Valley independent sentinel
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The Valley Independent Sentinel is an online-only, non-profit news site covering Connecticut's lower Naugatuck Valley.
The site launched June 22, 2009. It covers the cities of Ansonia
, Derby
and Shelton
, along with the towns of Oxford and Seymour
.
The site is named in honor of The Evening Sentinel, a daily newspaper that was shut down in 1994.
It covers community news and events, with an emphasis on breaking news.
The Valley Independent Sentinel has a full-time staff of three professional journalists, who worked previously at The Hartford Courant, The Connecticut Post, The News-Times of Danbury and The Republican-American of Waterbury. The site has an office on Main Street in Ansonia, Connecticut.
It is funded through a $500,000 grant from The Knight Foundation.
The Online Journalism Project also publishes The New Haven Independent.
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The site launched June 22, 2009. It covers the cities of Ansonia
Ansonia, Connecticut
Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, on the Naugatuck River, immediately north of Derby and about northwest of New Haven. The population was 19,249 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is serviced by the Metro North railroad...
, Derby
Derby, Connecticut
Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391 at the 2000 census. With of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality.The city has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby – Shelton.-History:...
and Shelton
Shelton, Connecticut
Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639...
, along with the towns of Oxford and Seymour
Seymour, Connecticut
Seymour is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named for Governor Thomas H. Seymour. The population was 15,454 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
.
The site is named in honor of The Evening Sentinel, a daily newspaper that was shut down in 1994.
It covers community news and events, with an emphasis on breaking news.
The Valley Independent Sentinel has a full-time staff of three professional journalists, who worked previously at The Hartford Courant, The Connecticut Post, The News-Times of Danbury and The Republican-American of Waterbury. The site has an office on Main Street in Ansonia, Connecticut.
Funding
The Valley Independent Sentinel was created through a partnership between the Online Journalism Project, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Valley Community Foundation.It is funded through a $500,000 grant from The Knight Foundation.
The Online Journalism Project also publishes The New Haven Independent.
Awards
During its first six months in operation, The Valley Independent Sentinel won five awards for its reporting from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.External links
The site: http://www.valleyindy.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/ValleyIndependentSentinel
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ValleyIndy
Foursquare: http://foursquare.com/valleyindy