November 14, 2011
Rapper Gives Back $$ In Protest
by Joseph Adinolfi | November 14, 2011 9:52am
Rapper Jasiri Smith opted not accept his $841.50 payment for his performance at the University of Connecticut because the student who organized the performance has been removed form his position as chairman of the Undergraduate Student Government Multiculturalism and Diversity subcommittee.
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Tags: uconn, USG, Jasiri Smith, rapper, student, University of Connecticut
November 10, 2011
Did UConn Student Organization Censor Its Guest Performer?
by Joseph Adinolfi | November 10, 2011 12:02pm
A YouTube video depicting a political hip hop artist calling out the University of Connecticut student government for trying to censor his performance last Friday has attracted considerable online attention.
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Tags: Jasiri X, uconn, performer, hip hop, rapper, student affairs
October 26, 2011
Courant Declines To Run Janitor Ad
by Hugh McQuaid | October 26, 2011 4:09pm
The Hartford Courant elected not to publish an advertisement from a local union this week after the state’s largest newspaper opted to not renew a longstanding cleaning contract with the union’s members, the group says.
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Tags: Hartford Courant, Tribune Co., SEIU 32BJ, union, Capitol Cleaning, Graziano, CT1 Media, Hugh McQuaid
October 25, 2011
Google Helps Small Business Get Online
by Keith Rugar | October 25, 2011 9:52pm
While lawmakers are at the Capitol Wednesday trying to pass legislation to spark economic growth, officials from Google and Intuit will be across town at the Connecticut Science Center helping small businesses design their own websites.
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Tags: Google, small business, Internet, website, Connecticut Science Center
NBC Sports Group Is Number 4
by Christine Stuart | October 25, 2011 11:03am
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that NBC Sports Group will receive a $20 million loan from the state to consolidate and move its northeast operations to the former Clairol factory in Stamford.
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Tags: NBC Sports, job, First Five, Malloy, Stamford
August 12, 2011
OP-ED | Could a ‘Secretive Hedge Fund’ Become the New Boss?
by Terry Cowgill | August 12, 2011 12:00pm
It’s been almost five months since my last column on the state of Connecticut’s news media. At that time, I pronounced the media landscape in my home state to be “mostly thriving.” Now I’m not sure how long I can cling to that notion in the face of a recent development that could result in consolidation on a grand scale.
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Tags: media, Tribune, journalism, Journal Register
July 19, 2011
Hartford Cop Drama Brings Together Career Criminals & Police
by Hugh McQuaid | July 19, 2011 4:00am
“The Second District,” a new Hartford-based cop drama co-created by a city police officer, is exactly the kind of project Connecticut’s film tax credit program was designed to attract, former Speaker of the House Jim Amann said at a Monday press conference at the state Capitol.
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Tags: The Second District, hartford, TV pilot, HBO, Showtime, Hugh McQuaid
July 8, 2011
Malloy On Rowland Phone Call
by CTNewsjunkie Staff | July 8, 2011 11:46am
After former Gov. John G. Rowland called Gov. Dannel P. Malloy a “pathological liar” in a conservative publication, he called Malloy Thursday to apologize.
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July 7, 2011
Malloy Adviser Calls Rowland A Hypocrite
by Christine Stuart | July 7, 2011 10:22am
When former Gov. John G. Rowland called Gov. Dannel P. Malloy a “pathological liar” in an interview with The American Spectator, Malloy’s senior communications adviser, wasn’t about to let it slide.
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July 1, 2011
Malloy Shruggs Off Christie, Admits To Sharp Elbows
by Christine Stuart | July 1, 2011 11:01am
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined the crew of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday, just four days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was on the show laughing at him for raising taxes and not getting the state employee concessions he needed to balance the budget.
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