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Valley News Stretching Southward

by: Dean Barker

Sat Jul 25, 2009 at 20:17:04 PM EDT


Having once lived halfway between Claremont and Lebanon, I can attest to the fact that the Valley News already covered the former, but it's great to hear that the city will be getting expanded coverage from them in wake of the Eagle Times' sudden demise:
The Valley News will add a news reporter devoted to Claremont and plans expanded coverage in its sports, feature, business, calendar and obituary sections. The paper also plans to hold a meeting to solicit ideas from area residents Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Claremont Savings Bank at 145 Broad St.

..."We've always been committed to providing thoughtful coverage of the big stories in Claremont," [editor Jeff] Good said. "What readers will notice now is that we'll be there day in and day out, instead of just from time to time. Big or small, a Claremont story will be a Valley News story."

From what I hear, the Valley News is not owned by some mega-corporation with lots of money tied up in junk real estate.  And in addition, the Upper Valley is a vibrant, growing area for both NH and VT.  So I hope this is one region of the state where we can continue to see great local reporting go on for years to come.
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The Sentinel had a story: cats and dogs (4.00 / 3)
Since the Eagle Times closed the local humane shelter has a harder time placing animals.

Local media may seem like background noise much of the time. Boy, that quiet is loud.


As usual, it's not on-line .... (4.00 / 1)
..... but in today's Valley News, there are several articles on the closing of the Eagle Times: one by the editor (aimed at Claremont subscribers, who he says have sought subscriptions), one is an article on Claremont's revival, where residents say they'll survive without it (with a few noting wryly that now that the city is rebounding, there's no local paper to support it) and a front-page story about the newspaper closing itself, including an interview with publisher Harvey Hill himself.

 The most noteworthy parts of the front-page story:

(a)  Employees were wondering why they were giving no notice - which Hill did when he closed down one of his publications in the past. Hill said that this was a general shutdown, that 60-day laws did not apply to a newspaper, that he and his wife made the decision that week and that there was no advantage in giving more notice.

(b)  Tellingly: while some of his staff over the years liked the way he did business, others said that Hill preferred more sensationalist stories, and that Hill did not appreciate the "wall" between the news and advertising departments - which rankled many veteran newspaper people.

 

 "We should pay attention to that man behind the curtain."


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