Three Decades of Editorials

If the front page of the newspaper is the first draft of history, then the editorial page is the second draft. Editorials provide a philosophical context that puts the public interest first with their sense of community and historical perspective. Since its founding in 1812, the New Haven Register has been passionate in its beliefs, often standing against prevailing political moods. The three decades of New Haven Register editorials from the 1980s through 2013 in this collection continues this tradition. The editorials take aim at the issues and personalities in the news: New Haven's economic development, The feud between the schools and City Hall that cracked open a racial divide, The fate of the long struggle to build a major New Haven shopping mall, Yale University's embrace of New Haven, The battle over a state income tax, Corrupt cops and politicians, Yale-Haven Hospital's growth as the region's dominant health care provider. Included is an appendix on the Register's editorial history from its founding as an anti-Federalist paper in 1812 to its ownership through most of the 20th century by the Jackson family.

Author: Charles P. Kochakian
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 03/12/2015
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781503247352

About the Author
Charles P. Kochakian was editorial page editor of the New Haven Register from December 1986 through January 2013. He is the only person to have held that post. An honors graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, he had worked previously as a reporter, editorial writer and news editor. His work has received first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter; and the New England Associated Press News Executives Association. A former associate fellow of Yale University's Branford College, he is a recipient of The Rev. Howard Nash Community Leadership Award of the Interracial Dialogue Project of Community Mediation, Inc. and Interfaith Cooperative Ministries, Inc. Kochakian is a member of the boards of Connecticut Humanities and the Connecticut Foundation for Better Health.

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