dhanesha walked through what Carrie Brown, Tara George, and Yi Luo found: creators are stepping into gaps left by shrinking newsrooms, but original reporting still lags.
September 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM