An agreement has been reached that would save NJ PBS. If it’s approved by the state legislature, it could prove to be a lifeline for NJ Spotlight News as well.
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Spotlight, a 16-year-old website covering politics and public policy, merged with NJ PBS in 2019. The television network’s daily half-hour newscast is also branded as “NJ Spotlight News,” and there’s quite a bit of content-sharing between the newscast and the website.
The agreement was reported by Nicolas Fernandes of NJ.com, who writes that Montclair State was one of four organizations that submitted bids to sponsor NJ PBS. Now that the university has been selected by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, the legislature will have 15 days to review it.