Daily Archives: March 19, 2009

Flux But No Blogs

Things are still in flux, I hear, but the iTowns regional blogs are apparently among the casualties of the latest reallocation of the Courant’s remaining local news staff. As of Friday,  most of the iTowns blogs will be shut down and their writers assigned to other duties.
The Greater Hartford blog has already put readers on [...]

Geek Seminar Revisited

Nearly 30 ex-Courant employees  (and a few still working) showed up today for Jeanne Leblanc’s Geek 101 seminar — an overview of what every modern journalist needs to know in order to succed in the online media world.
With help from former copy editor Tom Twitchell and Polly Edwards, the computer wiz from the ad side of [...]

Water Cooler Report

It wasn’t literally around the water cooler, but an important byproduct of Jeanne Leblanc’s Geek Seminar Thursday was an update on the lives of many of the people who showed up … or ex-Courant people they know.
For instance:
Adele Angle has reportedly landed a job — at least a temporary one — at the Travelers as a [...]

New Members All The Time

The Membership and Email list continues to grow.
This week I’ve added contact info for Jack Ewing, Mary Jo Ross (We knew her as Kochakian), David Wakefield, Joe Hilliman and others.

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