Celebrating ten years of the New Jersey journal of communication: A special section

This special section marks the tenth anniversary of the New Jersey Journal of Communication (the NJJC). In that decade the journal went from little more than a glorified pamphlet to a respected, internationally distributed publication with an impressive list of contributors, editors, and subscribers. Along the way it also spawned a dynamic state association that earlier this year held its sixth well-attended conference. The NJJC has been a very successful endeavor. Celebrating a milestone like this is a nod of appreciation to the extended NJJC community, and a satisfying moment for those of us who have been with the journal since the early years. It particularly serves as applause for its longterm editor, Gary Radford. But I believe the real value is that the journal's success stands as an example that such a thing can be done. The truth, of course, is that many attempts at a serious journal do not fare as well. We have all seen good ideas sputter and fail under the weight of insidious