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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=  
[[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. For updates on this page go to: http://www.greylocknews.org </big>  
<h3>JOIN US FOR A <U>FREE, PUBLIC</U>:</h3>


====Are you disturbed that our Mount Greylock region has abruptly lost its two print 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).====
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the North Berkshire Community</i></h2>
 
<h3>JOIN US FOR A:</h3>
<h2><i>Dialogue on the Information Needs of the Greylock Region</i></h2>
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.===
===Milne Public Library, Williamstown<br>Wed., Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.===
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.</big>  
<big>A public, circle-round discussion, followed by light refreshments.</big>  
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<h2>Who's participating so far?</h2>


<h2>QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:</H2>
*Tela Zasloff, Williamstown, Mass.
 
*Harry Montgomery, Williamstown, Mass.
*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?
*David Scribner, Stockbridge, Mass. (The Berkshire Edge)
 
*Tom Stites, Newburyport, Mass. (The Banyan Project) 
*If so, what options exist for forming one?
*Jeff Potter, Brattleboro, Vt. (The Brattleboro Commons)  
**A non-profit organization
*Bill Densmore, Williamstown, Mass. (GreylockNews.com / Reynolds Journalism Institute)
**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?


<big>If you plan to attend, please email [mailto:wpdensmore@gmail.com wpdensmore@gmail.com] or use this wiki to add your name.</big>
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==LINKS==
=Go back to the [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community MAIN PAGE.]=
*[http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Community1 Readings, audio, articles and notes from 2006 and 2010 meetings in Williamstown and Bennington]
*HANDOUT: Are we living in an "information healthy" community? [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-healthy.pdf <b>TEN QUESTIONS TO ANSWER]</b>
*HANDOUT: [http://newshare.com/greylocknews/community-knight.pdf Recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy]

Revision as of 00:54, 23 January 2014

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

Greylock Citizen/Media Collaborative / 2014

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

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

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

Who's participating so far?

  • Tela Zasloff, Williamstown, Mass.
  • Harry Montgomery, Williamstown, Mass.
  • David Scribner, Stockbridge, Mass. (The Berkshire Edge)
  • Tom Stites, Newburyport, Mass. (The Banyan Project)
  • Jeff Potter, Brattleboro, Vt. (The Brattleboro Commons)
  • Bill Densmore, Williamstown, Mass. (GreylockNews.com / Reynolds Journalism Institute)

If you plan to attend, please email wpdensmore@gmail.com or use this wiki to add your name.

Go back to the MAIN PAGE.

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