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Thursday, December 8, 2005
Me too! Me too! — Burlington Free Press launches welcome home soldier forum
Posted
By Cathy Resmer
on Thu, Dec 8, 2005 at 11:04 AM
Lookit this. The Burlington Free Press has set up their own online welcome home soldier page, following in the footsteps of the Rutland Herald/Times Argus. That's great.
Looks like the Freep just set up their page — it doesn't have any messages yet. That might be because it's new, and might also be because the RH/TA has a much simpler user interface. The software Gannett gave the Freep is, in my opinion, pretty clunky. On the Freep's site, you have to email your comment to Allison Lazarz, their online editor, rather than just using a form to post yourself, like you do at the RH/TA site. Consequently, the RH/TA's site feels community owned, whereas the Freep's does not.
Gannett and the Freep don't seem to want to open the gates to public opinion as much as the locally owned RH/TA. I'm curious to see how this dynamic plays out. It'll be interesting to see how Gannett decides to operate in the future.
Incidentally, we at Seven Days won't be putting up a welcome home soldier site, but we'll keep linking to everybody else's. And if someone wants to start their own site, I'll link to that, too. fyi.
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About The Author
Cathy Resmer
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Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer is an organizer of the Vermont Tech Jam. She also oversees Seven Days' parenting publication, Kids VT, and created the Good Citizen Challenge, a youth civics initiative. Resmer began her career at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001. Hired as a staff writer in 2005, she became the publication's first online editor in 2007.
Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer is an organizer of the Vermont Tech Jam. She also oversees Seven Days' parenting publication, Kids VT, and created the Good Citizen Challenge, a youth civics initiative. Resmer began her career at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001. Hired as a staff writer in 2005, she became the publication's first online editor in 2007.
