New Jersey's local and independent newsrooms now have a shared newsroom of their own. The NJ News Wire is out of beta and accepting new members. A story filed in one town can run in newsrooms across the state within a day.

While local news is in crisis across the country, the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium has served as a model solution for local journalism. But New Jersey now has a big (funding) problem. Free Press' @mikerispoli.bsky.social explains:

If you run or work in local news in New Jersey, this one's for you. On July 1 we're gathering at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park for Born to Run the Local News — lunch, networking and a 1 p.m. session on building an outlet that lasts. Tickets $5. #localnews #NJnews

This is very interesting! Thx @jamditis.bsky.social ! bsky.app/profile/rahu...

Tomorrow's free workshop at Montclair State: two sessions on breaking-news reporting and fast-turn editing, built for local journalists in NJ, PA, and NY. Five coaches. Complimentary lunch. Register today. #Journalism #LocalNews

Montclair State is the new operator of NJ PBS, starting July 1. CCM will help build the statewide journalism network behind it — connecting hundreds of NJ news orgs to public media. A big moment for local news in New Jersey. #NewJersey #PublicMedia www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2...

cool work from our associate director @jamditis.bsky.social — building tools so ai instances can collaborate across sessions. this is the kind of experimentation we love to see in local news tech.

What does it take to build news orgs that can serve communities through 2030 and beyond? Today we're launching the Philadelphia Local News 2030 Initiative, a $1 million effort to help 10 Philly-area publishers experiment with new business models and adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape.

exciting news from @lenfestinstitute.org — $1m to help philly-area publishers build sustainable business models. this is exactly the kind of long-horizon investment local news needs right now.

here's how i set up my "claude peers" system so claude can collaborate with other sessions across multiple machines

Tech-oriented journalists are sharing reusable AI skills to help with automation tasks. @jamditis.bsky.social hosts a big collections. These intrigue me & provoke thinking about some kind of shared system for evaluating how useful they are in practice... thumbs-up/down? reviews? skills.amditis.tech

If you carry the torch for local news in NJ, come to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on July 1. Lunch, drinks, and a session on building news that lasts — with hundreds of local publishers and reporters. $5. #LocalNews #NJJournalism www.eventbrite.com/e/born-to-ru...

The June 4 workshop at Montclair State covers two things reporters and editors really need: how to handle breaking news responsibly under pressure, and how to sharpen editing skills fast. Free and in person. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-r... #Journalism #LocalNews

in honor of claude -p dying next month, here's how I run my stuff rip oauth non-interactive sessions ✊ skills.amditis.tech/autonomy/

Register for our free webinar on tracking collaborative journalism impact — May 26, 12 PM ET, online. You'll learn how to build an impact framework and show funders what your work actually accomplishes. #CollaborativeJ #Journalism eventbrite.com/e/how-journa...

Two experts will guide Wednesday's press briefing on immigration enforcement in NJ: Oscar Chacón (Alianza Americas) and Guerline M. Pierre (L.A.M.P.). Free, online, May 27, 2 PM ET. #ImmigrationJournalism #NJNews

If you cover breaking news in the tri-state area, this one's for you. Join us June 4 at Montclair State for a free full-day workshop on deadline reporting and editing with Pro News Coaches. #Journalism #NewJersey

still a few slots open for next week's course from the @knightcenterut.bsky.social journalismcourses.org/product/adva...

the dumbest person you know is using claude to file their taxes right now

How do collaboratives track impact differently than traditional newsrooms? Caroline Porter's session at #CJS2026 is about frameworks built specifically for collaborative work — not just reach, but real community change. May 15 at Temple in Philly. summit.collaborativejournalism.org

A guide to contributing responsibly when you're using AI coding agents — because every pull request costs someone their time, and most open source maintainers are volunteers. strugglestreet.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...

One of the better things I've read recently remains the Nieman "prediction" (a plea, really) by @jamditis.bsky.social It's legit insane that newsrooms will hire an editor for their "experience" without seeing if they know how URLs work or how to use Google Docs. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...

And the winners! We recognized 10 outlets and journalists for the Excellence in Community News Award, plus two special honors: 🏅 Media Champion: Clyde Hughes, Front Runner New Jersey ⭐ Legacy in Journalism: Nowy Dziennik See all 10 honorees 👇 pages.centerforcooperativemedia.org/ecm/awards.html

Full recap — including remarks from Gov. Sherrill, Sen. Mukherji, and Sen. Kim, plus what journalists in the room had to say — is up now: medium.com/centerforcooperativemedia/gov-mikie-sherrill-ethnic-and-community-media-shed-light-on-untold-local-stories-9d961e540195 #NJMedia #CommunityJournalism

What would it take to build a cooperative for non-editorial journalism workers? Matthew Green and Madison Karas are exploring that question at #CJS2026 on May 15 — one of the concurrent sessions on Friday in Philly. summit.collaborativejournalism.org

I spent the last week evolving a Claude skill then manually went through an update process on Friday. This looks like a great addition.

It's over. Starting today, March 16, the first track on the new bridge enters regular passenger service. reroutenj.org/blog/bridge-...

The NJ Community Media awards showcased so many local outlets doing important work. Really impressive. Here is Slice of Culture winning an award for important police accountability reporting

Gov Sherrill at NJ Community Media Awards hosted by @centercoopmedia.bsky.social

10 years of CJS. We're back in Philadelphia — where the summit first traveled beyond Montclair — for the 10th anniversary. May 14-15 at Temple University. ~150 seats. Register: summit.collaborativejournalism.org #CJS2026

10 years. 7 cities. We started in Montclair, went to Philly, Chicago, D.C., Detroit, Denver — and now we're back in Philadelphia for the 10th anniversary summit. May 14-15 at Temple University. #CJS2026 summit.collaborativejournalism.org

AutoContext now includes skill evolution. Check it out and install it here: skills.amditis.tech/autocontext/ Would love to know what you think!

I'm doing another MOOC with the @knightcenterut.bsky.social next month for journalists/editors/media people. journalismcourses.org/product/adva...

Lots of tips and ideas in here on how to put together an autonomous Claude Code setup that can do some of your grunt work *in an organizational setting*. (With some thought given to system security.)

I named it 'Claude Chode' because I thought it was funny. strugglestreet.substack.com/p/claude-cho...

Planning to attend #CJS2026 as a work trip? Here are some resources and templates to make the reimbursement and travel auth process easier. Let us know what else we should add to this kit! summit.collaborativejournalism.org/updates/work...

Interested in using AI skills for Claude/Codex in journalism? Check out @akesslerdc.bsky.social 's #NICAR26 session repo: github.com/amkessler/ni... Another great resource: @jamditis.bsky.social 's skills collection for journalists/researchers/academics github.com/amkessler/ni...

🗝️ Newsroom Digest: A look back at 2025 in NJ local news PLUS: The new Excellence in Community Media Awards mailchi.mp/centerforcoo...

👀 First look at the schedule for the 2026 Collaborative Journalism Summit The 10th anniversary #CJS2026 session lineup is starting to come together! mailchi.mp/collaborativ...

Why we built Reroute NJ reroutenj.org/blog/why-we-... by @jamditis.bsky.social

Claude Code, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Codex — these tools live in a shell. If you want to use them, you need a terminal. The phone keyboards they’re using weren’t built for this. keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

couldn't find a mobile keyboard with basic terminal keys so i made my own keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

Waking up to NJ Transit Portal Bridge problems? @jamditis.bsky.social has you covered. Here's how to navigate a month of potentially hellacious delays. Civic coding at its best: reroutenj.org

The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY. If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website. reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...

a brief explanation of the methodology behind Reroute NJ reroutenj.org/about.html

This is some cool shit from @jamditis.bsky.social for NJ Transit commuters reroutenj.org

it has begun reroutenj.org/blog/cutover...

✨ Join us May 14-15 in Philly for this year's Collaborative Journalism Summit! It's going to be an awesome event. This year, we'll have an awards dinner and celebrate 10 years of collaboration. Also: Do you have a session to pitch? Send it in! More: summit.collaborativejournalism.org

Every time I hear someone from any c-suite talk about GenAi I become more convinced it is a bubble. Doubly so if they point to valuations.

Always love the @niemanlab.org predictions for journalism, but extra-psyched this year to have two colleagues who prognosticated. Read the work of @brizzyc.bsky.social and @jamditis.bsky.social (And then come study journalism with us at Montclair State University!) www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...