Saturday, January 1, 2011

Vermont Press Connections

A new blog, vermontpressconnections, will provide ongoing news about developments in Vermont media, including new publications, personnel hirings and departures, new formats, sale and acquisition of media properties. 

The blog also features a page dedicated to providing comprehensive media contact information.

The blog publisher is Guy Page, principal partner of Vermont Press Connections (VPC), consultants to people, organizations and businesses seeking to get the right message to the right people by effective use of the right Vermont media, from the local community newspapers to regional radio to statewide newspapers, radio and television.  On a contract  basis, we partner with selected clients to plan and implement custom media campaigns. Specific roles may include strategic media planner, campaign consultant, press agent, press spokesman, press release/letter/op-ed writer, editor, news clipper, and dedicated media developer.

Page is the former editor and publisher of the Colchester Chronicle. He has worked for daily and weekly newspapers including the Burlington Free Press, Caledonian-Record, St. Albans Messenger, News & Citizen, and Chittenden Observer. He founded the North Avenue News and the Winooski Eagle, as well as a newsclipping service, Vermont Newsclips. He co-founded two community newspaper advertising consortiums, Chittenden County Suburban Newspapers and Northern Vermont Newspapers. His not-for-profit affiliations include the Vermont Lung Association, Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare, two statewide political campaigns, Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont, and (currently) Vermont Energy Partnership.

For more information, contact Guy Page at vermontpressconnections@juno.com.

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