When “The Big One” Hits…

We at The Laurel aren’t big on assessing “who got the story on air” first;  it seems to us it’s more important to get it right.  But we were provided with this interesting assessment of how the story played out on the local network affiliates (WFSB, WVIT and WTNH) which we thought we’d share: WVIT [...]

46 Minutes

That’s how much time most of the news media were given to assemble for Governor Rell’s momentous Monday news conference announcing she won’t seek reelection.  Here’s the e-mail that was sent out at 4:14 pm Monday: From: Liegeot, Adam [mailto:Adam.Liegeot@po.state.ct.us] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 4:14 PM To: Undisclosed recipients Subject: Rell to Hold Media [...]

Local Boy Makes Good

First District Congressman John Larson (far right) pictured on the front page of the  Sunday New York Times.

George Gombossy Wins National Consumer Advocacy Award

The National Association of Consumer Advocates is an organization of attorneys who represent clients dealing with consumer fraud issues. George Gombossy, editor of CTWatchdog.com and a former Hartford Courant consumer columnist, has been awarded its 2009 Print Media award.

Tuesday Night at Yale

Soledad O’Brien CNN Anchor & Special Correspondent November 10/5:30 p.m. “Diversity in the Media: Behind the Scenes and In Our Lives” Yale Law School Levinson Auditorium 127 Wall St.  

CPTV and Diane Smith Media Present…

…”Living Modern in Connecticut”, Thursday 11/12 at 9 pm on CPTV. Diane hosts and her new company co-produced the program with CPTV. From the press release: From New Canaan to New Haven to Main Street in Suffield, Smith examines the increasing threat to modern buildings now considered ‘gems’ in the world of architecture, through interviews [...]

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