Bergen County Record

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 11:17pm on Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Verizon's FiOS1 New Jersey, the local content video channel of Verizon's alternative to cable TV, is getting new sources of news, commentary and more. Journalists from The Bergen Record, the Herald News and other North Jersey Media Group publications will make regular appearances on FiOS1 New Jersey, Verizon and North Jersey Media Group announced October 8, 2009.

Starting October 11, reporters, columnists, editors and others from The Record and other associated publications will begin providing news, features and commentary for FiOS1, found on Channel 1 on the Verizon FiOS network. The journalists will add insight and expertise while delivering relevant news to viewers in North Jersey. A mini-studio, which is being set up in The Record's newsroom, will enable The Record's editorial staff to provide up-to-the-minute reports and commentary. The studio will also provide a unique window into the newsroom, enabling viewers to watch journalists at work.

"The marriage of television and our news operation will provide yet another way North Jerseyans can get the latest information and have their favorite writers explain it to them in a way they haven't experienced before," said Frank Scandale, editor of The Record. "It's a natural extension of what we do every day, and will complement our print and online offerings."

Verizon has FiOS1 channels for New Jersey, Long Island and the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. The channels bring to viewers with Verizon FiOS hyper-local content that includes news, regular traffic and weather reports. The channels also offer a vast array of high school and collegiate sports and bring viewers programming tied directly to the communities where it is offered.

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 6:18pm on Thursday, February 19th, 2009

February 18, 2009: The Bergen County Record will share content with four other newspapers in the region. From the press release:

"Five major newspapers in the northeast today announced an agreement to share editorial content. The New York Daily News, Albany Times Union, The Record (Bergen Co., NJ), The Buffalo News, and The Star-Ledger have formed the Northeast Consortium, a cooperative arrangement that will enhance each publication's coverage in the region by exchanging articles, photographs and graphics among the newspapers.

Stephen Borg, publisher of The Record, said, "We are excited to collaborate with these other papers. They excel in many areas. Record readers will benefit from expanded coverage. The Record will hopefully benefit the other papers in areas where we excel, like our coverage of the Meadowlands."