Monthly Archives: July 2011

Journal Register Company Sold to Hedge Fund

The Journal Register  Company, whose CT publications include the New Haven Register, Torrington Register Citizen, Middletown Press and Connecticut Magazine,  has been sold to...

Timing is Everything

The week that the state mastery test scores are released, the state's largest newspaper is without its K-12 education reporter. Grace Merritt was among...

Jacks of All Trades, Masters of None…?

Read more about an estimate that just 1 in 10 televison newsrooms assign reporters to beats. A recent FCC report notes that one reason it...

Bob Steele Drive

MaryEllen Fillo reports in JAVA that there are plans underway to rename Grove Street in Hartford (between Prospect and Columbus Blvd) after WTIC-am broadcasting...

Dwindling Advocate Staff

We reported on the recent layoffs at the Hartford Courant, a Tribune paper, but there are also cuts at the Tribune-owned Advocate newspapers. From...

Now We've Seen Everything…

Despite the summer months being upon us, the state's television outlets are on their toes. When was the last time you saw each outlet...

Courant Eliminates Newsroom Jobs

The Hartford Courant's parent company, CT1 Media, has announced that it will be trimming newsroom jobs in order to 'streamline the paper's production'. Though...

Dr. Mel Back On The Air – Sort Of…

The New Haven Register reports that Dr. Mel Goldstein, absent from his usual forecasting perch at WTNH due to unusual pain, is at least...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House Washington Update Guest:   Congressman John Larson  (D) 1st District Race for the 5th district Guest:   Mike Clark (R) for Congress The...