Draft:CT Insider

CT Insider
Type	Daily news, sports and entertainment website
Format	Digital
Owner(s)	Hearst Communications
Publisher	Mike DeLuca
Editor-in-chief	Wendy Metcalfe
Website	ctinsider.com

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Instructions · What links here · CT Insider (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 24 hours ago by Mtdesalvo (talk: D · +) · Last edited 24 hours ago by Mtdesalvo

Warning: The page CT Insider redirects to Hearst Communications. Please ensure it is not a copy or that this page is located to the correct title.

CT Insider is a news website launched in 2019 by the Hearst Corporation. The site covers news, sports, business, entertainment and other topics related to Connecticut.

The website, which has offices in Norwalk, Meriden, Bridgeport, Stamford, and Danbury, Connecticut, is part of Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s network of local news websites, newspapers and magazine ^[1]. CT Insider is the online home for many of Hearst Connecticut’s brands, including Connecticut Magazine, GametimeCT, the Journal Inquirer of Manchester, and the Record-Journal of Meriden.

History

CT Insider was started in 2019 as a subscriber gateway to Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s newspaper websites. In 2021, the site relaunched as a regional news site covering statewide topics and areas of Connecticut not traditionally covered by Hearst Connecticut’s newspapers ^[2]. Over time, some of Hearst Connecticut’s other brands and newspapers were migrated to CT Insider’s website, including Connecticut Magazine, GameTimeCT and the Shoreline Times. Today, the site covers a range of topics related to Connecticut, including breaking news, politics and elections, business, real estate, entertainment and sports, with a heavy focus on the UConn men's and women's basketball teams and high school sports.

Expansion

In June of 2023, Hearst acquired the Journal Inquirer of Manchester ^[3] and began publishing the newspaper’s digital content on CT Insider. In late 2023, Hearst finalized a deal to purchase the RJ Media Group ^[4], which includes the Record Journal of Meriden, and moved that newspaper’s online presence to CT Insider.

Awards

A 2023 investigative series that uncovered Freedom of Information violations in Connecticut’s largest city earned the 2024 Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award from the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government ^[5], as well as the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists' First Amendment Award ^[6]. The series also won the 2023 Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information’s Stephen A. Collins Memorial Freedom of Information Award ^[7].

A 2023 investigation that revealed Connecticut State Police troopers had fabricated traffic tickets received a 2024 National Headliner Award, with judges noting the “series exposes everyday corruption, and restores our faith.”^[8]

A 2022 investigation into accusations that Connecticut State Police had fabricated traffic tickets won the 2023 Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award ^[9], as well as the Connecticut SPJ’s Theodore Driscoll Award for Investigative Reporting. ^[10]

A 2022 investigation into the use of restraint and seclusion tactics in schools won the Connecticut SPJ’s Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award. ^[11]

References

^ "Connecticut Media Group - HEARST".
^ "Hearst Connecticut launches statewide platform aimed at new audiences". 30 June 2021.
^ "Hearst completes JI acquisition; offers jobs to half of newspaper's staff".
^ "Hearst CT Media finalizes deal to acquire RJ Media Group in Meriden". 2 January 2024.
^ "Connecticut Foundation for Open Government Announces Winners of Third Annual Pearlman Freedom of Information Award". 13 September 2024.
^ "Hearst CT Media wins over 100 SPJ awards, top freedom of information prize". 28 June 2024.
^ "Hearst reporters awarded for highlighting Bridgeport's non-compliance with state's public records law". 22 August 2023.
^ "2024 – Print / Photo | National Headliner Awards".
^ "CT Foundation for Open Government Honors Winners of Second Pearlman FOI Award". 22 November 2023.
^ "Excellence in Journalism Contest" (PDF). 2022.
^ "Excellence in Journalism Contest" (PDF). 2022.

[1] "Connecticut Media Group - HEARST".

[2] "Hearst Connecticut launches statewide platform aimed at new audiences". 30 June 2021.

[3] "Hearst completes JI acquisition; offers jobs to half of newspaper's staff".

[4] "Hearst CT Media finalizes deal to acquire RJ Media Group in Meriden". 2 January 2024.

[5] "Connecticut Foundation for Open Government Announces Winners of Third Annual Pearlman Freedom of Information Award". 13 September 2024.

[6] "Hearst CT Media wins over 100 SPJ awards, top freedom of information prize". 28 June 2024.

[7] "Hearst reporters awarded for highlighting Bridgeport's non-compliance with state's public records law". 22 August 2023.

[8] "2024 – Print / Photo | National Headliner Awards".

[9] "CT Foundation for Open Government Honors Winners of Second Pearlman FOI Award". 22 November 2023.

[10] "Excellence in Journalism Contest" (PDF). 2022.

[11] "Excellence in Journalism Contest" (PDF). 2022.

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