I can't find any reason to celebrate this latest death --along with the Jersey Journal's demise. I am a journalism graduate of Seton Hall. I was sports editor and later editor in chief of The Setonian. I wanted a career as a newspaper reporter. I worked in the field for several years, including time as a stringer for Dorf Features, the service Sid Dorfman provided to the Ledger. One of my very best friends --a fellow Seton Hall journalism graduate--worked as a reporter and editor for the Ledger for years. I eventually moved on to the world of corporate communications but always kept a fondness for reporters and reporting and newspapers. The death of print had become inevitable. So many good people lost their jobs and struggled to provide for their families. The schadenfreude in this thread is shameful...especially when it's based on political reasons. RIP Newark Star Ledger, along with the Jersey Journal, The Newark News, the Hudson Dispatch, the NJ Herald News, the Elizabeth Daily Journal and numerous other defunct dailies. No celebrating here because of their editorial policy. They were not perfect but they provided a great service and I miss them all.
