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Local Journalism, Community Impact with CT Examiner

February 8 @ 5:00 pm

This event has been postponed due to snowy conditions and extreme temperatures. A new date will be announced soon. Have a safe weekend.

Since its founding in 2019, CT Examiner has won more than 90 regional, state and national awards. CT Examiner Editor Gregory Stroud and reporter Amy Wu talk about the ups and downs of the news business and what it means to work in an industry when 40% of newspapers have closed since 2000 and many more have downsized to shadows of their former selves.

Gregory Stroud — Prior to launching CT Examiner in 2019, Stroud earned a PhD in History and taught at Bennington College. He also wrote and directed plays for the stage and was Director of Special Projects for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.

Amy Wu — Amy Wu is an award-winning journalist and reports on Southeastern Connecticut for CT Examiner. Amy spent over two decades as a reporter at media outlets including the USA Today Network and also worked at Time magazine and The Deal.

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