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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 6h

Such a pleasure to get to write about some of the brilliant work my op ed students have produced over the last few years. I love this project! Grateful to @ctmirror.org for the opportunity to get them published. collegejournalism.org/2026/10/04/a...

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A ‘reason to be optimistic about the future of journalism’

Connecticut Mirror’s Student Voices program provides the training and platform for young opinion writers — 300-plus and counting

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JK ✨️ @jkmakes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hey #Nutmegsky- Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald will be discussing her new book, Abolitionists of the Northeast: Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement Nov 5, 5:30-7pm at Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron CT. free registration here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

After CPS closed schools, buildings sat empty — and gun violence rose nearby, a new study found. blockclubchi.co/4yFxOqW

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Thrilled to see this great work from @uconnjournalism.bsky.social 's Elijah Polance and Connor Sharp getting the exposure it deserves. Go check out their story in @ctmirror.org

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 15/06/2026

That 10% rise in gun violence was not found near open schools in similar neighborhoods or near closed CPS buildings that were repurposed after 2013 closings, researchers said.

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Shootings increased near Chicago’s closed schools that sat empty, study finds

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

It was wonderful to be with so many colleagues at the CT SPJ awards dinner last night, and especially to see such love and support for student journalism! 🎉 Congrats to all our winners!

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks to The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven for their support of our program and for producing this very cool video about what we do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBqV...

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Journalism Collaborative Fills Opportunity Gap and News Gap, Video by Donnell Durden

YouTube video by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

So honored to have been featured in the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven's annual report! CFGNH generously funded a stipend program for our New Haven area students last year 🙏

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

CPJ honors the legacy of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the 4th anniversary of her murder. “Shireen, for 25 years, she carried the voice of all Palestinians, and reported it to the world through a small tv screen,” Abu Akleh’s niece, Lina, told CPJ. cpj.org?p=587168

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Thrilled to be able to join @frankiegraziano.bsky.social on @ctpublic.bsky.social's The Wheelhouse this morning to talk about CT Community News and the CT Student Journalism Collaborative. It is Local Journalism Appreciation Day here in CT! youtu.be/bN510Ux8Xgg?...

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What’s left on the final day of the CT lawmaking session?

YouTube video by Connecticut Public

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I haven’t visited since the Peabody reopened - going to put that right very soon!

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A chance to hear more about an exciting journalism education project we've been working on this year!

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A little 🧵to make you hopeful about the state of journalism education.

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

If you'd like to make a practical donation that helps improve the news and information available in your community, consider supporting the emerging generation of young journalists. These are committed young people coming into a very challenging profession - their dedication deserves your support!

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

If the state of news and information in the US has you worried, make a donation to help support students who are learning to tell stories the right way - out and about in their communities! www.860gives.org/organization...

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Support Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative | 860Gives

I’m ready to support Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative on March 31, 2026 during 860Gives. Learn more about Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative and all the other organizations p...

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

2/ Next up, a reporter I’ve admired a long time who was also in New London today. Local news 🤝democracy bsky.app/profile/hjon...

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A chance to give back to our students! Our 860Gives profile is live - check it out and if you like our work, consider making a donation 🙏 www.860gives.org/organization...

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

As part of @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Balance of Power project, Anna Heqimi and Karla Perez talked to UConn students whose families are facing the threat of deportation. Some fantastic reporting here. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/uconn-stud...

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UConn students fear for immigrant families

By Anna Heqimi & Karla Perez | UConn Journalism

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Aerial footage of a funeral procession in Minab for the Iranian children and teachers killed in an airstrike.

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Erin Cunningham @erinmcunningham.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

@ctmirror.org publisher Bruce Putterman, Gene Perry of @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social and CT Community's News' Harriet Jones all testified in support of the bill this week.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Back to the CT Pizza Trail! Macy Peterson of CT State Tunxis is sampling a slice at Naples Pizza in Farmington.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 30/01/2026

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Remember that in addition to arresting reporters, the regime deported journalist Mario Guevara after detaining him while covering No Kings Day protests. “His imprisonment is among the longest for any reporter arrested in connection with their work as a journalist in United States history.”

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Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Back on the CT Pizza Trail! This week's video is by Melanie Vargas, a journalism student @scsu.bsky.social, featuring Bridgeport's own Fire Engine Pizza Co.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

CT Community News is following the CT Pizza Trail! We'll have weekly dispatches on where all the best slices are to be found. Our first video comes from Lily Dalton at @scsu.bsky.social, who visited Domenic's & Vinnie's in Middlebury.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.

JAMES MERRILL
CHRISTMAS TREE
From loes torn hamin Had been fed, looked after, kept still, Meant, I knew— of course I knew - That it would be only a matter of weeks,
That there was nothing more to do. Warmly they took me in, made much of me,
The point from the start was to keep my spirits up. I could assent to that. For honestly, It did help to be wound in jewels, to send Their colors flashing forth from vents in the deep
Fragrant sables that cloaked me head to foot. Over me then they wove a spell of shining —
Purple and silver chains, eavesdripping tinsel, Amulets, milagros: software of silver,
A heart, a little girl, a Model T Two staring eyes. Then angels, trumpets, BUD and BEA (The children's names) in clownlike capitals, Somewhere a music box whose tiny song
Played and replayed I ended before long By loving. And in shadow behind me, a primitive IV To keep the show going. Yes, yes, what lay ahead
Was clear: the stripping, the cold street, my chemicals
Plowed back into the Earth for lives to come — No doubt a blessing, a harvest, but one that doesn't bear,
Now or ever, dwelling upon. To have grown so thin.
Needles and bone. The little boy's hands meeting
About my spine. The mother's voice: Holding up wonderfully!
No dread. No bitterness. The end beginning. Today's
Dusk room aglow For the last time
With candlelight. Faces love-lit,
Gifts underfoot.
Still to be so poised, so
Receptive. Still to recall, to praise.

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It was wonderful to gather in person at @scsu.bsky.social this week to hear from our New Haven-area students about their experiences of being published through CT Community News. These are such inspiring young people! ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/celebratin...

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Celebrating our New Haven area students

Students, faculty, editors and community members gathered at Southern Connecticut State University Dec.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

So proud of all the great work our students have done in 2025!

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you're in the New Haven area this evening, our networking event is ON! We'll be at SCSU's Adanti Student Center at 5:30pm. Hear from our students about their experiences of being published, and find out more about how CT Community News supports them. And we'll feed you! Free and open to all!

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you want to make a donation today that supports the future of accurate reporting and integrity in local news, this is the one! These young people are learning how to do it the right way, and you can help them launch their careers. #GivingTuesday

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression

The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In the #NewHaven area and want to find out more about our program? We're teaming with @scsu.bsky.social to hold a networking event Dec 2nd, 5:30-7:30pm. Free and open to all!

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Thrilled to see great reporting from CT student journalists once again getting a featured coverage slot on the National Community Newswire!

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 05/11/2025

Roch the wind in the clear day’s dawin Blaws the cloods heelster-gowdie ow’r the bay, But there’s mair nor a roch wind blawin Through the great glen o’ the warld the day… —Hamish Henderson, “The Freedom Come-All-Ye” Published in The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse, @canongate.co.uk #poem #poetry

The Freedom Come-All-Ye
Hamish Henderson

Roch the wind in the clear day’s dawin
Blaws the cloods heelster-gowdie ow’r the bay,
But there’s mair nor a roch wind blawin
Through the great glen o’ the warld the day.
It’s a thocht that will gar oor rottans
– A’ they rogues that gang gallus, fresh and gay –
Tak the road, and seek ither loanins
For their ill ploys, tae sport and play

Nae mair will the bonnie callants
Mairch tae war when oor braggarts crousely craw,
Nor wee weans frae pit-heid and clachan
Mourn the ships sailin’ doon the Broomielaw.
Broken faimlies in lands we’ve herriet,
Will curse Scotland the Brave nae mair, nae mair;
Black and white, ane til ither mairriet,
Mak the vile barracks o’ their maisters bare.

So come all ye at hame wi’ Freedom,
Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom.
In your hoose a’ the bairns o’ Adam
Can find breid, barley-bree and painted room.
When MacLean meets wi’s freens in Springburn
A’ the roses and geans will turn tae bloom,
And a black boy frae yont Nyanga
Dings the fell gallows o’ the burghers doon.

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Impressive to see this work by student reporters get such wide coverage. 👏👏👏 You'll also be able to hear Karla and Anna talk about their work on this story on the CT Examiner Notebook podcast this Thursday icrvradio.com/show/ct-exam...

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CT Examiner Notebook | iCRVRadio

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

A scoop from two of our @uconnjournalism.bsky.social seniors: CT state pension fund is invested in a fund that part-owns Signature Aviation, a company doing support work for ICE deportation flights. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/connecticu...

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Connecticut Treasurer’s office schedules meeting to discuss portfolio firm’s connection with ICE flights

By Anna Heqimi and Karla Perez | University of Connecticut

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

First day of #earlyvoting in CT today. I'll be out of town on Nov 4, so I got my ballot in now. Early voting was a LONG time coming in this state - grateful we finally made it easier on everyone! 🙏 to all of the poll workers who make this happen. #vote

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Harriet Jones @hjonesmedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

You can support hardworking student journalists like Brandon Cortés by subscribing to CT Community News on Substack.

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