Category: Media
Craiglist Adult Section Should Be Shut Down, State Attys Gen Demand
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by 16 other state attorneys general, is calling on craigslist to immediately remove the Adult Services portion of the site due to continued rampant prostitution advertisements and mounting public outrage. The multi-state letter, to craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster and founder Craig Newmark, contends that craigslist cannot — or will [...]
Groupon – The Hottest Money Saving Site Is Now In Hartford, Ct
I just finished reading Forbes’ cover story about Groupon – the fastest growing company EVER when I got a Twitter message asking me to link up with the new Hartford Groupon folks. This is exciting for all of us and I hope the Groupon soon opens up operations in other major Connecticut cities. If you [...]
Courant Avoiding Producing Documents In Watchdog’s Wrongful Termination Suit
My attorney Joseph Garrison of New Haven has filed documents in Hartford Superior Court notifying Judge Marshall Berger that the Courant “has furnished almost no discovery” despite legal requirements that it do so. So far we have provided every available document in our possession to Courant lawyers in answer to their interrogatories and I have sat [...]
Norwalk Hour Becomes 12th Ct Newspaper To Publish CtWatchdog Newspaper Column
In the summer of 1965 I began my newspaper (other than delivering the Ames Daily Tribune and the Des Moines Register) career at the Norwalk Hour as a galley boy. My summer job was to take lead bars from the elevator and place them on hooks over the boiling lead pots in Linotype machines. This Sunday [...]
Blumenthal: Robin Hood Or Business Bully? You Decide
The Connecticut Post today wrote an outstanding piece on our Attorney General, raising the critical question of whether Richard Blumenthal has been good for the little guy during the 20 years he has been in office. Its about time we in the media took a serious look at what he has done. Too many journalists [...]
Arnie Kozak Joins CtWatchdog As Meditation And Stress Reduction Blogger
Arnie Kozak, Ph.D. a clinical psychologist, meditation instructor, and author, is joining CtWatchdog.com as a blogger. He has published Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness (Wisdom, 2009). He also the founder of the Exquisite Mind in Burlington, Vermont and writes a daily blog entitled Mindfulness Matters: Tools for Living Now! As an [...]
“Free” Quarters In Courant Ad Costs $102.88
I love these full-page ads in newspapers like The Courant this morning where companies – with the full permission of the media – attempt to mislead consumers.
Former Greenwich Time Hedge Fund Reporter Takes On Newspaper
Yesterday I thought I was finally going to get my day in court with alleged penny stock scam artist Michael Metter but instead find out Hearst Newspapers has succumbed to the Greenwich Radio station executive who’s facing serious criminal charges. You see in April, the Greenwich Time and I were sued in Connecticut small claims [...]
What’s Next After Kagan’s Confirmation?
Based on Elena Kagan’s writing and other actions, the new Supreme Court justice can be expected to shift power further toward an Executive Branch that’s vastly more powerful than the one the Framers created and that the country adjusted with post-Civil War amendments establishing additional civil rights that we need for a post-slave society.
Topix – Under Pressure – Agrees To Reform
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, joined by 31 other state attorneys general, today announced an agreement with Topix.com to improve consumer protections and eliminate a $19.99 fee to expedite review of abusive or inappropriate posts. All reports of abuse on Topix, an Internet message board host, will be reviewed free of charge, and the site [...]
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