The author, with his Democracy School certificate.
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 -
I didn’t sign up for Democracy School because I wanted to run for mayor. In fact, I don’t want to run for any elected office.
I’m a reporter for the New Haven Independent, and when I first learned about the city’s annual two-month crash course on the ins and outs of New Haven municipal government, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to become a better New Haven journalist.
My primary responsibility as a local reporter is to write with knowledge and clarity about day-to-day happenings in this city. But you can’t do that well without understanding the long-term factors that shape and influence any given night’s assignment.