I don’t know how 2010 could possibly be worse than 2009 for The Hartford Courant, so in the spirit of moving forward optimistically, here are some of my wishes for the newspaper and its staff, and former members of its staff: 1. That everyone who got laid off finds a new and satisfying job somewhere, though [...]
The family of Courant Circulation Director and Vice President David Bennett will receive friends on Sunday, Jan. 3 at the Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave, Newington from 4-8 p.m. A celebration of Dave’s life will be held on Monday, Jan. 4 at Grace Episcopal Church, 124 Maple Hill Avenue, Newington at 10 a.m. [...]
Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent and its sibling Valley Independent Sentinel, is looking for an environmental/health writer to fill a one-year grant-paid position. “It’ll cover news stories about the environmental, public health and workplace health concerns raised by new nanotechnologies,” he said. The pay: $30K. For those who don’t know, the small Independent [...]
This article raises a fundamental question for Connecticut newspapers — including the Courant and its website — as we move into the era of social networking, mobile news and Twitter: What, if anything, do newsmakers need news-gathering organizations for? In this case, the UConn Athletic Department is wondering why it needs The Courant and the [...]
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