Monthly Archives: January 2009

Winner in the Category of “Most Exclamation Points in a Press Release”

WTNH is revamping the second hour of its 12:00PM news! They are sure to bring more exclamation points than is needed at this time...

Print Blogs

The Hartford Courant has been dissected by every angle since it redesigned its layout.  One aspect that is fascinating is how there are sections...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB  11 am Host: Dennis House “Remembering Mayor Mike Peters” • Former House Speaker Tom Ritter • Former WFSB Political Reporter Duby McDowell • Former Peters Chief of...

Changes at Fox61?

We're told that earlier this week Fox61 General Manager Rich Graziano said, "There are going to be a lot of unhappy people." Send us...

Hladky's Back

Actually, Greg Hladky never went away - he was just unceremoniously laid off by the New Haven Register last March after a couple decades...

Buyer Found!

It appears as though the New Britain Herald and Bristol Press have been saved.  An offer to buy the two papers has been accepted. ...

Must Read

A must read article from Governing magazine that highlights our very own Capitol press corps and whether newspapers can be replaced/supplemented by websites that...

Missing Mayor Mike

Please read the caption - it's classic Mike Peters. This photo was taken one day after he was elected Mayor of Hartford in November, 1993. ...

Media Darwinism

Much of what we will inevitably focus on here at The Laurel is the rise of the New Media in Connecticut.  That is, the...