CT Community News
@ctsjc.bsky.social
The work of Connecticut's best student journalists, all in one place. To see all of our work and to support us, visit our Substack, https://ctcommunitynews.substack.com
Karla's co-writer Anna Heqimi puts their story in the wider context of what she's been reporting on this year.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Karla's co-writer Anna Heqimi puts their story in the wider context of what she's been reporting on this year.
Karla Perez, a senior at @uconnjournalism.bsky.social, was part of a reporting team that got a scoop on a financial connection between CT's state pension fund and a company supporting ICE flights.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Karla Perez, a senior at @uconnjournalism.bsky.social, was part of a reporting team that got a scoop on a financial connection between CT's state pension fund and a company supporting ICE flights.
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!
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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!
Thrilled to see great reporting from CT student journalists once again getting a featured coverage slot on the National Community Newswire!
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thrilled to see great reporting from CT student journalists once again getting a featured coverage slot on the National Community Newswire!
@scsu.bsky.social student Brandon Cortés published the very first article ever on CT Community News, an in-depth data dive on the real impact of re-imposing bus fares in Connecticut after a pandemic hiatus.
October 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@scsu.bsky.social student Brandon Cortés published the very first article ever on CT Community News, an in-depth data dive on the real impact of re-imposing bus fares in Connecticut after a pandemic hiatus.
Students and faculty from across Connecticut are hard at work this year with the @soljourno.bsky.social's Student Media Challenge cohort, focusing on covering youth mental health.
We get the awesome opportunity to gather each month with other cohort members to learn about their inspiring work!
We get the awesome opportunity to gather each month with other cohort members to learn about their inspiring work!
October 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Students and faculty from across Connecticut are hard at work this year with the @soljourno.bsky.social's Student Media Challenge cohort, focusing on covering youth mental health.
We get the awesome opportunity to gather each month with other cohort members to learn about their inspiring work!
We get the awesome opportunity to gather each month with other cohort members to learn about their inspiring work!
CT Community News representing at the Center for Community News 2025 national conference in Vermont! So good to gather with news-academic partnerships from all over the country to brainstorm about student reporting and the future of news!
October 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
CT Community News representing at the Center for Community News 2025 national conference in Vermont! So good to gather with news-academic partnerships from all over the country to brainstorm about student reporting and the future of news!
Some words of wisdom from one of our published journalism students, Avery Martin, who's a senior at @scsu.bsky.social.
September 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Some words of wisdom from one of our published journalism students, Avery Martin, who's a senior at @scsu.bsky.social.
Our students are getting national exposure thanks to the National Community News Wire. Congrats to @scsu.bsky.social's Avery Martin whose piece on refugees in Connecticut is today's featured story.
September 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our students are getting national exposure thanks to the National Community News Wire. Congrats to @scsu.bsky.social's Avery Martin whose piece on refugees in Connecticut is today's featured story.
We're excited for this important work and grateful for @soljourno.bsky.social support!
August 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We're excited for this important work and grateful for @soljourno.bsky.social support!
Congrats to @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Karla Perez on her beautiful story about Sandy Hook survivor Lenie Urbina. Published through CT Community News, it's now been featured on the National Community News Wire.
August 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Congrats to @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Karla Perez on her beautiful story about Sandy Hook survivor Lenie Urbina. Published through CT Community News, it's now been featured on the National Community News Wire.
Happy Juneteenth! To mark the day, go visit the National Museum of African American History & Culture's digital resource page and explore the fantastic educational experiences available there for free. Then make a donation to support this national treasure!
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaa...
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaa...
June 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Happy Juneteenth! To mark the day, go visit the National Museum of African American History & Culture's digital resource page and explore the fantastic educational experiences available there for free. Then make a donation to support this national treasure!
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaa...
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaa...
Congrats to @uconnjournalism.bsky.social grads Maïna Durafour and Matt Corpuz who collected their first CT SPJ Excellence in Journalism award this week! They won in the pro contest for a piece they wrote with Kaily Martinez about small businesses and the minimum wage.
May 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congrats to @uconnjournalism.bsky.social grads Maïna Durafour and Matt Corpuz who collected their first CT SPJ Excellence in Journalism award this week! They won in the pro contest for a piece they wrote with Kaily Martinez about small businesses and the minimum wage.
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy! www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
May 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy! www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy! #TheGreatGive #journalism www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
May 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy! #TheGreatGive #journalism www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy!
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
May 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy!
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy!
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spend a minute with one of our journalism students, and then head over to our Great Give page to support these amazing young people! Thank you for caring about the future of journalism in our democracy!
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
www.thegreatgive.org/organization...
Fantastic news for our UConn Journalism alums, Maïna Durafour, Matt Corpuz and Kaily Martinez, whose piece about businesses and the minimum wage won a CTSPJ Excellence in Journalism award! Congrats!!
We're thrilled to have CT Community News recognized for the first time in this competition. 🎉 🏆
We're thrilled to have CT Community News recognized for the first time in this competition. 🎉 🏆
April 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fantastic news for our UConn Journalism alums, Maïna Durafour, Matt Corpuz and Kaily Martinez, whose piece about businesses and the minimum wage won a CTSPJ Excellence in Journalism award! Congrats!!
We're thrilled to have CT Community News recognized for the first time in this competition. 🎉 🏆
We're thrilled to have CT Community News recognized for the first time in this competition. 🎉 🏆
True journalism education includes real-world experience covering the local community and finding out how decisions are made. UConn Journalism's Katie Servas and JJ Ryu interview Mansfield Town Council member Carlita Cotton for their Newswriting class. Photo by fellow UConn student Mia Palazzo.
April 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
True journalism education includes real-world experience covering the local community and finding out how decisions are made. UConn Journalism's Katie Servas and JJ Ryu interview Mansfield Town Council member Carlita Cotton for their Newswriting class. Photo by fellow UConn student Mia Palazzo.
Journalism student Madison Musco from Central Connecticut State University on why local journalism is essential! Reporting from student journalists like Maddie is helping to fill the gap left by disinvestment in local media.
March 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Journalism student Madison Musco from Central Connecticut State University on why local journalism is essential! Reporting from student journalists like Maddie is helping to fill the gap left by disinvestment in local media.
Stephania Davis's students at CT Community College Manchester published a piece about a prison art show that got published as a section lead in the Hartford Courant.
March 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Stephania Davis's students at CT Community College Manchester published a piece about a prison art show that got published as a section lead in the Hartford Courant.
Brandon Cortés was one of the very first students to publish with CT Community News, and his article about the reimposition of bus fares after the pandemic garnered thousands of page views across three different professional sites.
March 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Brandon Cortés was one of the very first students to publish with CT Community News, and his article about the reimposition of bus fares after the pandemic garnered thousands of page views across three different professional sites.
Congrats to our faculty and students who gave an awesome panel discussion this week at College Media Association's ProCon25, explaining why we need to ditch competition for collaboration. Photo by Jay'Mi Vazquez of @scsu.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congrats to our faculty and students who gave an awesome panel discussion this week at College Media Association's ProCon25, explaining why we need to ditch competition for collaboration. Photo by Jay'Mi Vazquez of @scsu.bsky.social
This week! Faculty and students from the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative will be at CMA's ProCon in NYC to present a panel on Ditching Competition for Collaboration.
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week! Faculty and students from the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative will be at CMA's ProCon in NYC to present a panel on Ditching Competition for Collaboration.