AltWeeklies Wire
Will a Change in Law Put Connecticut’s Daily Newspapers Out of Business?new
The state’s newspapers has been causing a ruckus since Gov. Jodi Rell introduced a bill last month that would let towns post legal notices on their Web sites instead of having to pay newspapers, as they do now, to publish them.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-23-2010 |
Media
In a New Britain Newspaper Saga, the Future of Small-Town Papersnew
If you can read this, you can probably recite what's plaguing the newspaper industry: plummeting ad revenue, online competition and some really dumb choices. But most stories focus on the major players, even though there are more than 1,000 daily and 8,000 weekly newspapers in America.
New Haven Advocate |
Craig Fehrman |
01-05-2010 |
Media
The 'New Haven Advocate,' Outsourcednew
Wondering about the limits of outsourcing local news, particularly alternative journalism, the New Haven Advocate outsourced an entire issue of the paper to India.
New Haven Advocate |
New Haven Advocate |
06-02-2009 |
Media
Is the Ailing 'New Haven Register' Fit-to-Print for The New York Times Co.?new
The financial free-fall and dwindling readership of the Journal Register Co. and its flagship Register are old news, but that doesn't mean somebody doesn't think they can turn the business around. JRC honchos won't tell us a thing, but a source inside the Reg hints that no less a monolith than The New York Times Co. may be a suitor.
New Haven Advocate |
The New Haven Nose |
05-20-2008 |
Media
Smuggler's Woenew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
New Haven Advocate |
Paul Bass |
04-21-2008 |
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Why Luis Can Readnew
AltWeeklies Award - Education
New Haven Advocate |
Carole Bass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Hit & Runnew
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
New Haven Advocate |
Paul Bass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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News You Can Losenew
The New Haven Register lays off its Capitol reporter, sparking fears about the future of statehouse coverage.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
03-25-2008 |
Media
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Who Says There's No Money in Journalism?new
Profit-driven news executives cash in while editors and writers do more with less.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
12-04-2007 |
Media
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Big Media's Big Giftnew
How the FCC is helping media fat cats get more power over what you know.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
11-27-2007 |
Media
Lou Golden, the King of Weirdnew
The former Weekly World News editor talks about the birth -- and death -- of a supermarket tabloid.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
08-28-2007 |
Media
New Haven Register Editors Working Weekendsnew
Daily staffers are being forced to work weekends to cover for fired staffers.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-31-2007 |
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Ad Stickers Invade Daily Papers' Front Pagesnew
The Connecticut Post and the Hartford Courant are already running the ads -- and now the Advocate is considering it.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-24-2007 |
Media
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The New News: A Reporter Returns to Journalism -- On the Webnew
Stand-alone hyperlocal journalists on the web are invigorated and optimistic in contrast to their depressed counterparts in print media. A former alt-weekly reporter tells why he became part of the next revolution and started a non-profit to help other web journalists.
New Haven Advocate |
Paul Bass |
09-08-2005 |
Media
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