Two Connecticut dailies facing closure have been rescued after a new buyer for the titles was found.
Michael Schroeder, owner of Central Connecticut Communications, will buy The Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain at a time when some media commentators are calling for US state aid to help ailing newspapers.
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Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development steps offers tax breaks and training funds to ailing newspaper publishers, setting a worrying precedent for the independence of the ‘free press’.
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Harwinton, in Connecticut, will no longer have a town website, as officials fear that they could face lawsuits if they don’t comply with a new state law which requires towns to post agendas and minutes for every board and commission.
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