Publications

New Jersey’s journalism landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by technological change and evolving economic realities. A contemporary analysis reveals that while traditional print media faces significant challenges, the industry isn’t dying – it’s evolving. The recent decision by NJ Advance Media to end print operations of several newspapers symbolizes this shift, reflecting broader […]

OPRA, the state’s Open Public Records Act is showing its age. Now 22 years old, this important public policy suffers, in part, from age, neglect, unintended consequences, and unexpected use cases. Over the years, it has received insufficient legislative attention that left unaddressed, judicial decisions that modified and interpreted key elements.

The relatively recent introduction of publicly accessible artificial intelligence-driven chatbots (e.g., Bard, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude) have focused public attention on the broader individual and societal harms that can result from algorithms that are embedded in digital technology goods and services.

The NJ MOD IV Historical Database is an online, searchable database of New Jersey MOD IV parcel information data sets from 1989 to 2022. Providing land parcel and property ownership data, the MOD IV database consists of more than 93 million records spanning 33 years. After an extended beta test period, this database is now […]