No, not that kind. The kind that’s even worse.
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Old and New Media
Posted on December 17, 2008 by dubymcd
Our media has evoloved from a slow progression toward the internet to a steady jog toward the internet… The AP is reporting that two of Detroit’s daily papers are cutting home delivery to three days per week. The Christian Science Monitor is now entirely web-based. Many major newspapers (such as the Courant) are encouraging readers [...]
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Newspaper Bailout?
Posted on December 15, 2008 by dubymcd
Connecticut’s media will be paying close attention to see what approach, if any, the Connecticut legislature takes on the impending closings of the New Britain Herald and Bristol Press. These papers are starting to attain national notoriety as the New York Times wrote a piece this weekend and George Will mentioned the situation during Sunday’s Meet the Press roundtable. [...]
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The Future of Media?
Posted on December 9, 2008 by dubymcd
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Stan Simpson Cut from WTIC
Posted on December 9, 2008 by dubymcd
Stan Simpson’s radio show on WTIC has been cancelled. WTIC remarks that they simply could not afford to keep Stan on the air. This is very unfortunate as it was an excellent show and we at The Laurel were ‘regulars’. Interesting that Stan notes in his blog that his ratings doubled this year and they [...]
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Conservative Comeback for Print
Posted on December 1, 2008 by dubymcd
One Connecticut commentator is not sad to see the recent downturn in Connecticut’s press rooms. D. Dowd Muska charges that cutbacks at newspapers can provide a great opportunity for Connecticut conservatives. Though his argument has a few holes (cutbacks at newspapers will lead to inferior local and feature reporting) it is certainly an interesting argument and [...]
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