Jersey City: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

The Jersey Journal, Jersey City's major newspaper, is published each evening except Sundays. Other local newspapers include the Hudson Dispatch, the Spanish weekly El Nueva Hudson, and the collegiate newspaper of New Jersey City University, the Gothic Times. This Week in Jersey City chronicles weekly community news. New York City and New Jersey metropolitan papers also enjoy a wide reader-ship. Older publications in the city include the Journal of Accountancy, a monthly publication for certified public accountants, and the weekly Mansfield Stock Chart Service.

Television and Radio

WFMU-FM radio station and WGKR-AM broadcast from Jersey City. While no other radio or television stations originate in Jersey City, area residents enjoy a full range of news and entertainment via New York City channels.

Media Information: Jersey Journal, 30 Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306; telephone (201)653-1000

Jersey City Online

City of Jersey City. Available www.cityofjerseycity.com

Hudson County Chamber of Commerce. Available www.hudsonchamber.org

Jersey City Economic Development Corporation. Available www.jcedc.org

Jersey City Free Public Library System. Available www.jclibrary.org

New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Available www.njeda.com

Selected Bibliography

French, Kenneth. Jersey City, New Jersey, 1940-1960 (Arcadia, 1997)

McClean, Alexander. History of Jersey City, N.J.: A Record of Its Early Settlement and Corporate Progress (Jersey City: Smiley, 1895)

Witcover, Jules. Sabotage at Black Tom: Imperial Germany's Secret War in America, 1914–1917 (Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1989