According to the Hartford Courant, seven Connecticut state legislators from Bristol and New Britain requested a meeting with Economic Development Commissioner Joan McDonald in an attempt to save their towns’ newspapers. The owner, Journal Register company, warned earlier in November that without buyers, the newspapers would be closed after Christmas. “Christopher Cooper, a spokesman for [...]

Hope and change. Economy may be in a downturn but our Region 1 pep can use an upturn. So Mondays are the Happy Nugget day here at the blog. Each week, I’ll bring you a reason to to hold your head high and shout “I believe the media industry will survive and thrive!” Rupert Murdoch. [...]

I am speeding down the highway on a Bolt Bus heading for FotoWeek/DC in Washington. If anyone from New England is in town, be sure to stop by the FotoWeek opening of Women by Women: A Juried Exhibition and silent print auction on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 – 8:30. Sewall-Belmont House and Museum 144 [...]

The Journal-Inquirer in Manchester, CT laid off Adrian Keating, Associate Editor for Photography, and staff photographer Irena Pastorello. Both have won awards throughout their careers with the paper. Managing Editor Chris Powell talked to CTnewsjunkie saying that relative to the paper’s 39,000 circulation the staff is still large. He also warned that more layoffs may [...]

A terrible economy turns rivals into friends. As the media industry struggles to stay balanced, two papers in Texas struck up a joint distribution deal in order to cut costs in overlapping zones. The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram are sharing paper routes. Jim Moroney, publisher and chief executive of The [...]

Yesterday, I worked while wearing slippers because Monday is casual dress day at my house. You may not be so lucky. You probably have to wear shoes. Maybe all week. David Burnett feels your pain. He learned what not to wear after being barred from entering the Cabinet Room to cover President Bush in a [...]

Keep in mind the Portland Press Herald said the same thing and they are now in the process of negotiating a purchase with local Maine buyers. But it still can not be good news that the Journal Register is giving itself till January or they close 13 papers: Up to 13 Conn. papers may close [...]

Like everyone else in the world, I waited my turn yesterday to view newseum front pages. The one predominant visual theme was the waving right hand of Sen. Obama. Waving in new presidency? Waving in change? Waving in historic moment? Waving to the crowd? Whatever the symbolism, the majority of editors chose to wave. His [...]