Monthly Archives: July 2009

Unidentified Policy

Hartford’s leading newspaper owes its readers an explanation of its news policy regarding the posting and removing of stories during breaking news events. Here’s the situation: Greg Marx, an editor with the Columbia Journalism Review, has been studying the Courant’s performance during the recent South Windsor hostage situation. He’s trying to assess whether the paper’s [...]

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Ouch. Ex-Courant Exec Nicked For DUI

Joe DeLuca, the Courant ‘s former production director, got himself in a little trouble with the law. Since he is now the Tampa publisher for the St. Pete Times, it made the news. DeLuca is contesting the charge. What is it with publishers and alcohol, anyway?

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He’s All Business

Sam Zell says he has no emotional attachments to his assets. That’s as it should be, of course. It would be nice, though, if he had a grain of interest in preserving the news industry’s role as a protector of democracy and good government.

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Local Media Boomlet

Colin McEnroe has a few thoughts about the recent ”boomlet” of area and local news sites springing up all over the place. Here ‘s the Laurel’s report.

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