New Jersey Paper Reaffirms Our Faith in Ad/Edit Split

Local papers rely on local advertisers to survive. This truth has become even more evident as revenue falls across the industry, which makes this story about New Jersey’s The Record all the more inspiring in the age old battle between editors and publishers.

The paper, owned by North Jersey Media Group, got the scoop about how Hackensack University Medical Center board members were using their political to gain construction contracts and other monetary benefits. After hearing The Record planned to publish the article, hospital administration called up and threatened to pull advertising from the paper’s Web site and NJMG’s other local papers.

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