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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/


*The Brattleboro Commons, a community-owned, non-profit
<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>  
weekly for Brattleboro, Vt.: <br>
**http://www.commonsnews.org/site/site05/index.php<br>
**http://www.commonsnews.org/site/site02/page.php?id=8


*The Sandisfield Times, a monthly non-profit paper in southern Berkshire County:<br>
====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).====
**http://www.sandisfieldtimes.org/


*Profile of the Atwater, Minn., Sunfish Gazette, a nonprofit weekly (folded after three years):  
<h3>JOIN US FOR A:</h3>
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/mgprofiles/index.php?action=profile&id=328
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the Greylock Region</i></h2>
**http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/business/atwater-newspaper-ceases-publication/article_52b0cd85-2027-53d1-85c7-09e7e5f5c650.html
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.===


*The Banyan Project, testing the operation of a co-operatively owned local news organization:<br>
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.</big>  
**http://banyanproject.coop/<br>
<big>Banyan Project founder Tom Stites, a Williams alum, will join us Feb. 5</big>


*Background on the Poynter Institute, a non-profit which owns Florida's largest daily, the St. Petersburg Times:<br>
<h2>QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:</H2>
**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>
*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?
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-dc-pros-and-cons-of-nonprofit-model


*The history of Citizen-Media Inc. and Frank Patterson:<br>
*If so, what options exist for forming one?
**http://www.williamstownbeat.org/cmi
**A non-profit organization
**Co-operative ownership (like a food co-op)?
**A locally owned for-profit initiative or partnership?
**Print, online, or both?


*WilliamstownBeat.org -- prototype for a community information news hub:<br>
*How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?
**http://www.williamstownbeat.org/


*LINKS TO VARIOUS Greylock News media stories:<br>
*Who would be target audiences?
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/media_analysiscriticism/


*The January, 2010 community meeting:<br>
**http://newshare.typepad.com/greylocknews/2010/02/invitation-meeting-tues-730-pm-selectmens-meeting-room-williamstown-town-hall.html<br>
**(includes link to stream or download audio)


*BULLET POINT LIST FROM 2010 MEETING: <br>
==LINKS==
**http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Newshare-williamstown<br>
*[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

Revision as of 04:59, 22 January 2014

Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014

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.

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).

JOIN US FOR A:

Dialogue on the Information Needs of the Greylock Region

Milne Public Library, Williamstown
Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.

A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

  • 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 The Berkshire Eagle or iBerkshires, meet that need?
  • If so, what options exist for forming one?
    • A non-profit organization
    • Co-operative ownership (like a food co-op)?
    • A locally owned for-profit initiative or partnership?
    • Print, online, or both?
  • How would such an enterprise be funded? Advertising? Subscriptions? Donations?
  • Who would be target audiences?


LINKS

  • [1] Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington
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