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Revision as of 00:35, 23 January 2014
Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014
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
Milne Public Library, Williamstown
Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.
A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.
QUESTIONS TO 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, 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, harr_montgomery@hotmail.com
- Bill Densore, facilitator, wpdensmore@gmail.com
PRE-CONVENING RESOURCES
- READING: Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age." The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities, (2009) Report copies available for free at the Milne Public Library
- RECOMMENDATIONS: Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
- QUESTIONS: Are we living in an 'information healthy' community?
- LINKS: Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington
