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Making The Case For Local Newspapers
By NINA KECK & PATTI DANIELS • 22 HOURS AGO
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Rutland's daily newspaper was founded in 1794 and is one of the oldest continually published papers in the country.
Rutland's daily newspaper was founded in 1794 and is one of the oldest continually published papers in the country.
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The family that owns the Rutland Herald announced late last night that it's selling the Herald and the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus to a company based in Maine that owns several newspapers and news web sites there. The announcement followed speculation about the papers' future after reports of financial problems surfaced last week.
We talk with Rob Mitchell, editor in chief of the Rutland Herald, about what led to the sale. And we're joined by Herald editorial page editor David Moats and Saint Michael's College journalism professor David Mindich to discuss the challenges facing local newspapers across the country. Dropping ad revenues and changing readership habits are trends that concern people who argue that accurate local news is vital to democracy.
And, as we approach the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington, we look back at the battle's importance to the American Revolution. Phil Holland joins us to explain how American history could have unfolded differently, were not for a few keys moments in this battle.
Broadcast live on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
The RH will serve as a case study for a flawed business model. Once the RH elected to bias their reporting toward progressive ideals it alienated readership its advertisers most need to reach. Bottom line, Vermont liberals are typically under achievers with minimal purchasing power. Readership dropped and advertising dollars flowed elsewhere. So S.S., how did the fear mongering over VY benefit your career long term?
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ReplyDeleteWrites slanted and negatively about their Sister Town Springfield...
The RH
Has and continues to be one of the worst thorns in the side of our neighbors and townsfolk
Not so, 9:33! If your argument were true, the Rutland Herald would have folded 35 years ago, when it had already been referred to for a generation as the "Russian Herald." The Internet has killed a lot of newspapers, many of them very good. It's hard for them to compete with blogs for the ad revenues. The Herald needs a new revenue model.
ReplyDeleteI this dumbphone age who needs anything more than the Springfield Blog app.
ReplyDeleteIn this dumbphone age who needs anything more than the Springfield Blog app.
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