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New Jersey's local newspapers are on the brink. Here's how you can help | Opinion Original

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By Richard Vezza
| Asbury Park Press Verified
Richard Vezza Special to the USA TODAY Network New Jersey newspapers face a crisis that threatens the existence of some publications and substantial job losses at those newspapers that manage to survive. This crisis wasn’t caused by the internet, but rather from rigid enforcement of a state statute that effectively overturns a 189-year-old practice used by almost all newspapers in the country, including those in New Jersey.
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Our state newspapers are on the brink

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By Richard Vezza
| The Press of Atlantic City Verified
New Jersey newspapers face a crisis that threatens the existence of some and substantial job losses at others. This crisis isn't caused by the internet, but from a state statute that effectively overturns the 189-year-old practice of using independent contractors to deliver papers, a practice used by almost all newspapers in the country including New Jersey. The first newspaper independent contractor was used in 1833 in New York.
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