New Jersey Monitor
| A Watchdog for the Garden State | |
 | |
| Type | Online news |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Terrence T. McDonald |
| Publisher | States Newsroom |
| Founded | June 21, 2021 |
| Political alignment | Left wing politics |
The New Jersey Monitor is an online news platform, part of the States Newsroom with the stated goal of offering unbiased non-profit state-based news on New Jersey local issues.
History
[edit]1879 paper
[edit]| Founder(s) | Sydney Genung |
|---|---|
| Editor | Sydney Genung |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Political alignment | Non-partisan |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1879, 1885 |
| Relaunched | 1880 |
| City | Millburn, Westfield |
| Country | United States |
| OCLC number | 11980851 |
The New Jersey Monitor was also the name of a short-lived newspaper in Millburn that was only in existence in 1879.[1] The paper was established by Sydney Genung a journalist-entrepreneur based out of Madison.[1] The newspaper shut down the same year it was opened, with Genung opening the Westfield Monitor in 1880.[2] The newspaper was centered around local "news and politics" with an editorial stance aimed at fair coverage.[2][3] The newspaper never gained significant traction due to the near monopoly that the Millburn Budget had on the city's audience, as well as financial shortcomings due to the Long Depression.[4]
The Westfield Monitor operated from 1880 to 1885 and is notable for being the first weekly newspaper published in Westfield and mostly reported on local issues, and acted as a booster of the town. By 1885 the newspaper was usurped by the Westfield Telegraph, with the town's small population (~875 in 1885) preventing rival newspapers.[5]
2021 paper
[edit]The modern New Jersey Monitor was launched on July 28, 2021, by States Newsroom as its New Jersey outlet.[6] Terrence T. McDonald was named the debut editor who had 15 years of reporting experience in various newspapers across the state, and won 23 New Jersey Press Association awards and two Tim O’Brien Awards for Investigative Journalism.[6][7] The GroundTruth project lists the Monitor as "left-leaning" but also with a "high" factuality rating.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The New Jersey Monitor (Madison, N.J.) 1879-1879". Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ a b Johnson, James P. "Westfield: From Settlement to Suburb" (PDF). digifind-it. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "The Newspaper and Periodical Press" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Meisner, Marian. "A History of Millburn Township »»" (PDF). millburnlibrary.org. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ PHILHOWER, CHARLES A. "Full text of "History of the Town of Westfield, N.J., Charles A. Philhower (1923)"". archive.org. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b "States Newsroom Launches New Jersey Monitor". States Newsroom. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "ABOUT US". newjerseymonitor.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "News from New Jersey Monitor". ground.news. Retrieved 28 June 2025.