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True Colors: Celebrating our Allies

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:04:22 -0500

Start: 03/16/2012 - 00:00

End: 03/17/2012 - 00:00

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Not a single struggle for human rights has been successful without the strong support and engagement of allies. Maybe you are a lesbian advocating for the rights of gender non-conforming children. Or a straight ally who believes that every kid has a right to a safe and equitable education. Perhaps you are a white anti-racist. Or a gay man who works for bisexual inclusion.

Northeast Media Literacy Conference

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:19:49 -0500

Start: 03/16/2012 - 00:00

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The expanding media literacy movement has helped children and youth become more media literate, with a major emphasis on skill in accessing, analyzing and evaluating the many complex messages presented through the mass media, particularly through television, advertising and the news in many forms and formats.

Journalism & The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messengers?

Jordan Berg — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:41:33 -0400

Start: 11/13/2009 - 09:00

End: 11/14/2009 - 16:30

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A search is underway for new ways to support the work of the Fourth Estate. Yale Law School’s Knight Law and Media Program and Information Society Project are inviting scholars, media leaders, journalists, faculty, students and interested citizens to share their insights and creative ideas during a two-day conference at the Law School, November 13-14, 2009.

Connecticut AG Wants FCC Investigation into Cablevision/MSNBC Deal

Stevie Converse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:05:05 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wants the FCC to look into an exclusive agreement between Cablevision and MSNBC, saying it disserves the public interest and may be illegal. Blumenthal said that exclusive carriage deals lead to monopoly of programming and "harm the public interest" by limiting programming options and "supress[ing] capital investment.'

Bridgeport Seeks $1 Billion for Infrastructure, Including Broadband

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:27:41 -0500

Full article: Bridgeport News
Brad Durrell
Bridgeport, Conn., officials are hoping President-Elect Barack Obama can spare a billion dollars. Included in the plan are millions for bridge repairs, flood control, green upgrades to sewers and buildings and a citywide broadband network.

'Savior' of Connecticut Papers Says Local Control Will Succeed

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:47:17 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
Michael E. Schroeder, the incoming owner of two Journal Register dailies in Connecticut that were facing closure, says he can make them succeed by being a local operator.

Death and Life in the Pressroom

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:50:12 -0500

Full article: Governing
Rob Gurwitt
If you want to know what the dying days of a journalistic era look like, mount the marble steps to the fourth floor of Connecticut's grand old state capitol, climb the narrow stairway to the pressroom, and you'll see. Mostly, it looks like a mess.

Journal Register Co. Editor 'Optimistic' About Potential Buyers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:22:25 -0500

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
The executive editor of two Journal Register Co. Connecticut dailies up for sale says he is optimistic that a buyer for the papers will be found following reports that at least six interested parties have come forward.

An Imperiled Newspaper’s Threads in a Small City's Fabric

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:08:38 -0500

Full article: New York Times
<em>The Bristol Press</em> has been covering Bristol since 1871, but may be shutting down soon. Last month, the newspaper's financially troubled owner announced that <em>The Bristol Press</em> and a sister newspaper would cease to publish if not sold by mid-January. But if this is the future, at least let us pause to appreciate what a small, imperfect daily newspaper means to this small, imperfect city.

11 Weekly Newspapers Could Be Closed in Connecticut

Stevie Converse — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:56:46 -0500

Full article: Hartford Courant
The Journal Register Co. has told employees at 11 weekly newspapers in Connecticut that those operations would be closed if a buyer isn't found by Jan. 12. Journal Register owns 22 daily newspapers and about 300 non-daily publications nationwide.