Ghost of Midnight

Local Vermont Media Polling Citizens’ Needs

I’m looking forward to participating in a local media conversation in Bennington this week…

Shires Media Partnership Inc., the non-profit owner of radio station WBTN is convening a regional meeting at the Bennington (Vt.) Free Library on Thurs. Jan. 28 to gather public comment and advice on how it can meet the information needs of Southwestern Vermont. The session is inspired by the work of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities…

Amy Garmer, who heads journalism initiatives for the Aspen Institute, will attend the Bennington meeting, along with Michael Wood-Lewis, of Burlington, Vt., who runs Front Porch Forum, local online news sites, and gave testimony at the commission’s first public hearing, June 24, 2008.

UPDATE: Event organizer Bill Densmore provided these follow-up links…

• Audio of the meeting
• Agenda and discussion document
• Discussion notes
• Article about the gathering