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All the Vermont Media News You Can Use in 2026
The way people get and share news is changing. For the 2026 Media Issue, Seven Days looks at how Vermont journalism outlets are learning to survive.
VTDigger’s Contract Negotiations Highlight Fears About AI
A spat over the possible use of artificial intelligence has sown discord between workers and management in Vermont’s largest newsroom.
Press Forward Vermont Advances Effort to Strengthen Local News
A national philanthropic effort launched locally as Press Forward Vermont and led by the Vermont Community Foundation aims to strengthen newsroom sustainability.
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Vermont Public Navigates a Future Without Subsidies
The nonprofit is weathering the federal cuts to public broadcasting
From the Publisher: State of the Media
Publisher Paula Routly checks in on Vermont’s changing media landscape and the correlation between reliable local news and healthy civic engagement.
Vermont Media News: Developments You May Have Missed
Here’s local media news that may have escaped your attention — from a controversial citizen-journalist in Brattleboro to an all-star readership in Middlebury.
Compass Vermont Raises Questions About the Role of AI in Producing the News
Evidence shows that the online news outlet’s stories are produced, at least in part, with undisclosed artificial intelligence.
As Print Journalism Declined, These Vermont Journos Adapted
Print outlets have shed jobs nationally for decades. Veteran scribes Rob Gurwitt and Mike Donoghue carved new niches for themselves in Vermont anyway.
Town Meeting TV Gears Up for Its Election Results Show
The public access television station has become one of Vermont’s most reliable sources of campaign coverage.
Vermont Public Declines to Air Film About the State’s Abenakis
Vermont PBS aired the film years ago — before Vermont Public reported and published a series questioning the legitimacy of tribes that the state has officially…
Senator Who Resigned Over Racist Chats Lands Reporting Gig
A new byline appeared in the online publication Vermont Daily Chronicle: Sam Douglass, who stepped down from his Orleans County seat last fall.
→ Arts + Culture
This Year’s White River Indie Festival Is More Than a Film Fest
With new classes and live events, the expanded eight-day White River Junction arts fest has grown well beyond its film-focused roots.
→ Food + Drink
Food Photographer Clare Barboza Gets the Glamour Shot
The Brattleboro artist shoots for cookbooks, magazines and big brands. Through workshops and her Poppy Bee business, she also teaches the tricks of the trade.
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Soundbites: The Future of Music Journalism
As music journalism continues to both change and shrink, music editor Chris Farnsworth contemplates the future of Vermont music coverage.
On the Beat: New Releases From Vermont Musicians
From indie to rap to rock, local artists put out fresh tracks. Here’s the latest from Anteneh, Mavstar and Boxguts, Moira Smiley, and Emily Margaret Band.
Album Review: Astral Underground, ‘Star Struck Gutz’
The Enosburg Falls trio delivers a strikingly modern take on jazz, pushing the envelope and bottling lightning for the third time.
→ On Screen
George Clooney Ponders If Stardom Was Worth the Cost in the Overstuffed ‘Jay Kelly’
Noah Baumbach’s drama about Hollywood regrets has a large cast, glossy cinematography and a screenplay that spells out its themes.
At the Movies
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Vershire Couple Wins HGTV’s ‘Ugliest House in America’
Through a $150K renovation, the couple’s Orange County home, the “Mishmosh Hodgepodge,” transformed into a stylish mountaintop dream house.
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Explore Your 2026 Vermont Summer Camp Options
Browse 50+ Vermont camps and schools for kids and families on campfindervt.com
Kids VT Camp Guide • 2026
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