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Articles, stories, and other press clippings about the NJ Civic Information Consortium.

New Free Press Action case study a roadmap to state-level funding for local journalism
Free Press | Sept. 28, 2022

How organizations across New Jersey are training community members to meet local information needs
Journalism + Design | June 29, 2022

New Jersey doubles funding commitment to innovative effort to save local news and information
New Jersey Stage | June 30, 2021

New Jersey funds the Civic Info Consortium, recognizes the vital role local news plays during crises
Free Press | September 30, 2020

Governor Murphy’s New Jersey budget funds Civic Info Consortium, recognizes the importance of supporting local news during a crisis
Free Press | August 25, 2020

Innovation in public funding for local journalism: A case study of New Jersey’s 2018 Civic Information Bill
Digital Journalism | May 12, 2020

Philanthropy and the Future of Local News
Stanford Social Innovation Review | April 3, 2020

Why the Civic Info Consortium Is Such a Huge Deal
Free Press | January 20, 2020

How Free Press convinced New Jersey to allocate $2 million for rehabilitating local news
Nieman Lab | July 15, 2019

Lawmakers encouraged to add millions to Murphy’s budget plan
NJ 101.5 | March 28, 2019

Op-Ed: Will NJ Remain Trailblazer in Support of Local News?
NJ Spotlight News | March 13, 2019

Jersey Journalism Suffers Another Blow
NJ Monthly | March 12, 2019

While Trenton passes the buck, local journalists pass the hat in Madison
Morristown Green | March 8, 2019

Philanthropy can’t solve the toughest problems unless it breaks out of silos
The Chronicle of Philanthropy | December 17, 2018

Government funds local news — and that’s a good thing
Nieman Lab | December 2018

We will finally confront systemic market failure
Nieman Lab | December 2018

The expanding news desert
Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media | October 14, 2018

A new nonprofit journalism concept trying to take root in New Jersey
Non-Profit Quarterly | September 21, 2018

We’re ready to tell the grassroots stories about making Atlantic City better
Press of Atlantic City | September 30, 2018

Americans could barely buy a coffee with what they spend per year on public media
Quartz | September 9, 2018

Local News Is Dying, and It’s Taking Small Town America With It
Bloomberg | September 5, 2018

Money lacking for newly signed local media bill, Gov. Murphy says
NJBIZ | August 27, 2018

N.J. just became the first state to help revive local news
NJ.com | August 25, 2018

Reform public broadcasting to save local journalism
Wall Street Journal | August 24, 2018

EDITORIAL: Fighting back
Madison Eagle | August 16, 2018

Publicly-funded press would answer a need
Wall Street Journal | August 15, 2018

Wicked Problem: Journalism’s saviors may come from unexpected places
Columbia Journalism Review | August 15, 2018

New Jersey funds Civic Information Consortium with $5 million
Media Literacy Now | August 10, 2018

News from your neighborhood, brought to you by the State of New Jersey
New York Times | July 30, 2018

New Jersey’s press experiment deserves a chance
Las Vegas Review-Journal | July 28, 2018

Week 34: Q&A with Mike Rispoli, News Voices project director, Free Press
Spectrum | July 26, 2018

New Jersey takes chance on unique effort to boost local news
Current | July 19, 2018

Nonprofit aims to strengthen local journalism, civic engagement
NJTV | July 12, 2018

New Jersey could give $5 million to support local journalism
WNYC | July 10, 2018

Can New Jersey save local journalism with $5 million investment?
Observer | July 9, 2018

NJ puts $5M into bolstering community-service journalism
Press of Atlantic City | July 8, 2018

New Jersey pledges $5m for local journalism to boost state’s ‘civic health’
The Guardian | July 6, 2018

Murphy approves $5M in state funding to media nonprofit
My Central Jersey | July 6, 2018

New Jersey to invest $5 million in local news via nonprofit
MediaPost | July 5, 2018

New Jersey deserves what it got
Corporation for Public Broadcasting | July 5, 2018

‘We are not the enemy…’
Northern Slant | July 4, 2018

New Jersey to spend $5 million on reviving local journalism
NJ 101.5 | July 4, 2018

New Jersey to spend $5 million on reviving local journalism
Associated Press | July 3, 2018

N.J. approves $5 million for effort to boost local news
WHYY | July 3, 2018

New Jersey poised to invest $5 million into local journalism
CNN Business | July 3, 2018

Water in a news desert: New Jersey is spending $5 million to fund innovation in local news
Nieman Lab | July 3, 2018

Gov. Murphy signs bill to create Civic Information Consortium
SNJ Today | July 2, 2018

$5m New Jersey civic info bill survives budget battle, heads to Murphy’s desk
NJ Pen | July 2, 2018

NJ governor to sign bill dedicating $5M to help local media
The Hill | July 2, 2018

N.J. lawmakers vote to help dwindling local news coverage
NJ.com | June 29, 2018

YOUR TURN: NJ’s bold proposal to boost local news
Courier Post | May 24, 2018

What do New Jersey news consumers want? Assessing satisfaction with local news
Center for Cooperative Media | March 2018

Op-ed: A great idea whose time has come — again
NJ Spotlight | March 28, 2018

How to fill void in local news
Asbury Park Press | December 14, 2017

Legislation to invest $100 million in local news to be discussed in Education Building forum
The Signal | December 7, 2017

Information disorder, coming to a congressional district near you
Nieman Lab | December 2017

Building bridges across the editorial divide
The Star | October 7, 2017

6 things you need to know about the $34.7B budget Democrats want to send to Christie
NJ.com | June 28, 2017

Hoping a New Jersey windfall will help N.J. journalism
The Inquirer | November 21, 2017

Local journalism forum coming to NJIT
WBGO | October 26, 2017

Push for local news fund continues as New Jersey takes majority of auction proceeds
Current | August 10, 2017

State of New Jersey takes all but $10M of spectrum auction proceeds
Current | August 4, 2017

Push to find funding for local journalism — while Trenton is ‘out of town’
NJ Spotlight | July 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: New Jerseyans should support the Civic Information Bill
TAPinto Montclair | July 16, 2017

The potential of evergreen news
CivicStory | July 6, 2017

So…. What about this?
Insider NJ | June 19, 2017

Bill aims to fund better local news coverage
Asbury Park Sun | June 10, 2017

Free Press asks what residents want in local media coverage
Asbury Park Sun | June 6, 2017

A proposed bill in New Jersey could create an AmeriCorps for journalists
Poynter | June 2, 2017

Local journalism in New Jersey could be in for $100 million windfall
NJ Spotlight | June 5, 2017

N.J. bill proposes using spectrum auction cash for news consortium
Current | June 2, 2017

How to strengthen local journalism? New Brunswick offers ideas
TAPinto New Brunswick | June 1, 2017

New bill would create fund for local journalism
My Central Jersey | June 1, 2017

State of Affairs with Steve Adubato: Mike Rispoli / Michel Boufadel / Cecilia Zalkind
NJTV | May 4, 2017

After release of results, stations announce plans for FCC auction largesse
Current | April 13, 2017

Rutgers hosts forum on local news needs
New Brunswick Today | May 29, 2017

Advocacy group wants your ideas on the future of local news
TAPinto New Brunswick | May 25, 2017

How to better fund local news in New Jersey
NJ Pen | May 5, 2017

WHITEN: Use auction proceeds to keep public informed
USA TODAY | May 4, 2017

WHITEN: Use auction proceeds to keep public informed
Asbury Park Press | May 4, 2017

N.J. advocacy wants spectrum sale money for local news fund
Newsworks | April 26, 2017

With spectrum auction a wrap, how should NJ spend its $300m proceeds?
NJ Spotlight | April 17, 2017

N.J. just made a huge deal to sell 2 public television stations
NJ.com | April 14, 2017

The FCC spectrum auction is sending $10 billion to broadcasters. Where will that money go?
Nieman Lab | April 14, 2017

NJ getting $332 million from public broadcast license sales
WBGO | April 14, 2017

What would NJ journalists do with $300 million?
Courier Post | April 14, 2017

Battle brewing over use of $332M from sale of N.J. television stations
WHYY | April 14, 2017

NJ windfall from sale of public airwaves likely smaller than projected
NJ Spotlight | March 21, 2017

Commentary: Windfall could transform N.J. media
The Inquirer | March 20, 2017

Op-ed: Sale of NJ’s airwaves could address local news crisis
NJ Spotlight | March 15, 2017

Howard University decides it won’t sell its public TV station in the FCC spectrum auction
Nieman Lab | February 17, 2017

“Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”: Local news could see a windfall from the FCC’s spectrum auction
Nieman Lab | January 5, 2017

How the spectrum auction could save journalism
Current | December 6, 2016

Activists think the FCC’s broadcast spectrum auction could save local journalism
Motherboard | November 29, 2016

Our last, best chance to reinvent local news
Moyers on Democracy | November 29, 2016

Op-ed: An auction that could transform local media
New York Times | November 28, 2016