Monthly Archives: December 2012

Global Media Set Up Shop in Newtown

CTNewsJunkie's Hugh McQuaid on the world reporting community's descent upon this small town.

Colli On-Air at NBC CT

  We see that George Colli, recently departed from FOX CT, is freelance reporting for NBC 30...

Newtown Bee Thrust Into the Spotlight

Poynter profiles the pain and challenges faced by the weekly Newtown Bee as it covers the massacre.

2013 Shaping Up to be a Great Year for Anthony DiLorenzo

  Suffield's own Anthony DiLorenzo is leaving Fox CT after two years as a reporter and morning fill-in anchor. It's for lots of good reasons...he's...

Open Forum on Newtown Coverage

,   Laurels to members of the Connecticut news media who have given their all since Friday morning. A couple mentions: Tom Dudchik's site CT Capitol Report...

School Shooting: Media Does Their Best and Worst

The Denver Post's TV critic reviews the news media's coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting. But this was a horrible day for everyone involved...

Is it Just Us….

....or does the cute red-headed girl holding the microphone on the box of "Samoa" Girl Scout cookies look like a young Elizabeth Esty (Congresswoman-elect...

They're Calling the Segment "Weatherman's Real Life Hangover"

Wednesday, December 12 on "Dr Phil" (9 am on WTNH) Dr. Phil goes behind the headlines of two popular weathermen who lost their jobs amid...

A Sad Day in Connecticut Sports and Broadcasting

We report with sorrow that legendary WTIC-am sports announcer Arnold Dean has died. According to a close associate, "His friends and colleagues are heartbroken."  ...

CT Post Trying to "Rid Itself of Older Reporters"?

Earlier this year we reported that Anne Amato, who has decades of experience covering the Naugatuck Valley, had filed a complaint alleging age discrimation...