Burlington Mayoral Matchup Live Forum at City Hall
February 07, 2012Wanda Hines, Miro Weinberger and Kurt Wright are invited to get specific about their plans to run Burlington. Channel 17's Jess Wilson moderates the media panel of Kristin Carlson, WCAX; Kirk Carapezza, VPR and Andy Bromage, Seven Days. Can't attend in person? Watch the live stream at 5 p.m on TV Channel 17 or watch and join the live online chat at channel17.org or sevendaysvt.com.
With SOPA/ PIPA Defeat, Now Watch for ACTA
February 04, 2012On the day of the SOPA/PIPA blackout, over 75,000 sites participated by blacking out their site (leaving many of us struggling to get information for an entire day!). But now attention turns to ACTA--initially began in 2007, was intended to curtail counterfeiting operations around the globe, from medicine to music to knock-off handbags and technologies, the agreement intended to tackle the wide ranging issue of copyright infringement as a whole...
JOB POSTING: Channel 17 Field Producer
January 26, 2012Are you interested in local government and public affairs? Do you have 2+ years of video production experience? Do you like to work with the public? Do you want to produce media that makes a difference?
Channel 17 is hiring part-time Field Producer(s) to cover Chittenden County municipal meetings and public events to air on its government access TV channels and website (www.Channel17.org). Meetings typically take place during evening hours with some weekend event coverage.
No Film Festival - Spoof a classic American film before the world ends!
January 24, 2012The next best digital film contest has arrived! The No Film Film Festival will give filmmakers one week to make a seven to fifteen minute spoof of a classic American film. Think it’s a wonderful life zombified.
How SOPA/PIPA Affects You
January 09, 2012The United States government has been facing an intense amount of pressure, mostly from the entertainment and computer software publishing companies for years to find some method of stopping the online piracy that is allowing people to own copies of their merchandise for free. This is of course understandable, nobody wants to see something they worked hard on to create something of quality be disrespected by people gaining access to it for free.
Legislative Coverage and Early Town Meeting
January 04, 2012Programming from Montpelier and in preparation for VT Town Meeting on March 6, 2012.
2012 New Years Greetings from CCTV Center for Media and Democracy
December 28, 2011Thank you for a productive and inspiring year of local TV, nonprofit video and social change across VT. Looking back, our staff reflects on what we were able to accomplish together, with our volunteer producers, municipal partners, nonprofit leaders and loyal viewers. Here are some highlights from Channel 17/Town Meeting TV, CCTV Productions & Common Good Vermont, the top programs watched online plus some early events to look for in 2012!
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Burlington Mayoral Matchup Live Forum at City Hall
Wanda Hines, Miro Weinberger and Kurt Wright are invited to get specific about their plans to run Burlington. Channel 17's Jess Wilson moderates the media panel of Kristin Carlson, WCAX; Kirk Carapezza, VPR and Andy Bromage, Seven Days. Can't attend in person? Watch the live stream at 5 p.m on TV Channel 17 or watch and join the live online chat at channel17.org or sevendaysvt.com.
More News from the Center for Media and Democracy
- Quick Video Links for This Week
- With SOPA/ PIPA Defeat, Now Watch for ACTA
- JOB POSTING: Channel 17 Field Producer
- Corporations, Legislators and Bookchin
- 2011 CCTV Annual Holiday Party and Awards Recipients
- Aging, Educating and Agriculture - This Week
- No Film Festival - Spoof a classic American film before the world ends!
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