The New Haven Independent reports that the owners of the New Haven Register plan to ask the city for a zoning variance in order to sell to a big-box store. Since downsizing its newsroom and outsourcing its printing operation, as part of a new “digital first” strategy to adapt to 21st century publishing, the paper [...]
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Connecticut has a new Wall Street Journal reporter covering the state. He’s Joseph De Avila, who previously covered economic development and real estate in New York City. Joseph replaces Shelly Banjo who will cover retail out of the Dallas bureau (where her family lives).
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Some other Hartford Courant reporters whom we’ve been told are taking the paper’s buyout option, in addition to columnist Susan Campbell, are music guy Eric Danton, Mark Spencer (who has written some great immigration stories), and sports reporter Shawn Courchesne who covers autoracing. What people in the newsroom are wondering is whether these departures and [...]
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The parent company of WTNH has bought 13 television stations owned by New Vision Television.
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Susan Campbell, a high-profile columnist at the Hartford Courant who has been reporting and writing for the paper since 1986, is apparently taking the buyout being offered by management. Assuming her buyout is accepted (we’re told announcements are coming this week) her absence will leave a big hole. She’s written a lot about poverty and [...]
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Perhaps it’s just our imagination, but broadcasters are sounding slightly disappointed when they read copy that says gas prices are going down. This is in contrast to the heartfelt concern expressed over “pain at the pump” and the excitement at announcing the service station where consumers can find the lowest prices in the area. Hopefully [...]
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