CJ Fairfield is a 2016 Rowan grad and currently fulltime reporter for the Press of Atlantic City, where she covers everything under the sun. Local business, city government, human interest features, you name it. And in so doing she serves that critical function of communicating important stories to those most immediately impacted by them—namely, the people of Atlantic City and its surrounding towns. Most recently, CJ won a first place award in the 2020 New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for a three-part series she wrote about the late Brigantine mayor Andy Simpson, who met a tragic end this past summer when his kidney transplant was canceled in the early days of Covid.
But it’s not all heavy! CJ is very funny and self-deprecating, so when I’m not trying to get her to take herself too seriously she also shares some great anecdotes about her dog, her cheeky use of social media, what it was like watching the implosion of Trump Plaza, and a fascinating story about a time she attended a real human autopsy for one of professor Dianne Garyantes’ classes. You should also check out some of CJ's work here:
A Beloved Rescue Horse Becomes a Celebrity
The Fascinating History of Local Speakeasies
Covid Changed Everything But the Beach
Music — Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
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