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LOCAL MEDIA ACTIVITY

For this activity you will research who owns and edits your local newspaper.

*What can you conclude about the point of view of the newspaper by determining who owns and edits it?
* Does the owner also own any other newspapers, television stations or other media outlets?
* Does the owner live in Vermont?
* Does the editor live in Vermont?
* What does that tell you?

Some local newspapers include:

* Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT)
* Seven Days (Burlington, VT)
* Colchester Sun (Colchester, VT)
* The Guardian (Burlington, VT)
* Vermont Cynic (Burlington, VT)
* Essex Reporter (Essex Junction, VT)
* Out in the Mountains (Burlington, VT)