Stephen Borg, president, North Jersey Media Group; publisher, The (Bergen) Record; says his central goal is for The Record to serve as “a consistent every day product” that informs the public in an “impartial manner” and “encourages participation in civic life.”

Stephen Borg, president, North Jersey Media Group; publisher, The (Bergen) Record; says his newspaper has reduced costs in recent years by consolidating from three operating locations to two. Looking forward, he is concerned that are “too many websites” driving down advertising rates for his newspapers to earn sufficient digital advertising income to support the size of newsroom staff they now employ.

Stephen Borg, president, North Jersey Media Group; publisher, The (Bergen) Record; says “the argument that journalists are not creating content that people want: That’s not true.” “The problem is: How do you monetize that product [web and print readership] with too many websites chasing too few ad dollars.”

Stephen Borg, president, North Jersey Media Group; publisher, The (Bergen) Record; says, there are enough avid newspaper readers to ensure the survival of print newspapers for at least 15 years. Summarizing the threats to circulation declines, Borg says, “Moving and death should be our biggest risks.”