Category: Media
CtWatchdog’s Attorney Responds to Courant/Tribune’s Attempt To Have Wrongful Discharge Suit Dismissed
New Haven lawyer Joseph Garrison Monday filed his brief opposing a motion to strike by lawyers for The Courant and the Tribune Co., who have asked the Superior Court to dismiss my wrongful discharge suit.
I am making Garrison’s motion available for everyone to read, along with the Courant/Tribune’s motion.
The only thing I am going to [...]
Torrington Register Citizen Now Carrying CtWatchdog Column
We are thrilled that the Torrington Register Citizen today began carrying our Sunday CtWatchdog print column.
The Register Citizen is now the third daily newspaper – along with the Bristol Press and New Britain Herald to publish the column.
Next week several weekly newspapers in the Farmington Valley are scheduled to carry the column – Avon News, [...]
Hartford Courant Charges More For Public Notice Ads Than LA Times Does, Lawyer Says
Revelations about The Hartford Courant’s high rate structure for mandatory public advertisements continue, with an East Hartford lawyer claiming that he had to pay a higher fee for a Courant legal notice than for any other newspaper – including the Courant’s sister paper – The Los Angeles Times.
You can read attorney Ryan McKeen’s blog, which [...]
New iPhone (Free) App: Talking Pictures, Fotobabble
Add another great app to the iPhone lineup: Talking pictures.
Yep, Fotobabble allows you to add voice to photos in seconds with just a few clicks on your iPhone or on the Internet. Whether you want to add your voice to an existing photo on your computer, or on one you just snapped with your iPhone, Fotobabble [...]
Plagiarism Suit Against Hartford Courant Moved To Federal Court
CtNewsJunkie.com reports that Journal Inquirer of Manchester moved its plagiarism lawsuit against the Hartford Courant from state to federal court after The Courant sought to dismiss the suit in Superior Court on the grounds that it did not have jurisdiction on copyright issues.
The story by Christine Stuart said The Courant had no comment.
“The Journal Inquirer’s lawsuit [...]
Newspaper Bailouts: The Truth Comes Out, Ct Newspapers Need Paid Public Notices To Survive
Despite that fact that Connecticut newspapers in general are avoiding writing about what their publishers consider to be a huge issue for democracy, the truth is starting to come out.
CtMirror.org, a new online political site started by my friends who got the ax from The Courant, had in interesting interview this month with the executive [...]
Kerik’s 4-Year Prison Term From Connecticut’s Former Top U.S. Prosecutor Raises Questions
The four-year federal prison term imposed Feb. 18 on former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik illustrates the need for more accountability to the public by the officials who bring white-collar criminal cases.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Robinson, a former Connecticut U.S. attorney now presiding in White Plains, NY, ordered a prison term for Kerik that is much higher than the 27 to 33 months recommended under federal sentencing guidelines for the corruption charges and this type of defendant.
Public Notice Fight: Courant May Have Given Away The Hidden Agenda Today – It’s The Foreclosure Ads, Stupid
For several days I have been wondering about why the Hartford Courant and other daily newspapers are so worked up about the possibility of losing money from municipal public notices.
Neither the Connecticut Council Of Municipalities nor the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association claims to know how much money is involved – though the CDNA director told [...]
Totoya Recalls: From The Perch Of A PR Professional
Every business, organization and individual has a story to tell. Often the stories can be told a number of different ways. That has become obvious as Toyota Motor Sales USA and its Japanese parent struggle through the auto maker’s quality/safety crisis and related “public relations crisis” – one in which the company seems to tell a version of its story nearly every day while contradictory information keeps surfacing.
Would You Buy A Used Car From Christopher Miller?
One of the best parts of CtWatchdog is the ability to share the latest and not-so-greatest scams with you.
Kudos to Kristina Logan, not only for not falling for some nitwit’s scam attempt, but also sharing what she learned with the rest of us. On behalf of Watchdog Nation, thank you to Kristina, a 7th grade [...]
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