FOCUS
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Produced by Margaret Harrington and aimed at capturing people talking about their interests, issues and concerns.Programs in this Series
Host Margaret Harrington talks with Lauren Glenn Davitian, CEO of Center for Media and Democracy, Town Meeting tv, about changes at the station which impact the airing of community produced programs. While coronavirus has reduced the number of...
Following is a video of our Center for Media and Democracy program which aided in removing the Dorothy Canfield Fisher name from a prestigious Vermont children’s book award. The name has been changed to the Vermont Golden Dome Book Awards.
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Proposition 5 would be the first new right ever to be added to the Vermont Constitution. Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst with the Vermont Right to Life Committee, talks with host Margaret Harrington about what Proposition 5 says, what it means, and...
Guest: William L. McKone, President of Vermont Fenian Society
Vermont writer Liam McKone brings to life the story of Captain John Lonergan, Union soldier during the Civil War and recipient of the United States Medal of Honor for bravery at the...
Fomite Press publishing team Donna Bister and Marc Estrin talk about their roller coaster ride in publishing paperback books from their home in Burlington, Vermont. This launches the sixth year of FOCUS with host and video journalist Margaret...
Burlington, Vermont based poet Greg Delanty dedicates his latest book to all those who work to slow climate change. He reads several of his poems on the theme of extinction and humanity’s transformation of the ecological landscape.
Photojournalist Victor Saavedra talks with FOCUS host Margaret Harrington about why he decided to become a journalist in Brazil. They discuss the ever-changing world of journalism and the impact of the internet.
Ken Quinn, Northeast Regional Director of United States Term Limits, talks with FOCUS Host Margaret Harrington about the petition to Vermont lawmakers to limit terms for representatives and senators in the US Congress. Article V of the US...
Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst for the Vermont Right to Life Committee, discusses Planned Parenthood of New England’s celebration of Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s support for unrestricted abortion, his promotion of Proposal 5 (an...
Fomite Press publishers Donna Bister and Marc Estrin talk with host Margaret Harrington about their anti-capitalist or un-capitalist publishing house in Burlington, Vermont.
Lea Terhune, an artist and activist in Burlington, talks with host Margaret Harrington about how the Burlington City Council passed a resolution in 2018 concerning the Everyone Loves a Parade Mural in Leahy Way. No part of the resolution has been...
Vermont Representative Anne B. Donahue talks with host Margaret Harrington about the legislative process for H-57, which became the Vermont Reproductive Health Law, aka The Vermont Abortion Law. She gives insight into the difference between the...
Mary Hahn Beerworth, Executive Director of the Vermont Right to Life Committee, talks with FOCUS host Margaret Harrington about the interconnection of the 2019 Vermont Reproductive Health Law, aka the Abortion Law, to the Eugenics Survey and the...
Sharon Toborg, policy analyst for The Vermont Right to Life Committee, joins host Margaret Harrington to discuss the H-57 Vermont Abortion Bill. Science proves that human life begins at fertilization. The question is: When is that human life worthy...
FOCUS host Margaret Harrington interviews CCTV Executive Director Lauren-Glenn Davitian.
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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!