Blumer Says Not So Fast to Courant/Fox61 Merger

In a letter to Tribune owner Sam Zell, Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal questions whether the merging of operations between the Hartford Courant and Fox61 (WTIC/WTXX) violates the FCC waiver that Tribune was granted, allowing it to own a TV station and newspaper in the same market.

A Friend in the Ivory Tower

With all due respect to one of the finest universities on the planet,  contacting Yale’s public affairs office as a local Connecticut reporter can make one feel rather, well, small. Therefore it’s good to know that Bill Hathaway, formerly of the Hartford Courant, is working there. His title is “Associate Director for Science, Engineering and [...]

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