So now the marketing department in Chicago is surveying readers’ preferences on stories that haven’t yet been published. Which would you rather read: A. A story about American Idol B. A story investigating the governor’s hiring of an illegal alien housekeeper C. A story about the upcoming sale of the Chicago Cubs to China Some folks [...]
Hey! Local news on TV! The Laurel reports on this new venture, which should bring a little hope to those of us who believe local news has always been the most important news in Connecticut. Here’s a sample. (Nice crisp video, by the way, but gotta work on the size of the embed!)
This from Theresa Barger: Join your former Courant colleagues at Luce’s in Middletown for drinks and possibly dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7. It’s a chance to see that leaving the Courant takes five to 10 years off your age. Please let other former colleagues know, as not everyone checks this website. [...]
This piece about the use of standardized news “modules” throughout Tribune’s so-called T6 papers is about as scary as it gets for any local copy editor who hopes to keep his or her job. The piece is scary on so many levels… that it seems to betray a disinterest in quality journalism, the value and [...]
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