http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/ It's Your Town. Read All About It. en marcia.chambers@yale.edu Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T12:42:26+00:00 http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/the_branford_eagle_soars_wins_12_spj_awards/ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/the_branford_eagle_soars_wins_12_spj_awards/#When:15:38:50Z The Branford Eagle won a dozen awards, including eight first place awards, Thursday night in the 2011 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) annual excellence awards contest. Veteran reporters Marcia Chambers, Sally E. Bahner and Diana Stricker walked away with first place-awards in a variety of categories. The awards were presented at the annual SPJ dinner at the Fantasia in North Haven. The Branford Eagle is part of the New Haven Independent’s not-for-profit Online Journalism Project.  The Eagle’s sister publication, the Valley Independent Sentinel, won three awards. Reporter Jodie Mozdzer won two first-place awards and one honorable mention.  Media/ Books 2011-05-27T15:38:50+00:00 http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/register_closes_weeklies/ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/register_closes_weeklies/#When:16:09:00Z Sixteen area newspapers have bitten the dust, and 21 reporters and editors are out of jobs. Media/ Books, Recession 2008-12-19T16:09:00+00:00 http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/shoreline_weeklies_move_to_the_big_city/ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/shoreline_weeklies_move_to_the_big_city/#When:13:20:00Z The Branford Review and seven other shoreline weeklies moved their offices this week to the New Haven headquarters of their parent company, owner of the New Haven Register. The news brought back a flood of memories for Rhoda Loeb, who remembers where the journey began. Media/ Books 2008-09-26T13:20:00+00:00 http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/duby-ous_news/ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/duby-ous_news/#When:16:21:00Z TV journalist turned hired-gun Duby McDowell “reports” about her client. Media/ Books 2008-01-18T16:21:00+00:00