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Shan WangFebruary 14, 2017

No mugshot exploitation here: The New Haven Independent aims to respect the reputations of those arrested in the community it covers

The news site has an unusual policy on crime reporting: No names or mugshots of those arrested unless they’re public figures, the arrest is judged to be a public emergency, or its reporters are able to interview the accused directly.

Caroline O'DonovanFebruary 18, 2014

In Connecticut, the Independent Media Network tries to succeed where Patch couldn’t

With 80 members and growing, a news network in Connecticut tries to help local news scale.

Kristin BergmanJune 11, 2013

Privacy versus transparency: Connecticut bans access to many homicide records post-Newtown

A well-intentioned attempt to shield the families of shooting victims “may have grave consequences for the future of the state’s transparency.”