On the week the state’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger and several other papers print their last editions and the venerable Hudson County daily The Jersey Journal closes, Jersey Angle hosts Mark Bonamo and Brian Donohue discuss what’s being covered and what’s being missed in a state where two decades of media downsizing have left huge swaths of the state as news deserts. Also: is there hope emerging on the media landscape in form of new startups sprouting all over?
EPISODE 7:
Adventures in a post-newspaper New Jersey
Feb 10, 2025
The Jersey Angle
Longtime New Jersey journalists Mark Bonamo and Brian Donohue discuss all aspects of life in New Jersey, from politics and sports to culture and history. With on location guest interviews, sound from the field, a chance to learn things you never knew and loads of crazy stories from the craziest state of them all. No sad tired Jersey tropes. Just deep, fun, enlightening dives from two guys who have spent a lifetime covering every aspect of life in every corner of the state.
Longtime New Jersey journalists Mark Bonamo and Brian Donohue discuss all aspects of life in New Jersey, from politics and sports to culture and history. With on location guest interviews, sound from the field, a chance to learn things you never knew and loads of crazy stories from the craziest state of them all. No sad tired Jersey tropes. Just deep, fun, enlightening dives from two guys who have spent a lifetime covering every aspect of life in every corner of the state.Listen on
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