Simon Galperin
@simongalp.bsky.social
EIC jerseybee.org | CEO comminfo.org | Fellow JSK Stanford ‘22 + RJI Mizzou ‘19 | Newmark-J Social Journalism ‘16 | Journalist, technologist, organizer, immigrant ✊
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Great explainer of exactly how school boards work in NJ jerseybee.org/2023/10/11/h... by @jerseybeenews.bsky.social
How do local school boards of education work in Essex County and New Jersey? – The Jersey Bee
Learn about the structure and responsibilities of local public school boards in Essex County and New Jersey.
jerseybee.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great explainer of exactly how school boards work in NJ jerseybee.org/2023/10/11/h... by @jerseybeenews.bsky.social
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The Jersey Bee is canceling our May 29 community forum after sustained efforts by local political interests to interfere with the structure and perception of our non-partisan event.
Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.
jerseybee.org/2025/05/24/w...
Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.
jerseybee.org/2025/05/24/w...
Why we’re canceling our 34th District forum (and what you can do to help us stand up to political interference) – The Jersey Bee
Local political interests successfully undermined the purpose and perception of the event, pressuring panelists, organizers, and even The Jersey Bee's funders.
jerseybee.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The Jersey Bee is canceling our May 29 community forum after sustained efforts by local political interests to interfere with the structure and perception of our non-partisan event.
Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.
jerseybee.org/2025/05/24/w...
Read to learn more about what happened and how to support our independence.
jerseybee.org/2025/05/24/w...
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The Jersey Bee has one of the coolest models for community engagement. @simongalp.bsky.social speaks at the Cooperative Journalism Summit
May 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Jersey Bee has one of the coolest models for community engagement. @simongalp.bsky.social speaks at the Cooperative Journalism Summit
Happy valentines day to all who celebrate
February 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy valentines day to all who celebrate
Hard times call for bold visions. Today, I'm a part of a group establishing a formal network of journalists, organizers, educators, and public servants committed to making local news more participatory, equitable, and impactful.
Learn more and sign our charter at newsfutures.org ✍
Learn more and sign our charter at newsfutures.org ✍
February 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hard times call for bold visions. Today, I'm a part of a group establishing a formal network of journalists, organizers, educators, and public servants committed to making local news more participatory, equitable, and impactful.
Learn more and sign our charter at newsfutures.org ✍
Learn more and sign our charter at newsfutures.org ✍
Title case is for trads and tabloids 👀
February 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Title case is for trads and tabloids 👀
If you’re not teaching journalism student about the labor theory of value then what are you teaching them
February 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you’re not teaching journalism student about the labor theory of value then what are you teaching them
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We contacted confirmed candidates for N.J. governor about their plans to build a more just and equitable state.
Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:
🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice
jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...
Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:
🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice
jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...
N.J. 2025 governor candidates answer questions on segregation and equity – The Jersey Bee
The Jersey Bee asked 12 candidates for governor in New Jersey their plans for a more just and equitable state. Six responded. Here's what they said.
jerseybee.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We contacted confirmed candidates for N.J. governor about their plans to build a more just and equitable state.
Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:
🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice
jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...
Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on:
🏘 Housing
🏥 Healthcare
🏫 Education
🗺 Immigration
🏡 Environmental justice
jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...
1. Learn people’s problems.
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.
That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.
That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!
Homelessness in Essex County, N.J. increased by 54% percent from 2023 to 2024. Here is a guide for folks facing eviction and what supports are available jerseybee.org/2025/01/08/f... by @simongalp.bsky.social and Kim Izar
Facing eviction in New Jersey? This housing hotline offers free support to help you figure out your next steps. – The Jersey Bee
Evictions are the second leading cause of homelessness in Essex County. Learn more about this resource from Ironbound Community Corporation that can help you navigate evictions.
jerseybee.org
January 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1. Learn people’s problems.
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.
That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!
2. Amplify solutions.
3. Bridge gaps.
That’s it! That’s the secret formula to public service journalism! Steal it!
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This is so cool - The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits and organizational resilience training to 30 local newsrooms in New Jersey. medium.com/centerforcoo... @centercoopmedia.bsky.social
Strengthening NJ’s critical information infrastructure with journalist disaster preparedness kits
The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits to 30 local journalists in New Jersey. The program is part of…
medium.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
This is so cool - The Center for Cooperative Media is distributing emergency preparedness kits and organizational resilience training to 30 local newsrooms in New Jersey. medium.com/centerforcoo... @centercoopmedia.bsky.social
Media using the term “healthcare CEO” doing a lot of work
December 21, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Media using the term “healthcare CEO” doing a lot of work
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My Nieman Lab prediction is up. I start a bit dramatically I admit, but really I hope it is a call to action for a journalism of belonging and embracing more radical approaches. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
The darkness that democracy dies in is here
"This election was decided in no small part by voters who believed a number of false things about the candidates and the country. The Fourth Estate has failed."
www.niemanlab.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
My Nieman Lab prediction is up. I start a bit dramatically I admit, but really I hope it is a call to action for a journalism of belonging and embracing more radical approaches. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
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“Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That’s something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve,” says @simongalp.bsky.social
Journalism as a social service
"Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That's something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve."
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December 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM
“Journalism as a social service is about helping people and communities become the best versions of themselves. That’s something another 100 years of Pulitzer Prizes will not achieve,” says @simongalp.bsky.social
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December 11, 2024 at 2:54 AM
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U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03
November 28, 2024 at 12:32 AM
U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03
“Conversations like this help us say to our children…'No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Here is your history. It’s part of the whole.'”
We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝
Here’s one example of how.
jerseybee.org/2024/11/20/c...
We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝
Here’s one example of how.
jerseybee.org/2024/11/20/c...
Community conversations center segregation and reparations in Essex County suburbs – The Jersey Bee
Attendees at events in Maplewood and Montclair discussed the impact of redlining, systemic discrimination, and reparations at forums hosted by The Jersey Bee.
jerseybee.org
November 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM
“Conversations like this help us say to our children…'No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Here is your history. It’s part of the whole.'”
We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝
Here’s one example of how.
jerseybee.org/2024/11/20/c...
We’re building a local news org dedicated to service and repair at jerseybee.org 🐝
Here’s one example of how.
jerseybee.org/2024/11/20/c...
“I think journalism has an America-first problem, where [journalists] perceive the institutions of the state, all the way down to the local level… as infallible,” [Galperin] said…Instead, it’s worth “proactively imagining different forms of power.”
objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-h...
objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-h...
“We have collective power”: Advice for journalists on covering the next Trump presidency
Journalists who have previously reported news under Trump’s first term offer resources, frameworks, and advice to prepare for what's to come.
objectivejournalism.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“I think journalism has an America-first problem, where [journalists] perceive the institutions of the state, all the way down to the local level… as infallible,” [Galperin] said…Instead, it’s worth “proactively imagining different forms of power.”
objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-h...
objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-h...
Blue sky pic from the great state of New Jersey to kick this thing off.
November 24, 2024 at 4:50 AM
Blue sky pic from the great state of New Jersey to kick this thing off.