CJR Assistant Editor Sara Morrison gives kudos to her hometown paper, the Hartford Courant, for its coverage of Newtown:
As bigger outlets from all over the world swarm Newtown to cover an unfathomable tragedy and as legacy outlets and prolific Tweeters alike spat out misinformation and rumors, the Hartford Courant had the best account I’ve seen so far. Its coverage continues to be excellent: patient, accurate, and compassionate.
Kudos well deserved, from the front pages on back. But I’ve felt they’ve stepped up their game for a few months now. I look forward to unfolding the paper over coffee again. Good for them, good for us.