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11 stories credited to NJ.com

Latest story Apr 17, 2026 · on ChamberLight since Apr 2026

A story can appear as several articles (copies of the same piece), so counts of stories and of articles differ.

Scores for NJ.com

Credibility

High

11 stories · 95% range 81–87 · updated Sep 24, 2026

How this is measured

Political lean

Center49 of 100

11 stories · 95% range 46–52 · updated Sep 25, 2026

How this is measured

Originality

100%of 11 hosted stories are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article

11 stories · updated Sep 24, 2026

How this is measured

Writing quality 89 of 100: the average rating of 10 stories, each rated on its own (separate from credibility). How it is measured

Scores last checked Sep 25, 2026.

Stories ChamberLight collected, by month

Stories credited to NJ.com, by publication date. ChamberLight collects articles that mention the officials it tracks, so this shows its own coverage of this source, not how much the source publishes.

  • Stories from NJ.com
  • Shaded: ChamberLight collected no stories, or almost none, from any outlet (a gap in its collection, not in the outlet’s publishing)
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MonthStoriesAll outlets
April 2026113,898
May 20260none collected
June 20260none collected
July 20260none collected
August 202601 (collection gap)
September 202601,320

Top topics

Share of this source’s stories tagged with each topic. A story can carry several topics, so the shares do not add up to 100%.

  • Budget/Spending7

    64% of 11 stories · 31% across all outlets

  • Infrastructure7

    64% of 11 stories · 8% across all outlets

  • Ethics/Corruption5

    46% of 11 stories · 58% across all outlets

  • Voting Rights4

    36% of 11 stories · 19% across all outlets

  • Economy3

    27% of 11 stories · 26% across all outlets

  • Foreign Policy3

    27% of 11 stories · 29% across all outlets

  • Defense/Military1

    9% of 11 stories · 25% across all outlets

  • Environment/Climate1

    9% of 11 stories · 5% across all outlets

The thin mark on each bar is the topic’s share across all outlets.

Who they cover

Party of the officials these stories are mainly about, across all 5 officials named. A story counts once for each official it is mainly about, so the split is over 14 story–official pairs, from 11 stories.

  • Democrat71% · 10 pairs
  • Republican14% · 2 pairs
  • Party not recorded14% · 2 pairs

Article tone

ChamberLight’s article analysis assigns each story a tone toward the official it covers. It describes the coverage of that official, not NJ.com’s stance, and reader votes do not change it. 11 stories.

Good Look
3 (27%)
Mixed
5 (45%)
Informational
3 (27%)
Bad Look
0 (0%)

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Articles served from nj.com

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Sherrill’s old seat in Congress stays blue as progressive organizer Mejia wins

When Mikie Sherrill left her seat in the U.S. House last fall to become New Jersey’s governor, Democrats braced for a test.

Apr 17, 202614 votes

N.J. special election: Live results of congressional race for Gov. Sherrill’s old House seat

Polls are set to close at 8 p.m. Thursday in a special election in New Jersey that will decide who temporarily fills the vacant congressional seat that had been held by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Apr 17, 20268 votes

GOP Speaker says Pope Leo brought Trump’s anger on himself

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of Pope Leo XIV amid the two leaders’ dispute over the U.S. war against Iran.

Apr 16, 202612 votes

GOP Speaker says Pope Leo brought Trump’s anger on himself

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of Pope Leo XIV amid the two leaders’ dispute over the U.S. war against Iran.

Apr 16, 202620 votes

FIFA fires back at Sherrill over World Cup NJ Transit cost

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants FIFA to pay for the trains that will shuttle soccer fans to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup, but the soccer organization is fighting back against her demand.

Apr 16, 202612 votes

NJ Transit’s $48 million World Cup bill should be paid by FIFA, Sherrill says

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants FIFA to pay the $48 million it will cost NJ Transit to move 40,000 fans to eight World Cup games at MetLife Stadium this summer.

Apr 16, 202618 votes

Are your neighbors Democrats or Republicans? See town-by-town numbers in a key N.J. district

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill was elected as the 57th governor of New Jersey she had to give up her U.S. congressional seat in one of the state’s most “purple” districts.

Apr 15, 20268 votes

Are your neighbors Democrats or Republicans? See town-by-town numbers in a key N.J. district

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill was elected as the 57th governor of New Jersey she had to give up her U.S. congressional seat in one of the state’s most “purple” districts.

Apr 15, 20268 votes

Are your neighbors Democrats or Republicans? See town-by-town numbers in a key N.J. district

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill was elected as the 57th governor of New Jersey she had to give up her U.S. congressional seat in one of the state’s most “purple” districts.

Apr 15, 202614 votes

NJ Transit riders should get a discount when World Cup games disrupt their commute, Sherrill urges

Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she wants NJ Transit to offer discounts and find extra space for regular commuters when World Cup matches disrupt public transit access at Penn Station during eight games in June and July.

Apr 14, 202618 votes

NJ Transit shows off its new, modern passenger cars. Here’s when you will be able to ride in one.

The first of a fleet of new electric-powered Multilevel III rail cars were unveiled Monday, more than seven years after they were ordered in 2018, and Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she wants them put in service this year.

Apr 14, 202615 votes

NJ.com to host N.J. Gov. Sherrill at historic fireside chat about first 100 days

Gov. Mikie Sherrill will mark her first 100 days in office in a live-streamed conversation with NJ.com Politics reporter Brent Johnson at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on April 29.

Apr 13, 202614 votes

He says she’s antisemitic. She says he’s a Trump rubber stamp. One will succeed Sherrill in Congress.

When Mikie Sherrill resigned from Congress to become New Jersey’s governor, she left behind a seat the Democratic Party can ill afford to lose.

Apr 12, 20267 votes

More nuclear power plants could be coming to N.J. under this huge rule change

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Wednesday lifting New Jersey’s longstanding restrictions on nuclear power, a move her administration says could help address soaring electricity costs.

Apr 9, 202613 votes