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Local Media Show: ThoughtFaucet & BTV Digirati 09/06/2011

In the September edition of The Local Media Show, Digital
entrepreneur and online organizer Gahlord Dewald talks about his
organization ThoughtFaucet, the local peer-support group BTV Digariti,
and emerging trends in online activity and metrics.

Local Media Show: Big Heavy World 08/02/2011

Host Nick Carter hosts Jim Lockridge, Executive Director of local media outlets, Big Heavy World, The Radiator, and Vermont Music Library and Shop.

Local Media Show: Frederick Lane, Author, Cybertraps for the Young 07/05/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Frederick S. Lane, Author of 'Cyerbertraps for the Young'. This groundbreaking book looks at the issue of child safety online from a unique perspective -- the legal consequences that children can face as a result of the use and misuse of electronic devices. It is intended to educate parents, teachers, and school administrators about those risks, and to offer practical suggestions for minimizing the likelihood that children will stumble into one or more of the myriad pitfalls that lurk online.

Local Media Show: Supporting Miner's Rights in Columbia 06/07/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with John Reuwer who traveled with Christian Peacemaker Team to mining zone in Columbia's southern Bolivar province. John shares his efforts to support small-scale miners organizing to protect their rights in the race of Colombian military efforts to "secure" the zone for multinational investment. Christian Peacemaker Teams is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, and Quakers) with support and membership from a range of Catholic and Protestant denominations. CPT has had a continuing presence in Colombia since May 2001..

Local Media Show: Media Coverage of Nuclear Energy 05/03/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Fairewinds Associates Nuclear Engineer, Arnie Gundersen, on media coverage of nuclear energy.

Local Media Show: Public Access to Government Record - Allen Gilbert, ACLU-Vermont 04/05/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with ACLU-Vermont Executive Director Allen Gilbert on Legislative initiatives addressing 'Public Access to Goverment Records'.

Media Maven: Catch the Wave: The Latest in Nonprofit Technology 03/24/2011

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian, shares insights from the 2011 NTEN Conference in Washington, D.C..

Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your visibility and make a difference? Jump start your marketing and outreach work with this month's Media Maven.Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned. Join us for 90 minutes of stimulating talk and a good lunch (for only 5 bucks). Maybe you'll think-- "we should become members of CCTV!" (We'd love that!)

Local Media Show: Social Unrest in the Digital Age - Jasmine Revolution and Beyond 02/01/2011

Host Nick Carter and guest Eli Harrington explore the current political events in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond and how social media plays a role in movement for political change. Tunisian - American, Gouta Carter shares her impressions via phone, of the emergence of a new government in Tunisia and unrest spilling over to Egypt.

Media Maven: Refresh Your Communications Plan 01/27/2011

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Local Media Show: Winooski Refugee Film 01/04/2011

Host Nick Carter speaks with Laurie Stavrand, Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, Winooski City Manager Deac Deccareau, Htun Sein, staff interpreter for VRRP and filmmaker Philip Fass on a produced film about Winooski's refugee population.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.