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Community-roster

2026-05-26T01:49:00Z

Wpdensmore: /* READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING */

=Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014=
[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
<h4>Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, <i>The Transcript</i> and <i>The Advocate?</i> If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.</h4>

=<u>[https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/with-closure READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING]=

=[http://newshare.com/greylocknews/greylock-cmc-02-05-14.mp3 LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING]=
=[http://willinet.org/content/dialogue-information-needs-north-berkshire-community WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING]=
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===A <U>FREE, PUBLIC:===

<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
===The Williams Inn, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.===

<h2>Who participated?</h2>
<small>(alphabetical order)</small>

#Osmin Alvarez, Publisher Box Car Media Inc. North Adams
#Roger Bolton, Emeritus Economics Professor Williams College Williamstown
#Charles Bonenti, Reporter / Editor (retired) Berkshire Eagle Williamstown
#Steven Borns, documentary filmmaker/photographer, North Adams
#Stephanie Farrington-Borns, Free-lance writer/journalist, North Adams
#Alex Brooks, Editor/co-Owner The Eastwick Press Williamstown
#Jennifer Civello, Executive Director Williamstown Chamber of Commerce Williamstown
#Audrey Clarkson, Williamstown
#Sam Crane, professor, Williams College
#Janet Curran, Images Cinema Williamstown
#Lewis C. Cuyler, Managing Editor (Retired) North Adams Transcript Pittsfield
#Harriet Cuyler, Nurse Bekshire Medical Center Pittsfield
#Deb Dane, Executive Director WilliNet Public Access Williamstown
#Tammy Daniels, Editor/co-Owner iBerkshires North Adams
#Bill Densmore, Researcher Reynolds Journalism Institute Williamstown
#Dave Dewey, Development Williams College Williamstown
#Rick Driscoll, retired executive Sweetwood Continuing Care Williamstown
#Paul Dupuis, Clarksburg
#Van Ellet
#Alex Elvin, former reporter The Advocate Williamstown
#Joe Finnigan, Citizen Williamstown
#Brian Handspicker, Board member Citizen-Media Inc. North Adams
#Vivienne Jaffe, Williamstown
#Marc Jaffee, Citizen Williamstown
#Betsy Johnson, former co-publisher The Advocate Williamstown
#Jim Kolesar, VP for Public Affairs Williams College Williamstown
#Tom Leamon
#Nancy Meter???? (spelling uncertain)
#Harry Montgomery, Member Williamstown Rotary Williamstown
#Kevin Moran, Regional VP News Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield
#Elayne Murphy, Williamstown
#Margaret Oxtoby
#Wade Phenicie, General Manager WCFM-Williams College Williamstown
#Vicki Saltzman, illiamstown
#David Scribner, Owner / Writer The Bekshire Edge Stockbridge
#David Shufelt, former sales rep Hill Country Observer Williamstown
#Elizabeth Smith, retired farmer Caretaker CSA Farm Williamstown
#Sam Smith, retired farmer Caretaker CSA Farm Williamstown
#Lauren Stevens, Founder The Advocate Williamstown
#Tom Stites, Founder/Director The Banyan Project Newburyport MA
#Michael Sussman, retired physician Williamstown
#Sally Sussman, retired art teacher Williamstown
#Richard Taskin, Attorney North Adams
#Sandra Thomas, Executive Director Images Cinema Williamstown
#Jean Vankin, Williamstown
#Lani Wilmer
#Tela Zasloff, Member Williamstown Democratic Committtee Williamstown

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS NOT PRESENT

#John Bissell, Executive VP Greylock Federal Credit Union Pittsfield
#Veronica Bosley, Tourism / Community Events Director City of North Adams
#Liz Cosley, co-owner Overland Travel Williamstown
#Fred Daly, Editor/Co-Owner Hill Country Observer
#David Durfee, General Manager Wild Oats Market (co-operative) Williamstown
#Mary Ferger, Board vice chairman Wild Oats Market (co-operative) Williamstown
#Eileen Gloster, teacher / former Advocate reporter, North Adams
#Carrie Greene, Mt. Greylock Regional School District Board Williamstown
#Moira Jones former Advocate graphic artist Williamstown
#Dan Kennedy Professor, Northeastern University / author: "The Wired City: Reimagining Journalism and Civic Life in the Post-newspaper Age"
#Alison Kolesar, Board President Wild Oats Market (co-operative) Williamstown
#Steve Long, board member Shires Media Partners Williamstown
#Steve Peltier, former circulation manager The Advocate Williamstown
#Jeff Potter, Editor The Brattleboro Commons Brattleboro VT
#Seth Rogovoy, Editor BerkshireDaily.com Great Barrington
#Susan Schneski, Williamstown
#Ed Sedarbaum, Board Member Development North Adams
#Ken Swiatek, Former selectman Town of Williamstown Williamstown
#John Townes, contributing editor Berkshire Trade & Commerce Pittsfield
#Jim Wojtaszek, Greylock Federal Credit Union Pittsfield
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Citizen media

2026-05-26T01:37:34Z

Wpdensmore: /* PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES */

=<u>[https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/with-closure READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING]=

=[http://newshare.com/greylocknews/greylock-cmc-02-05-14.mp3 LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING]=
=[http://willinet.org/content/dialogue-information-needs-north-berkshire-community LINK BROKEN -- WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING]=
<br><br></U>

====<b>LOOKING FOR NOTES OF A 2006 MEETING OF GCMC -- go [http://74.200.89.183/wiki/index.php/Citizen_media1 HERE.]</b>====

=Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014=
<small>URL for this page: http://www.greylocknews.org</small>
[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
====Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, <i>The Transcript</i> and <i>The Advocate?</i> If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.====

<h3>JOIN US FOR A <U>FREE, PUBLIC</U>:</h3>

<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
===The Williams Inn, Williamstown (new location)<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.===
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments. (Discussions may continue after 8 p.m. at the Williams Inn tavern.)</big>
<br>

<h2>Who's participated?</h2>
*Find out who attended [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community-roster <b>HERE.</b>]
<br>

<h2>SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER:</H2>

*Does our local Berkshires community need an independent, local news and opinion media source, whether print media, online, or both? Can <i>The Berkshire Eagle</i> or <i>iBerkshires</i> -- or Facebook -- meet that need?

*If we do need such a source, what options exist for forming one? Suggestions:
**A non-profit organization
**Co-operative ownership (like a food co-op)?
**A locally owned for-profit initiative or partnership (like <i>iBerkshires</i> or <i>Hill Country Observer?</i>
**Print, online, or both?

*How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?

*Who would the target audiences be?

<h2>Contacts:</h2>
*Tela Zasloff, jzasloff@adelphia.net
*Harry Montgomery, harry_montgomery@hotmail.com
*Bill Densmore, facilitator, wpdensmore@gmail.com
<br>

==PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES==
[[Image:KnightReport cover2.jpg|100px|thumb|left|[https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/knight-report-2009.pdf DOWNLOAD PDF]]]
*READING: [https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/knight-report-2009.pdf Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age." The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities,] (2009) <SMALL>Report copies available for free at the Milne Public Library</small>
*RECOMMENDATIONS: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-knight.pdf Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy]
*QUESTIONS: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-healthy.pdf Are we living in an 'information healthy' community?]
*LINKS: [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community1 Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington]

Citizen media

2026-05-26T01:36:38Z

Wpdensmore: /* PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES */

=<u>[https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/with-closure READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING]=

=[http://newshare.com/greylocknews/greylock-cmc-02-05-14.mp3 LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING]=
=[http://willinet.org/content/dialogue-information-needs-north-berkshire-community LINK BROKEN -- WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING]=
<br><br></U>

====<b>LOOKING FOR NOTES OF A 2006 MEETING OF GCMC -- go [http://74.200.89.183/wiki/index.php/Citizen_media1 HERE.]</b>====

=Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014=
<small>URL for this page: http://www.greylocknews.org</small>
[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
====Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, <i>The Transcript</i> and <i>The Advocate?</i> If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.====

<h3>JOIN US FOR A <U>FREE, PUBLIC</U>:</h3>

<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
===The Williams Inn, Williamstown (new location)<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.===
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments. (Discussions may continue after 8 p.m. at the Williams Inn tavern.)</big>
<br>

<h2>Who's participated?</h2>
*Find out who attended [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community-roster <b>HERE.</b>]
<br>

<h2>SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER:</H2>

*Does our local Berkshires community need an independent, local news and opinion media source, whether print media, online, or both? Can <i>The Berkshire Eagle</i> or <i>iBerkshires</i> -- or Facebook -- meet that need?

*If we do need such a source, what options exist for forming one? Suggestions:
**A non-profit organization
**Co-operative ownership (like a food co-op)?
**A locally owned for-profit initiative or partnership (like <i>iBerkshires</i> or <i>Hill Country Observer?</i>
**Print, online, or both?

*How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?

*Who would the target audiences be?

<h2>Contacts:</h2>
*Tela Zasloff, jzasloff@adelphia.net
*Harry Montgomery, harry_montgomery@hotmail.com
*Bill Densmore, facilitator, wpdensmore@gmail.com
<br>

==PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES==
[[Image:KnightReport cover2.jpg|100px|thumb|left|[https://greylocknews.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/knight-report-2009.pdf DOWNLOAD PDF]]]
*READING: [http://www.knightcomm.org/read-the-report-and-comment/ Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age." The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities,] (2009) <SMALL>Report copies available for free at the Milne Public Library</small>
*RECOMMENDATIONS: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-knight.pdf Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy]
*QUESTIONS: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-healthy.pdf Are we living in an 'information healthy' community?]
*LINKS: [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community1 Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington]

Citizen Media REGISTRATION

2026-03-30T02:02:48Z

Wpdensmore:

[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
<h4>What's possible now for community information?</h4>

<h1><i>Finding Community: News, social media and the new town squares</i></h1>
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown, Mass., Wed., May 6, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.===

<h2>Who participated?</h2>
<small>(alphabetical order)</small>

#Bill Densmore, Researcher, Citizen Media Inc. convenor

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS NOT PRESENT

=Go back to the [https://greylocknews.wordpress.com?title=event MAIN PAGE.]=

Citizen Media REGISTRATION

2026-03-30T02:01:03Z

Wpdensmore:

[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
<h4>What's possible now for community information?</h4>

<h1><i>Finding Community: News, social media and the new town squares</i></h1>
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown, Mass., Wed., May 6, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.===

<h2>Who participated?</h2>
<small>(alphabetical order)</small>

#Bill Densmore, Researcher Citizen Media Inc. convenor

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS NOT PRESENT

=Go back to the [https://greylocknews.wordpress.com?title=event MAIN PAGE.]=

Citizen Media REGISTRATION

2026-03-30T02:00:24Z

Wpdensmore:

=Citizen Media Inc. / 2026=
[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
<h4>What's possible now for community information?</h4>

<h2><i>Finding Community: News, social media and the new town squares</i></h2>
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown, Mass., Wed., May 6, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.===

<h2>Who participated?</h2>
<small>(alphabetical order)</small>

#Bill Densmore, Researcher Citizen Media Inc. convenor

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS NOT PRESENT

=Go back to the [https://greylocknews.wordpress.com?title=event MAIN PAGE.]=

Citizen Media REGISTRATION

2026-03-30T01:58:19Z

Wpdensmore: Created page with "=Citizen Media Inc. / 2026= [http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION] <h4>Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, <i>The Transcript</i> and <i>The Advocate?</i> If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.</h4> =WHO'S COMING -- Wed., May 6, Milne Public Library=..."

=Citizen Media Inc. / 2026=
[[Image:Final-edition.jpg|450px|thumb|right|[http://www.berkshireeagle.com//northadamstranscriptfinaledition VIEW FINAL EDITION]]]
<h4>Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, <i>The Transcript</i> and <i>The Advocate?</i> If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.</h4>

=WHO'S COMING -- Wed., May 6, Milne Public Library=

===A <U>FREE, PUBLIC:===

<h2><i>Finding Community: News, social media and the new town squares</i></h2>
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown, Mass., Wed., May 6, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.===

<h2>Who participated?</h2>
<small>(alphabetical order)</small>

#Bill Densmore, Researcher Citizen Media Inc. convenor

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS NOT PRESENT

=Go back to the [https://greylocknews.wordpress.com?title=event MAIN PAGE.]=