The cell phone, camera, or drone in your hand makes you our crew. #TeenTigerTV youth are the video producers and editors. The common idea in the #TeenTigerTV Contributed Media Project is we … Continue reading Let’s make a ‘community media’ videos together!
In Conversation: Beach and His Contemporaries
WPAA-TV is part of the America250 | CT Commission. “Moses Yale Beach Revealed” is our primary “Doing History” humanities project. This initiative has created several educational resources, including: The creative team is planning a … Continue reading In Conversation: Beach and His Contemporaries
More Than a Typo An Update on Heritage Marker Story
✒️ Heritage Marker Inaccuracy is More Than a Typo At 10 pm on November 11th, an email landed in our inbox: “The marker in the cemetery has been taken care … Continue reading More Than a Typo An Update on Heritage Marker Story
TeenTigerTV Nominated
Rika Welsh Community Impact Award About the award: It recognizes an individual or group—who has generated a project that speaks directly to a clearer understanding of the cause being championed. The … Continue reading TeenTigerTV Nominated
‘What If…’ Fictional Conversations Which Can Illuminate History For Today’s Community Engagement’
MOSES YALE BEACH IN CONVERSATION The founder of the Associated Press—a man who literally shaped how Americans received their news—wrestled with the same tensions between profit and principle that we … Continue reading ‘What If…’ Fictional Conversations Which Can Illuminate History For Today’s Community Engagement’
The Road Taken: Community Media ‘Story vs. News’
Since reorganizing after the end of WPL-TV in 1993, community media in Wallingford has been part of something larger than itself: the democracy movement that has embraced storytelling, conversation & … Continue reading The Road Taken: Community Media ‘Story vs. News’
The Constants: Tech, Community, Media
What community media is has evolved in Wallingford. 50 years ago it was a community bulletin board managed by the Wallingford Public Library. Ironically, the technology solutions to centralize data … Continue reading The Constants: Tech, Community, Media
All That Is Missing is U
Community Media Day Open House On Oct 18th, we are celebrating 50 years of #CommunityMedia in Wallingford with traditions, storytelling, and the intersection of art & technology. Free. Family-friendly. Come prepared with … Continue reading All That Is Missing is U
CT250: A Truth-Telling Initiative in Wallingford
History is not our past; it is our foundation. We are still moving toward the full promise of “all” people—from indigenous nations to those seeking and being granted citizenship today. … Continue reading CT250: A Truth-Telling Initiative in Wallingford
Religion Trumps Truth
The Federal Office of Personnel Management issues a memo (7.28.25) allowing federal employees to pray publicly at work, as well as to try to “persuade others of the correctness of … Continue reading Religion Trumps Truth