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29-804: Three dozen communities in New Haven and Litchfield counties receive the newspaper, among them being: Greater Waterbury , the Naugatuck Valley , and Litchfield County , and include Ansonia , Beacon Falls , Bethlehem , Bridgewater , Canaan , Cheshire , Colebrook , Cornwall , Falls Village , Goshen , Harwinton , Kent , Litchfield , Middlebury , Morris , Naugatuck , New Hartford , New Milford , North Canaan , Oxford , Plymouth , Prospect , Roxbury , Salisbury , Seymour , Sharon , Southbury , Terryville , Thomaston , Torrington , Warren , Washington , Waterbury , Watertown , Winchester , Winsted , Wolcott , and Woodbury . The Republican-American

58-416: A socially and fiscally conservative editorial stance. It advocates what it considers to be pro-business government policies, such as tax cuts and regulatory reform. The Republican-American claims that it is "quick to blow the whistle on what it views as wasteful use of tax dollars, as well as what it sees as unnecessary growth of local, state or federal government". The newspaper is a frequent critic of

87-693: A daily newspaper. The paper changed hands in 1901 when William Jamieson Pape and William M. Lathrop purchased it together. Pape became the sole owner of the Waterbury Republican in 1910, and in 1922 purchased the Waterbury American . Ownership of both papers has been retained in the Pape family until the present day, with the decision to merge them to form the Republican-American coming in 1990. The Republican-American describes itself as having

116-447: A formal governments and lack administrative power over member towns. In its place, Connecticut is divided up into 9 planning regions who are responsible for regional transportation and land-use planning. The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) is the metropolitan planning organization for the region and acts as a forum where chief elected officials can discuss issues of common concern and to develop programs to address them on

145-737: A population of 110,336, is the largest city in the region and fifth largest city in Connecticut. Naugatuck (31,862) and Cheshire (29,261), are the second and third largest municipalities in the region. Similar to state and national trends , the population of the Central Naugatuck Valley is becoming increasingly diverse. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial makeup of the region was 79.4% White (72.4% non-Hispanic White), 9.2% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 2.2% Asian , 6.1% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 14.8% of

174-510: A regional level, such as transportation infrastructure, housing, and regional sustainability. Editor %26 Publisher Editor & Publisher ( E&P ) is an American monthly trade news magazine covering the news media industry. Published since 1901, Editor & Publisher is the self-described "bible of the newspaper industry," with offices in Hendersonville, TN. Editor & Publisher (E&P) covers all aspects of

203-423: Is a direct descendant of two other newspapers which went through a series of ownership and content changes since the mid-1800s. The Waterbury American started in 1844 as a weekly paper published by Josiah Giles. Twenty-two years later, in 1866, it started publication as a daily newspaper. The Waterbury Republican started in 1881 as a weekly paper published by John Henry Morrow. By 1884, it had transitioned to

232-500: Is a region of Connecticut in New Haven and Litchfield counties located approximately 70 miles (110 km) northeast of New York City and 110 miles (180 km) southwest of Boston , United States. The region comprises 13 towns: Beacon Falls , Bethlehem , Cheshire , Middlebury , Naugatuck , Oxford , Prospect , Southbury , Thomaston , Waterbury , Watertown , Wolcott , and Woodbury . The Naugatuck River , which acts as

261-714: Is found primarily in Waterbury , and also extends into the neighboring towns of Cheshire , Middlebury , Naugatuck , Watertown , Wolcott . With the completion of the Hartford-New Britain Busway in 2014, a new express bus will run between Waterbury and Hartford . Peter Pan Bus Lines operates intercity buses out of Waterbury. The Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad contains stations at Waterbury , Naugatuck , and Beacon Falls . The Railroad Museum of New England runs seasonal excursion trains on

290-645: The Lower Naugatuck Valley , also known as "The Valley", and the Upper Naugatuck Valley , which is part of the larger Litchfield Hills region. In 2010, the total population of the Central Naugatuck Valley Region was 287,768, an increase of 15,174, or 5.6%, from 2000. The fastest growth occurred in the suburban towns of Oxford , Middlebury , and Beacon Falls , which each experienced a population growth of over 15%. Waterbury , with

319-517: The Naugatuck Railroad from Thomaston to Waterbury and Torrington . Waterbury-Oxford Airport , located in the town of Oxford, offers facilities for corporate, freight and recreational flights. As of 2010, the airport handled 137 aircraft operations per day. Like all Connecticut towns , the towns in the Central Naugatuck Valley have strong home rule tradition. Although Connecticut is divided up into eight counties, these counties do not have

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348-462: The Republican-American has accused former Senator Chris Dodd of being "chief apologist for the communist tyrants", Senate candidate Ned Lamont of being a Stalinist , and claimed " Marxists - Socialists " control the Democratic Party . The paper's editorial board attracted widescale attention and condemnation after publishing a piece titled "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?", following

377-464: The Republican-American typically endorses Republican candidates for office. The paper endorsed Bob Stefanowski in the 2022 and 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial elections . The Republican-American has often labeled Democratic officials and candidates as communists or socialists , and the paper's editorial board has been criticized by newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher for "McCarthyism" and "red-baiting". The editorial board of

406-454: The 1960s, as many manufacturers moved to the South and Midwest or abroad, where production was cheaper. Similar to national trends, the regional economy is becoming increasingly dominated by the service sector . Interstate 84 and Route 8 serve as the primary highways in the region. Interstate 84 links the region with Hartford , and Boston to the east and Danbury , and New York State to

435-574: The American Communist Party and other extreme left-wing organizations". The Republican-American faced nationwide scorn for August 2005 editorial, "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?", which called for the abandonment of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina . The New Orleans Times-Picayune responded to the Republican-American in an editorial titled "Yes, We're Worth It", labeling the paper "heartless" and asking "How dare they?". Greater Waterbury The Central Naugatuck Valley

464-577: The annual Editor & Publisher DataBook and this data is also available on the website. Editor & Publisher was acquired in 1999 by the Nielsen Company . Nielsen shut down E&P at the end of 2010, but the magazine was revived when the Duncan McIntosh Company purchased it from Nielsen and moved its offices to the Los Angeles area. In September 2019 Editor & Publisher

493-477: The demands of organized labor , especially public-employee unions, arguing they compel governments and businesses to spend beyond their means. The paper advocates for a more interventionist approach to foreign policy , asserting that "if the U.S. is not quick to forcefully denounce and, if necessary, take action against, aggressive and anti-democratic actions by anti-American regimes and groups, America’s enemies will be emboldened". Owing to its editorial stance,

522-618: The economy of the Central Naugatuck Valley was dominated by the manufacturing sector. Large corporations such as Chase Brass and Copper Company , the American Brass Company , the United States Rubber Company (later renamed Uniroyal), and Timex all have their roots in the Central Naugatuck Valley. Like other manufacturing centers in New England, the Central Naugatuck Valley has been plagued by deindustrialization since

551-489: The impact of Hurricane Katrina . The newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher heavily criticized the Republican-American in an August 2006 piece. The publication highlighted an editorial the Republican-American wrote on then-candidate for U.S. Senate Ned Lamont , which called Lamont and his family communists . Editor & Publisher rebuked the piece for being "rife with errors", including calling famous American financier J.P. Morgan "the sugar daddy for

580-608: The long-awaited King–Crane Commission Report (officially called the 1919 Inter-Allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey) in its December 2, 1922 edition. From 1990 to 2010, Editor and Publisher produced the Interactive Newspapers Conference (which changed its name to the Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show in the year 2000). MediaWeek joined as a co-sponsor in 2003. The annual conference

609-491: The news media industry. The magazine's original tagline was "The newsmagazine of the fourth estate." As of 2022, E&P's tagline is "The Authoritative Voice of #NewsMedia Since 1884". Today E&P still publishes a monthly print magazine that is mailed to over 5,000 news publishing executives and distributed at yearly news media events. E&P presents the annual EPpy Awards for excellence in digital publishing. Editor & Publisher evolved from several publications,

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638-455: The oldest of which — the weekly The Journalist , the first successful American trade newspaper covering journalism — had been founded in 1884. The Editor & Publisher: A Journal for Newspaper Makers itself was founded in 1901, and in 1907 it merged with The Journalist . E&P later acquired the trade journal Newspaperdom (established 1892), and in 1927 it merged with the trade paper The Fourth Estate . E&P published

667-410: The poorest municipality in the region, had a median household income of $ 40,254 and a median family income of $ 47,077. On the contrary, Cheshire was the wealthiest municipality in the region with a median household income of $ 107,936 and a median family income of $ 123,539. About 10.6% of the population was below the poverty line . The top 10 largest ancestry groups in the region are: Historically,

696-430: The region was 40.4 years old. 23.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.2% was 18 to 24 years old, 11.0% was 25 to 34 years old, 13.7% was 35 to 44 years old, 28.7% was 45 to 64 years old, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. Per capita income for the region was $ 30,779, which is below the state average of $ 36,755. Median household and median family income vary significantly from town to town. Waterbury ,

725-581: The region's namesake, flows through the center of the region from Thomaston to Beacon Falls. The river begins at the confluence of Jakes Brook, Hart Brook, and Hall Meadow Brook in the western part of Torrington and flows 40 miles (64 km) before entering the Housatonic River in Derby . The Central Naugatuck Valley is one of three regions that comprises the Naugatuck River Valley , the others being

754-538: The region's population. Racial and ethnic minorities represented 20.6% of the region's population, a 34% increase from 2000. A vast majority (77%) of the region's minority population lives in Waterbury. In 2010, there were 109,735 households in the region. 49.4% of households were made up of married couples living together, 26.4% were single-person households, 19.0% were headed by a single parent with no spouse present, and 5.2% were non-family households. The median age for

783-510: The west. Route 8 is the major north-south highway in the region and connects with Torrington , and the Litchfield Hills to the north, and to the Lower Naugatuck Valley and Bridgeport to the south. A small segment of Interstate 691 is located in the town of Cheshire, and connects Interstate 84 to Interstate 91 and Connecticut Route 15 . Local bus service is provided by CT Transit through Northeast Transportation Company . Service

812-617: Was held in various locations around the United States, frequently in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Since 1996, E&P has presented the EPPY Awards , an award for media-affiliated websites . The EPPYS were presented at the Interactive Media Conference until 2011 when they went fully online. For many years the company published the Editor & Publisher International Yearbook . It still publishes

841-633: Was purchased by Curated Experiences Group. In October 2020 Editor & Publisher partnered with The Poynter Institute and America's Newspapers to launch the Media Job Board , an industry wide news media employment platform. News publishers who post their openings on the Job Board have their ads automatically placed on many job matching platforms, the Websites of Poynter, Editor & Publisher Magazine and America's Newspapers with their latest ads featured on

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