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The Jersey City Independent







Site URL:http://www.jerseycityindependent.com
Target community:Jersey City, New Jersey

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:100%
Target audience size:more than 100,000

Year founded:

2008

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/jerseycityindependent
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/#!/jcindependent
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?No
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Donors:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many part-time staffers:2
How many volunteers:2

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Jersey City
State/Province:NJ
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:info@jerseycityindependent.com

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:5
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:4
Helping your community solve problems:6
Empowering community members:5
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:3
Collaborating with local partners:2
Involving community to shape local content:2
Making a profit:3
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

We have one of the more unusual revenue structures of local news sites that I've come across; it's very "old media." We run a local quarterly arts/culture/lifestyle magazine which provides the bulk of our profits, most of which are funneled into producing quality journalism on our site.

This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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