Monthly Archives: October 2009

Correct Pro-NUN-see-AY-shun Supplied

Why do I (eye) get the feeling that AP’s (AY-peez) broadcast wire — as opposed to print wire — is being put up on Courant.com? HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz (BYE’-suh-witts) says about 2 million state residents are registered to vote in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

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Now That’s A Contract

The Laurel has an interesting snippet to the effect that Fox 61 reporter Laurie Perez has a contract that guarantees her the lead story on any day she works. That’s an interesting arrangement, and one I never heard of before. Can you imagine 1) if Courant reporters had contracts, and 2) if they guaranteed them [...]

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Online News Project Moving Forward

The Connecticut News Project  being planned and staffed by a handful of former Courant heavyweights is on track for its debut at the beginning of next year. Michael Regan, former assistant managing editor, reports that the fledgling online news service will soon be finalizing a name for its website and a logo in time for a January launch. [...]

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Creating More Refugees

A few more Courant jobs have migrated to Chicago. This time it’s the folks who were inputting death notice information as it arrived from funeral homes. Several employees were laid off, I hear. And I guess that’s part of the problem when your company is owned by a bigger company in another state. It gets to [...]

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