Daily Archives: September 9, 2009

All In The Family

I’m apparently not the only one who thinks The Courant’s hiring of Geno Auriemma’s daughter is another ethical lapse. Check out this AP story on the subject, which I suspect will not run locally. (If it did, the managers would have to make a statement, which they are often loathe to do.) I especially like the [...]

Walking The Walk With Helen And Susan

Hartford Courant columnists Helen Ubinas and Susan Campbell are doing more than writing about the city’s problems. They are literally going to put in time cleaning it up. They’ve organized a community clean-up day – they call it a Garbage Walk — for Hartford’s Garden Street and cordially invite all former and current Courant people to be there. The event is [...]

Auriemma’s Daughter And The Jenna Bush Parallel

Perhaps this should be filed under Never Underestimate The Courant’s Ability To Challenge Traditional Journalistic Ethics In Odd Ways: According to UConn women’s basketball columnist John Altavilla, The Courant has hired Geno Auriemma’s daughter Alysa to blog about her father and his team. “The Courant has retained her (fancy word for putting her on the payroll) to [...]

Twain House, Courtney, Finalist For Book Award

A press release from the Mark Twain House and Museum, via Marge Ruschau: A biography of Mark Twain’s close friend Joe Twichell, by former Hartford Courant copy editor Steve Courtney, now a publicist and guide at the Mark Twain House & Museum, has been named a finalist for the 2009 Connecticut Book Award.   The [...]

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