UPD: $3,000 raised WPAA-TV Owns 28 So Orchard St — $38,000 in Building Debt remains The property title for 28 So Orchard St was released on March 7, 2019 to Wallingford … Continue reading #GiveGreat2019 Help | Thanks to 88 friends
Community TV Funding: at-risk
Regulatory changes that chip away at basic safeguards are part of the ethos. Community TV is not immune. However, with so many variations in service models both in Connecticut and … Continue reading Community TV Funding: at-risk
Be the Community Story
Stories Need to be Shared The life of an organization such as Wallingford Public Access Association (WPAA), intersects with and touches lives in unpredictable ways. Often, outcomes are not readily … Continue reading Be the Community Story
Better, But …
We can be better. But “Great Again?” They may be slanderous words. When were our doors open so often, our schedule of programs so diverse, our rooms so filled with … Continue reading Better, But …
Trolls
Will things get better or worse or is incivility status quo? Public discourse, Rich Hanley, Quinnipiac University associate journalism professor said, is “a huge chunk of civic society” but online discourse often … Continue reading Trolls
My Town, sorta
I live in a rather conservative suburban community. Calling it my town does not land well on my ears. I prefer to be from Greater New Haven. It does NOT … Continue reading My Town, sorta
AnyOneCanBeFreeman
What does #AnyoneCanBeFreeman really mean? All of humanity has the capacity to embody Freeman. But the question is do all humans have the social and emotional skills? Do you have … Continue reading AnyOneCanBeFreeman
I choose daily
He is 22. His prospects for employment elsewhere are diminished by his capacity to focus. He tells me “I choose to work here in User Support because it makes-a-difference.” He will gladly … Continue reading I choose daily
Scoring low on Diversity bothers me …
As I reflect on my year with WPAA-TV, I open a large manila envelope that contains review comments about the 2016 Video Festival Reel which was edited to represent what … Continue reading Scoring low on Diversity bothers me …
Building Muscles with Story Circles (or, overcoming lazy brain bias)
Collaboration – getting people to share information and co-create solutions is critical to a healthy community’s success. However, it is not always easy to achieve. Our biases impact how we … Continue reading Building Muscles with Story Circles (or, overcoming lazy brain bias)