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CCV Student Interviews - Vermont Department for Children and Families 07/02/2019

Students from the Community College of Vermont discuss their research on the Vermont Department for Children and Families.

CCV Student Interviews - Affordable Housing 07/02/2019

Students from the Community College of Vermont discuss their research on affordable housing in Burlington.

FOCUS: CCTV Celebrates 35 Years of Free Speech and Public Access TV 05/16/2019

FOCUS host Margaret Harrington interviews CCTV Executive Director Lauren-Glenn Davitian.

Feminist Media Review: Compelled Speech, Controlled Speech 05/13/2019

Host Peggy Luhrs discusses spaces for women, transgender influence, and issues with compelled speech and controlled speech.

FOCUS: The Vermont Reproductive Health Bill Is Bad Legislation 04/25/2019

FOCUS host Margaret Harrington explains why H-57, the Vermont Abortion Bill, is divisive legislation, has not been given civil discourse in Vermont, and will have bad consequences.

Feminist Media Review: Memory and Forgetting 04/08/2019

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks about her experience of the banning of feminist speech.

Free Speech and Public Access TV 02/16/2019

This film brings together a number of video documentations by DeeDee Halleck, one of the founders of Paper Tiger TV, from the 70's through to the recently lost Supreme Court Case.

PTTV, founded on the ideal that freedom of speech through access to the means of communication is essential in a democratic society, regularly exposed the hidden agenda of the mainstream media and questioned the powerful grip of corporate influence on media content to become the first nationally disseminated public access television program. Dee Dee Halleck, one of the original founders of PTTV puts it this way, “It is one thing to critique the mass media and rail against their abuses. It is quite another to create viable alternatives.” PTTV has been recognized for critical analysis of information sources and for being on the cutting edge of video with screenings, exhibits and installations in museums and galleries around the world. In many cases, PTTV productions are invaluable video documentation of the ideas and insights of some of our nation’s most notable media critics and public intellectuals.

For more information: Jerome Lipani, Independent Artist <jeromelipani@gmail.com>.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 2: Political Bias 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Trevor Barlow about political bias.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 3: Vegetarianism and Veganism 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Sam Bliss and Marina Rubio-Herrenz about vegetarianism and veganism.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 1: Society and Technology 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Brian Hall and Ali Hadi, Associate Professors at Champlain College, questions centered around society and technology.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!