Hartford Courant Editorial Sticks to “Don’t Confuse me with the Facts” Approach.
by jonpelto
No matter how much the downsizing and corporatization of the Hartford Courant undermines the image it once had, I will never stop believing that it the Courant is OUR newspaper and, as such, has earned the right to continue to be known as Connecticut’s “paper of record.”
That’s why I find it so painful, frustrating and sad when they write editorials that lack an underpinning of facts. I understand the desire to pander to the powers that be; sitting governors and corporate leaders, but when the Hartford Courant simply re-prints their propaganda without addressing the most basic truths it further undermines the paper’s credibility and reputation.
Yesterday, our Hartford Courant’s editorial demanded that above all else, the “Governor should insist on tying evaluations to consequences.” [http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-malloy-should-hold-the-line-on-school-reform-20120418,0,2203043.story]
The Courant writes that “Mr. Malloy first proposed to tie a new system for evaluating