Somerville Media Center Announces Community Summit on Local News Coverage
Erica Jones writes:
Over the last couple of decades, Somerville has started turning into what media researchers call a “news desert” — a municipality lacking enough news outlets to properly cover all relevant political, social, and cultural developments.
To improve Somerville news coverage, DigBoston newspaper in association with the Somerville Media Center, The Welcome Project, the New England Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Brickbottom Artists Association, Washington Street gallery and studios, and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism is organizing a Somerville Community Summit on Saturday, February 16 from 12 noon to 2pm at Somerville Media Center (90 Union Square).
The event is aimed at bringing area journalists together with Somerville residents to discuss issues and happenings that need coverage by local news media.
The convening media organizations will give a brief presentation to explain the background of the event, review some ground rules for a fruitful conversation, and then open up the floor.
Our hope is that the summit will result in a wave of news articles and videos about Somerville — and the formation of lasting relationships between journalists and residents.
Save the date, and spread the word!
RSVP TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Email Erica Jones at ejones@somervillemedia.org
Somerville civic, cultural, and media organizations that would like to co-sponsor the summit should email us atexeceditor@digboston.com to plug in.
All the best,
Erica Jones