CT SPJ 2024 Excellence in Journalism Contest winners Each year, the Connecticut chapter of SPJ recognizes the best in Connecticut professional journalism with its Excellence in Journalism Contest.  Business Reporting Division A – Large First Place CT’s minimum wage increase poses challenges for small business owners Maïna Durafour, Matt Corpuz and Kaily Martinez, CT Community […]

The Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has inducted two members of the University of Connecticut’s Journalism Department faculty into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame: Assistant Professor-in-Residence Kate Farrish and Instructor-in-Residence Steven Kalb. Farrish and Kalb were recognized during a May 21 event at Race Brook Country Club in Orange for their […]

Brad Tuttle, an assistant professor in the UConn Journalism Department, gave a fascinating presentation in Storrs about how he incorporated the use of Artificial Intelligence in his Journalism Ethics course this semester. Working in groups on reporting and writing a news story, his students used AI to brainstorm ideas, find sources to interview, write one […]