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=[http://willinet.org/content/dialogue-information-needs-north-berkshire-community LINK BROKEN -- WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING]=
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====<b>LOOKING FOR NOTES OF A 2006 MEETING OF GCMC -- go [http://74.200.89.183/wiki/index.php/Citizen_media1 HERE.]</b>====
====<b>LOOKING FOR NOTES OF A 2006 MEETING OF GCMC -- go [http://74.200.89.183/wiki/index.php/Citizen_media1 HERE.]</b>====
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=Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014=  
=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.====


<big>This is a temporary page to gather information about a planned Wed., Feb. 5, 2014 meeting at the Milne Public Library in Williamstown, Mass at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is public.</big>  
<h3>JOIN US FOR A <U>FREE, PUBLIC</U>:</h3>
 
====Are you disturbed that our North County region has abruptly lost its two news media in the past week, The Transcript and The Advocate?  If so, please come to a public forum to discuss what our Berkshire community might do about it.: Contacts: Tela Zasloff (jzasloff@adelphia.net) and Harry Montgomery (harry_montgomery@hotmail.com).====


<h3>JOIN US FOR A:</h3>
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the Greylock Region</i></h2>
===The Williams Inn, Williamstown (new location)<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.===
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 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>
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<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.</big>  
<h2>Who's participated?</h2>
*Find out who attended [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community-roster <b>HERE.</b>]
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<h2>QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:</H2>
<h2>SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER:</H2>


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


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


*Who would be target audiences?  
*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
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==LINKS==
==PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES==
*[http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community1 Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington]
[[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]]]
*HANDOUT: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-healthy.pdf What are the elements of a health information community?]
*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>
*HANDOUT: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-knight.pdf Recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
*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]

Latest revision as of 00:59, 17 November 2025

READ A BLOG STORY ABOUT THIS MEETING

LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THIS MEETING

LINK BROKEN -- WATCH VIDEO OF THE MEETING


LOOKING FOR NOTES OF A 2006 MEETING OF GCMC -- go HERE.

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.

JOIN US FOR A FREE, PUBLIC:

Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community

The Williams Inn, Williamstown (new location)
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 participated?

  • Find out who attended 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

DOWNLOAD PDF
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