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I don’t like the term “news desert.” That’s the go-to shorthand people in journalism use when they refer to places where local news outlets have closed, leaving an absence of
Some Vermont newspapers have been forced to make changes due to the pandemic and shifts in readership.
The Journal-Opinion, a weekly newspaper that covers about 15 Connecticut River towns from its base in Bradford, has been purchased by a longtime employee. Michelle...
Two more Vermont news organizations have ceased printing paper editions this month, citing the costs and rapidly changing habits of readers. The Waterbury Reader, a...
In Vermont, one hyperlocal newsroom aims to fill a void Record ceased publication at the end of March, Waterbury, Vermont, was on its way to becoming another news desert. At the time, Lisa Scagliotti—a longtime Waterbury resident who used to work as managing editor of two of the Record’s sister weeklies—was running a journalism internship program at the University of Vermont: training students, offering editing and feedback, and helping aspiring journalists place work in local publications. When covid-19 interrupted daily life, students’ schedules were upended, and Scagliotti’s lo...