Asbury Park Press blog launches coffeehouse newsroom

Freehold InJersey, a community news blog run by the Asbury Park Press and Gannett, has launched a coffeeshop newsroom in conjunction with Zebu Forno Cafe in Freehold, New Jersey. The newsroom will serve as a place where journalists and the public can meet to talk about the latest news, story ideas, and important topics in the community. At a computer workstation surrounded by diners and patrons, the staff of Freehold InJersey will conduct interviews, work on stories, and produce multimedia content for this groundbreaking website. Passers-by can stop to ask the latest news, share a tip, or learn how to post their own stories to the open-source news site. ? Patrons can step into the newsroom and become reporters of their own community, using the provided desktop computer to post their own scoops. Users can check their emails, surf the web, and share news stories and photos to Freehold InJersey.