The Jersey Journal

I was an editorial intern at The Jersey Journal from Nov. 2010 to Aug. 2011. I generally maintained its blog, Hudson County Now. I did this by organizing photo galleries, aggregating stories and writing original content, usually about traffic/transportation issues or other breaking news.

I also was one of our Facebook page’s administrators and wrote many features and entertainment articles for our special Weekend Urge section which comes out every Friday.

In August 2011, I was hired as the Hoboken Now blogger and Weekend Urge entertainment reporter. I covered news and other events in the city of Hoboken as well as arts and entertainment throughout all of Hudson County. I also copy edited and laid out pages as needed for The Jersey Journal’s life pages and weeklies.

In February 2012, my contract as a full-timer with the Journal expired. I am, however, still currently freelancing art and entertainment articles for them.

Here are some highlights:

Internship: Hudson County Now Blogger (11/10 – 8/11)

News

- Jersey City shooting victim was Marine, good friend and dad-to-be (Cover)
- Missing Jersey City woman is more than a memory for her boyfriend, she’s a daily reason for hope (Cover)

Real-Time News

- Lincoln Tunnel Accident (Thursday, Feb. 24):

• Traffic update: Lincoln Tunnel center tube into Manhattan blocked by accident involving 3 buses, motorcycle
• -Accident update: 3 buses, motorcycle accident in Lincoln Tunnel causes hour-long delays, multiple injuries
• Manhattan-bound tube of Lincoln Tunnel still closed due to accident, motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries
• Lincoln Tunnel center tube reopens after crash that injured 61 people

- Hoboken nurse miraculously survives after garbage truck crushes her car

Features

- Hoboken’s ‘Cake Boss’ dishes: Secrets of success, long bakery lines, impacting ‘famiglias’
- Jersey City couple creates drum sets, glass jewelry from home
- Former Jersey City resident and author Conor Grennan saves the ‘Little Princes’ of Nepal
- Gay Jersey City couple to marry in New York after years of hard work, joy

Art/Entertainment

- Comedian Gilbert Gottfried talks about upcoming Jersey City performance, Japan Twitter jokes
- Grammy and Tony-nominated writer runs workshop for Jersey City high school students
- Union City actress lands a role in Broadway’s ‘Mamma Mia’
- Hoboken director’s film about ‘landlord from hell’ to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
- Jersey City man’s childhood memory of priest beating youth leads to acclaimed feature film
- Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley, The Elected to perform in Hoboken

Attention-grabbing, SEO-friendly headlines

- Bieber bus crashes into car in Lincoln Tunnel, causes delays
- Kearny deodorant robber gets 75th arrest, 15 years in prison
- On Tap Tonight: Monday, Dec. 20: Lunar Eclipse 2010!
- ‘Supermoon’ 2011 means brighter skies for N.J. tonight
- PHOTOS: Inside the secret urban palace selling for $2.3 million in Jersey City

Using social media as a resource

- ‘Cake Boss’ helps Hoboken man propose to girlfriend with snow globe cake
- The Strokes film music video for ‘Under Cover of Darkness’ at Loews Theater in Jersey City
- Jersey City woman studying abroad in Japan felt earthquake

Hoboken Now/Weekend Urge entertainment writer (9/11 – 2/12)

News:
- Hoboken police say nanny was caught on camera abusing baby (Cover)
- Former Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano leaves prison for halfway house (Cover)
- Creditors committee approve $10.2 million deal, clearing way for sale of Hoboken hospital (Cover)
- State approves sale of Hoboken University Medical Center to owners of Bayonne Medical Center
- Suspended Hoboken IT specialist faces federal charges
- Hudson County has violent Christmas weekend (Cover)
- Hoboken St. Patrick’s Day parade canceled rather than moved to Wednesday night (Cover)
- Leaky ceilings at some apartments in Hoboken’s Marion Towers frustrate senior citizen residents
- Jersey City teenager charged with kidnapping friend’s child, driving off in stolen car

Features:

- Brother, local veterans, Sires push for Hoboken hero killed in Vietnam War to receive Medal of Honor (Cover)
- Jersey City comic artist sees her work as partly social activism
- Singer Marc Anthony comes to Jersey City to launch his clothing line at Kohl’s in Newport Center Mall
- Cast members from ‘The Waltons’ to attend reunion this Friday at Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Journal Square
- Hoboken man’s mission: Wallop energy bills by going green, building solar panel
- New Jersey Hero, paralyzed Jersey City artist promotes disabled artists, search for cure
- Weehawken brothers’ Dannon Oikos yogurt Super Bowl ad starring John Stamos praised by critics

Entertainment:

- Actor Paul Sorvino to perform in concert at Jersey City’s Landmark Loews Theater
- Peter Bjorn and John to bring musical ‘smorgasbord’ to Maxwell’s in Hoboken
- Jersey City vocalist and band Wyldlife to bring back rock ‘n’ roll at Bowery Ballroom
- Jersey City exhibition explores artistic expression in, legality of graffiti, street art
- Jersey City photo exhibit shows Day of the Dead preparations, celebrations in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata promoting new album, ‘Chesapeake,’ slated to play at Maxwell’s in Hoboken
- Hoboken author’s book explores the old-wives tale about knitting a boyfriend a sweater
- Jersey City artist Milosz Koziej’s paintings dazzle eye with color, shape, depth
- Jersey City ceramicist Beth DiCara sets art on fire
- Jersey City artist teaches blind students after losing her vision opened her eyes

Behind the Scenes of “Jersey City Nutcracker”
- Becoming Mama Cannoli
- The dress rehearsal
- The big performance

Hurricane Irene coverage

- Insurance companies anticipate homeowners’ claims after Hurricane Irene
- Hurricane Irene flooding destroys $35,000 of inventory at Leo’s Grandevous restaurant in Hoboken
- Video: Hurricane Irene destroys floor of Anastasia’s Accessories store in Hoboken

Ten-year anniversary of 9/11: The Arts

- 9/11 inspires Hudson County artists (also read an interview with an NJCU professor on the arts and 9/11)
- Weehawken photographer Sandra Swieder’s project shows the impact of 9/11 from the Jersey side of the river
- Reginald Gaines pays tribute to 9/11 on stage in Jersey City and New York