Monthly Archives: July 2011
Journal Register Company Sold to Hedge Fund
The Journal Register Company, whose CT publications include the New Haven Register, Torrington Register Citizen, Middletown Press and Connecticut Magazine, has been sold to...
Timing is Everything
The week that the state mastery test scores are released, the state's largest newspaper is without its K-12 education reporter. Grace Merritt was among...
Jacks of All Trades, Masters of None…?
Read more about an estimate that just 1 in 10 televison newsrooms assign reporters to beats.
A recent FCC report notes that one reason it...
Bob Steele Drive
MaryEllen Fillo reports in JAVA that there are plans underway to rename Grove Street in Hartford (between Prospect and Columbus Blvd) after WTIC-am broadcasting...
Dwindling Advocate Staff
We reported on the recent layoffs at the Hartford Courant, a Tribune paper, but there are also cuts at the Tribune-owned Advocate newspapers. From...
Now We've Seen Everything…
Despite the summer months being upon us, the state's television outlets are on their toes. When was the last time you saw each outlet...
Courant Eliminates Newsroom Jobs
The Hartford Courant's parent company, CT1 Media, has announced that it will be trimming newsroom jobs in order to 'streamline the paper's production'. Though...
Dr. Mel Back On The Air – Sort Of…
The New Haven Register reports that Dr. Mel Goldstein, absent from his usual forecasting perch at WTNH due to unusual pain, is at least...
Sunday Talk
Face the State WFSB 11 a.m
Host: Dennis House
Washington Update
Guest: Congressman John Larson (D) 1st District
Race for the 5th district
Guest: Mike Clark (R) for Congress
The...