A new Muck Rack survey released this week revealed that more than half of U.S. journalists considered quitting their jobs this year because of exhaustion or burnout. What do the findings mean for the quality of our news coverage and the quality of journalism? We spoke with Ben Bogardus, associate professor and chair of journalism at the Quinnipiac University’s School of Communications.
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Connecticut has seen a record number of entries into homes by bears this year. State environmental officials say there have been 64 bear home entries so far in 2024. In addition, there have now been bear sightings in all 169 Connecticut cities and towns. State Senate Minority Leader Steve Harding talked about the possibility of bringing bear hunts to Connecticut.
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with disturbing numbers from a new poll measuring “climate anxiety” with young Americans (00:32). CBS News reporter Wendy Gillette explained the criminal indictments facing New York City Mayor Eric Adams (05:20), while “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi talked about the area lawyer appointed to be a receiver in the Success Village investigation (10:29)
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A newly-published report says there’s a likely link between COVID and diabetes. It suggests the virus is creating inflammation in the pancreas. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says this study comes as a growing number of parents question the impact of COVID on kids and aren’t getting them vaccinated. We asked Dr. Browne about the credibility of the study. We also looked at the recent announcement from The U.S. Postal Service, restarting its free at-home COVID-19 tests offer by the end of the month.
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Vaping has continued to be a real health concern for young people in America. Right now, national statistics show close to 6% of middle and high school students are using e-cigarettes regularly. While there are a lot of efforts to combat vape-use among pre-teens and teens, one company founded by young adults, has created vape-detection technology. We spoke with Garrison Pathemore, co-founder of Triton Sensors, to learn more now that six Connecticut school districts have adopted the technology this year.
For more information: https://tritonsensors.com/
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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with news of another major political figure failing to “turn down the political rhetoric” in this election season (00:38). Blogger and columnist Chris Powell dropped by to discuss whether or not any books are really “banned” in Connecticut or in the U.S. (06:18). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar joined us to chat about the continued power issues in the state and rumors that New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart might be eyeing the governor’s mansion in 2026 (14:10)
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Bridget Quinn stops in on The Lisa Wexler Show to introduce her new WICC show Newsline with Bridget Quinn M-F 12p – 2p.
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties from the historic August 18th flooding. The approval of the disaster request makes relief funding available to affected individuals to cover temporary housing and home repairs and provide homeowners low interest loans to cover uninsured property losses. We spoke with Oxford First Selectman George Temple about the turnaround help since the deadly flood rocked his town.
To support Oxford flood victims: https://www.oxford-ct.gov/home/bulletins/oxford-flood-victims-fund
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Only a few weeks into the new school year and health experts are sounding the alarm about sleep deprivation for students. According to the CDC, more than 57% of middle school students, 72% of high school students and 75% of college students are not getting enough sleep nationwide. Wellness coach, Amy Llinas, gave us advice on how to help our kids catch more z’s and the impact of naps during the day.
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