Daily Archives: May 28, 2009

Hartford Advocate… Made In India

A clever experiment in grabbing headlines by making headlines in India. But scary. New Mass Media press release follows: HARTFORD, CT, May 26, 2009— At first, it was just a joke.  In November of last year, John Adamian, Group Managing Editor of the Hartford Advocate, New Haven Advocate, & Fairfield County Weekly, read about a [...]

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Zell Responds (Part Two)

If you’re thinking Sam Zell’s response to Richard Blumenthal’s letter sounds a little familiar, you’re not the only one. Parts of Zell’s letter appear to be almost identical to a statement issued by the Tribune Company shortly after Blumenthal originally said the consolidation of The Courant, WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV appears to violate an FCC ban [...]

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Zell Responds

Tribune Chairman and CEO Sam Zell has responded to the April 8 letter from state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in which the attorney general raised concerns that the merger of The Courant, WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV violated the FCC ban on a company owning a television station and a newspaper in the same market. You can [...]

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More Editor Ability Acknowledged

John Ward has good news: (Seems we’re in a run of it.): I’m really, truly on the payroll this fall two days a week at Middlesex Community College, as a supplemental instructor (in-class assistant) in three developmental English classes, working with some really terrific people who campaigned tirelessly to get me the opportunity and from [...]

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