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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."
— Forrest Gump
Ten months ago, NewJerseyNewsroom.com was born. A band of former Star-Ledger journalists had a vision, motivation and an untested news model.
We had no idea what to expect ... had no idea what we were gonna get.
However, two things are certain: Our audience continues to grow and our writers are the key to the success.
When NewJerseyNewsroom.com's latest Google analytics were examined, well, to put it mildly, we were awestruck. Our January readership had soared to 152,000 uniques (we started with just 3,000 for our first month).
There was no popping of champagne corks because we realize there's still much to be done as we try to build a sustainable news model to help journalists and journalism.What made the difference so far is the more than 130 journalists and writers who joined our underdog venture with no demands or lofty expectations. All they wanted to do was write from the heart... write passionately about what inspires them... and somehow, some way, things would work out. Money was not the motivating factor. Making an impact was.
Thank you everyone for helping us get this far. Though obstacles will continue to present themselves, the support of our readers gives us the confidence to push ahead.
Our Army of readers and writers has made its presence felt.
One of our heroes, Thomas Paine — radical, intellectual, revolutionary and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States — put it all in perspective.
"An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers can not."
As we move forward, NewJerseyNewsroom.com would greatly appreciate if you would take 20 seconds to click through the survey below. It will help with our marketing and advertising campaign. And it will help support journalism in New Jersey.
