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The mission of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy:  
=Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014=
**http://www.knightcomm.org/about/background/
<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.====


*The Brattleboro Commons, a community-owned, non-profit
=<u>[http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2014/02/with-closure-of-transcript-advocate-residents-of-williamstown-call-feb-5-session-on-community-inform.html READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING]=
weekly for Brattleboro, Vt.: <br>
=[http://newshare.com/greylocknews/greylock-cmc-02-05-14.mp3 LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING]=
**http://www.commonsnews.org/site/site05/index.php<br>
=[http://willinet.org/content/dialogue-information-needs-north-berkshire-community WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING]=
**http://www.commonsnews.org/site/site02/page.php?id=8
<br><br></U>


*The Sandisfield Times, a monthly non-profit paper in southern Berkshire County:<br>
<h3>JOIN US FOR A <U>FREE, PUBLIC</U>:</h3>
**http://www.sandisfieldtimes.org/


*Profile of the Atwater, Minn., Sunfish Gazette, a nonprofit weekly (folded after three years):  
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/mgprofiles/index.php?action=profile&id=328
===Williams Inn, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.===
**http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/business/atwater-newspaper-ceases-publication/article_52b0cd85-2027-53d1-85c7-09e7e5f5c650.html
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments. (Discussions may continue after 8 p.m. at the Williams Inn tavern.)</big>
<br>


*The Banyan Project, testing the operation of a co-operatively owned local news organization:<br>
<h2>Who's participating?</h2>
**http://banyanproject.coop/<br>
*Find out who will be attending as the list grows: [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community-roster <b>HERE.</b>]
<big>Banyan Project founder Tom Stites, a Williams alum, will join us Feb. 5</big>
<br>
<h2>SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER:</H2>


*Background on the Poynter Institute, a non-profit which owns Florida's largest daily, the St. Petersburg Times:<br>
*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?
**http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/22997/the-history-and-importance-of-nonprofit-ownership/


*Notes from a 2008 Journalism That Matters conference in Washington, D.C., about non-profit ownership:<br>
*If we do need such a source, what options exist for forming one? Suggestions:
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-dc-pros-and-cons-of-nonprofit-model
**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?


*The history of Citizen-Media Inc. and Frank Patterson:<br>
*How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?
**http://www.williamstownbeat.org/cmi


*WilliamstownBeat.org -- prototype for a community information news hub:<br>
*Who would the target audiences be?
**http://www.williamstownbeat.org/


*LINKS TO VARIOUS Greylock News media stories:<br>
<h2>Contacts:</h2>
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/media_analysiscriticism/
*Tela Zasloff, jzasloff@adelphia.net
*Harry Montgomery, harry_montgomery@hotmail.com
*Bill Densmore, facilitator, wpdensmore@gmail.com
<br>


*The January, 2010 community meeting:<br>
==PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES==
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2010/02/invitation-meeting-tues-730-pm-selectmens-meeting-room-williamstown-town-hall.html<br>
[[Image:KnightReport cover2.jpg|100px|thumb|left|[http://www.knightcomm.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Informing_Communities_Sustaining_Democracy_in_the_Digital_Age.pdf DOWNLOAD PDF]]]
**(includes link to stream or download audio)
*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]
*BULLET POINT LIST FROM 2010 MEETING: <br>
*QUESTIONS: [Http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-healthy.pdf Are we living in an 'information healthy' community?] 
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Newshare-williamstown<br>
*LINKS: [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community1 Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington]
 
*December, 2006, community meeting:
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Citizen_media
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Gcmc-agenda
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2006/12/greylockcitizen.html
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2006/08/citizen_media_c.html
 
*WHO ATTENDED THE DEC. 2006 MEETING?<br>
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Gcmc-attendees
 
*LINK TO AUDIO OF DEC. 2006 DISCUSSION: <br>
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2006/12/greylockcitizen.html
 
*Link to 2010 Bennington meeting:<br>
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2010/01/bennington-forum-draws-more-than-20-people-for-public-comment-on-community-information-needs.html
*Audio of the  Bennington gathering: <br>
**http://newshare.typepad.com/mgpaudio/2010/01/audio-a-community-information-audit-in-bennington-vt.html
 
*The AGENDA from the Bennington gathering:<br>
**http://www.newshare.com/bennington/assessment-agenda.pdf<br>
(see particularly Page 2 and 3 -- could be used for 2014 session)
 
*The invitation to the Bennington event: <br>
**http://www.newshare.com/shires-invite.pdf<br>
 
*AUDIO: Of the Jan. 26, 2010 Bennington event at the library there:
**http://newshare.typepad.com/mgpaudio/2010/01/audio-a-community-information-audit-in-bennington-vt.html
 
 
===VAGUELY RELATED LINKS===
 
*http://www.newenglandnews.org/?q=Boston
*http://newshare.typepad.com/mediagiraffe/2006/02/audio_univ_of_m.html

Latest revision as of 20:17, 12 February 2014

Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014

URL for this page: http://www.greylocknews.org

VIEW FINAL EDITION

Are you disturbed that our North Berkshire region has abruptly lost its two print news media in mid-January, The Transcript and The Advocate? If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.

READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING

LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING

WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING

JOIN US FOR A FREE, PUBLIC:

Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community

Williams Inn, Williamstown
Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments. (Discussions may continue after 8 p.m. at the Williams Inn tavern.)

Who's participating?

  • Find out who will be attending as the list grows: HERE.


SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER:

  • Does our local Berkshires community need an independent, local news and opinion media source, whether print media, online, or both? Can The Berkshire Eagle or iBerkshires -- 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 iBerkshires or Hill Country Observer?
    • Print, online, or both?
  • How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?
  • Who would the target audiences be?

Contacts:

  • Tela Zasloff, jzasloff@adelphia.net
  • Harry Montgomery, harry_montgomery@hotmail.com
  • Bill Densmore, facilitator, wpdensmore@gmail.com


PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES

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