The newspaper, founded in 1889, has overcome some daunting challenges in the past few years, It lost 90% of its advertising revenue at the outset of COVID-19 and suspended its print edition.
Eshelman: Front Porch Forum – Vermont wolves in sheep’s clothing
VDC readers are confirming the totalitarian nature of Front Porch Forum (FPF), couched in the guise of a so-called Public Benefit Corporation.
Roper: Former Democrat Speaker of the House named president of state’s most prominent news outlet
VTDigger no longer bothering to hide the bias! Gaye Symington is made the new president of the organization.
FIRE: UPenn president signals misguided willingness to abandon free speech
Penn’s policies have been guided by the Constitution and the law – but that’s about to change, the university president said.
Stone: The alleged Obama White House counter-operation to crush Populism
Intelligence agencies changed their focus from working together to counter terrorism to countering populism, which spread via social media and resulted in the election of Donald Trump and Brexit.
Social media posters blame triple shooting on ‘right-wing extremism’ and ‘Islamophobia’
On Facebook, Vermont union leader David Van Deusen blames “rightwing extremists” for the attack on the three Palestinian men.
Ken Squier, NASCAR and local racing and radio legend, crosses finish line
“The Squiers and staff created something really special in WDEV. They somehow made all of us listeners feel like we were part of something bigger. They created a connection that has often comforted the community as much as it informed.”
Stone: The ongoing censorship of Conservatives and Republicans
Exposing the coordinated global effort to censor and propagandize public opinion against the right under the guise of human rights.
New radio show ‘Right Side Up’ highlights expanding conservative media
Right Side Up relates local issues to the larger national issues – the national border crisis, for example.
The Grok comes to Vermont
Granite Grok founder Skip Murphy started it as a blog, only to see it grow in popularity. It is now the most read conservative publication in New Hampshire with many millions of views and readers from around the globe.
Banned writer accuses Front Porch Forum of “desperate fear of the truth”
“What a gross double standard you operate by!,” Green tells FPF. “You’ll gladly publish postings which you agree with, but you somehow almost always find reasons to censor mine.”
VT Digger asks Scott to criticize Israel – here’s what he said
Questions critical of the Israeli response to the Hamas invasion are asked by a leading Vermont news outlet. Governor Scott responds.
F&W: Anti-hunters shows ugly side on social media
We all want to see the ecological systems of our state thrive. I am certain that we will not achieve this common goal by being cruel to one another.
Front Porch Forum promotes pro-Palestine forum, rejects faith forum news
In yet another potential double standard, the popular local social media company Front Porch Forum is choosing favorites when running ads for political forums.
Roper: Why is the Vermont media ignoring the Curt Hier vs. Slate Valley School Board story?
Our most widely read/viewed news outlets are more concerned with protecting a politically powerful special interest than they are about informing the public.
Vermont preppers featured in Kunstler film documentary
The Long Emergency documentary film addresses what producers believe is a looming energy crisis featuring author and social critic James Howard Kunstler.
Media misses brazen Burlington censorship story
When a former Burlington city councilor seized the mic from a Burlington resident making a public comment, the media yawned.
Payroll tax, other added costs push newspaper to online-only
While emphasizing that cost increases in many areas led to his decision, Publisher Greg Lamoureux holds the new .44% payroll tax partly responsible.
St. Johnsbury cop writes about policing in the first person
St. Johnsbury Police Department Corporal George Johnson’s press releases depart from the canned style taught at the Dragnet Joe Friday School of Cop Speak.
Social media blackout in Canada hits northern VT media
Starting today, Facebook and Instagram, Meta’s prominent platforms, are restricting Canadian users from viewing or sharing news links, along with broadcaster videos and photos.
Faith group claims discrimination by Front Porch Forum
One-day October conference refused ad space on Front Porch Forum, a public platform that claims to “help neighbors connect.”
‘Children not for sale’ movie receipts near $100 million
An anti-child trafficking movie shunned by the media elite and denied distribution for five years is the top grossing film in America.
UVM to invest $650K in Vermont journalism
As part of the $650,000 investment, the university is funding a full-time, year-round position for an editor of student stories with the Community News Service at UVM.
Nightly news anchor shares struggle with COVID-related depression
“Rock bottom is such a lonely place,” the WCAX co-anchor said. A mental health advocate, she decided that “if I’m going to talk the talk, I’ve got to walk the walk.”
John Klar book #1 on Amazon book sale list
One of Vermont’s progressive media hall monitors told a reader to ‘get back to me when Klar’s at the top of any list.’
Jim Caviezel slams woke media, calls for trafficking whistleblowers to step up
“Sound of Freedom” is based on the true story of former United States government agent Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit that fights against child sex slavery.
Government, beer drinkers, and God: the George Will Interview, Part II
“If we’re going to lower the temperature of our politics, we have to lower the stakes of politics. Politics permeates absolutely too much,” George Will said.
Video: Strange bedfellows in $8.5 billion budget veto battle
In addition to the budget, bills that (Cutler said) could be vetoed include underage voting in Brattleboro. ranked choice voting, the legislative pay hike, universal school meals, and a gun control bill.
McGuinness: VTDigger falls short on investigative journalism integrity
VTDigger has presented a biased perspective on gender-affirming industry ‘shield laws,’ H.89 and S.37, into law on May 10th by Governor Scott.
Warner: In New Hampshire, Donald Trump breaks CNN…again
I decided to watch the Louder With (Steven) Crowder coverage and play along to the drinking game with a nice Temperanillo and cigar.
Dem Senator slams journalistic integrity of True North
I don’t recommend True North Reports as a source for journalistic integrity,” the junior senator from Windham County told a Burlington resident this week.
‘Force of nature’ takes on vax & climate mandates
Despathy is perhaps Vermont’s most outspoken opponent of the hypocrisy of equity advocates supporting S.5, the climate reduction bill that adversely punishes poor rural Vermonters and rewards a renewable energy industry benefiting from horrific third world mining of essential metals.
Roper: VT media lost control of the narrative on S.5
Vermont’s news media are rattled and upset. They lost control of the narrative on S.5, the Affordable Heating Act.
Vermont girls’ hoop team stand against transgender sports goes viral on Twitter
Culture commentator Jordan Peterson saw the news about a Quechee girls team forfeiting against a team with a 6’4″ trans center, and tweeted “it’s about time” to his 3.7 million followers.
Digging deep for all of the State of Vermont’s EB-5 scandal records
Let us see all the EB-5 records, a Vermont media organization today asked the Vermont Supreme Court.
Defense lawyer gets acquittal of police officer charged with assault, takes media to task
A Vermont news service wrote a ‘just the facts, ma’am’ report on a court clearing a St. Albans police officer of assault charges. His defense lawyer, however, had more to say.
Baldwin/Williams: McKibben magazine article on geoengineering ignores its danger
McKibben’s New Yorker essay ignores geoengineering’s long history, its differing covert and overt purposes, and its profoundly dysfunctional use as a dangerous mechanism for “climate control.”
VDC on Morning Drive Friday AM
Guy Page, editor of Vermont Daily Chronicle, will be a guest in studio at 8:05 AM Friday on WVMT’s Morning Drive with Kurt and Anthony.Callers are welcome, call 1-888-414-0303.
Dr. Rob Williams talks VT media with Guy Page
Veteran videographer and interviewer Rob Williams of Vermont Independent and Plan V-TV talks about the state of Vermont media with Guy Page of Vermont Daily Chronicle.
YouTube censors doctors, Heritage Foundation expert for ‘medical misinformation’ about Covid-19 at Vermont event
The explanation: “YouTube doesn’t allow claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organization.”
WebCams invite virtual visits to small towns, ski slopes and the Queen City of Vermont
Many Vermonters, even those born and raised here, have never visited either Island Pond or Stratton Mountain. As their live webcams show, there’s a lot to see and do there.
Mask mandate foe letter, three years of related media, published by Vermont Independent
A Vermont video news website has published a single link with three years of reporting on vaccine and mask freedom.
‘Can you hear me now?’ In much of rural VT, answer still no
The red lines on the map show where drivers found no cell service at all. Very few of them are in populous Chittenden County.
YouTube cancels Burlington panel of pandemic experts
“The cancel culture is real! YouTube has cancelled us!” Restoring Our Faith leaders said today.
Google pays $4 million for misleading Vermonters about location tracking
One byte of information Google would prefer you don’t know: they’re tracking the locations of Vermont’s Android phone users.
Revisiting The Twilight Zone
A WWII paratrooper changed how America experienced television.
Trans advocates make news coverage demands
Let this be a lesson to you all, a trans advocacy group warns.
WCAX pulls Randolph locker room story, will ‘publicly acknowledge the damage done’
Mainstream news coverage of the locker room conflict since the now-deleted WCAX report has essentially ‘flipped the script’ or ignored the story.
Media Bias: news coverage of Article 22 ignores critics
Last week two of Vermont’s largest news media ran lengthy, in-depth analyses of Article 22 – without interviewing any critics of the controversial constitutional amendment.
Digger parent org sues State of Vermont to disclose EB-5 info
With the ACLU’s help, the parent organization of a Vermont online newspaper is suing the State of Vermont for hiding info about the EB-5 scandal in the Northeast Kingdom.
Guest-hosting Vermont Viewpoint Tuesday
Tune in to WDEV 9-11 AM Tuesday for Vermont Viewpoint guest-host Guy Page and guests Kevin Ellis, Brad Broyles, Cindy Tabor and Maggie Kerrin.
Chronicle readers make August the Month of Madden
“Liam who?” on August 1 became well-known – if not universally admired – by the day after the August 9 primary.
ICE announces policy to subpoena and arrest news reporters
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued new policy guidelines on how, when and why it will subpoena, execute search warrants, and arrest members of the U.S. news media.
Phil Scott fumer-in-chief over low ratings for Jan. 6 hearing TV coverage
“We have what, 330 million people in the country, and I believe we only had 19 million watching,” Gov. Phil Scott said of live coverage of the House investigation into the events of Jan. 6.
With chutzpah and no capital, Galloway made Digger a success
Thirteen years after starting her entrepreneurial tour de force, VTDigger founder Anne Galloway is stepping back from the daily grind and stepping more often into her garden.
James O’Keefe tells the Veritas at Dartmouth
Mainstream media reporting on Project Veritas is the journalistic equivalent of the fox telling you its thoughts on the farmer’s dog.
Has VTDigger been paid for Prop 5 freebie? Anti Prop 5 group wants to know
Has VTDigger kept its promise to seek payment for a freebie ad it gave to a pro-Prop 5 group?
What’s going on with the Vermont media? Two veteran journos discuss
Two longtime Vermont news reporters discuss the current state of journalism in the Green Mountain State.
Bernie, you still alive? New owner of Twitter keeps forgetting
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk have a history of tangling on Twitter. Now the Tesla owner is the biggest stockholder in the social media platform.
The Babylon Bee’s Man of the Year is Rachel Levine
Read the ‘Man of the Year’ post that (finally) got fake news satire website Babylon Bee kicked off of Twitter.
VT Digger admits mistake in $1000 advertising donation to pro-abortion group
VT Digger donated $1000 in pro-Prop 5 advertising the day before the Vermont House approved the constitutional amendment protecting unrestricted access to abortion.
Another Vermont conservative speech venue ‘canceled’ – and a new venue found
Opponents are trying to ‘cancel’ outspoken conservatives in Vermont by pressuring their venue hosts.
VT, national media mis-dub Jan. 6 resolution
The GOP resolution says nothing about an attack on the Capitol. So why do state and national media insist it does?
Meg Hansen podcast ‘drops’ Feb. 21
A free-market think tank has launched a new podcast featuring host Meg Hansen interviewing informed guests about vital Vermont policy issues.
Vermont media vie for advertising in Senate committee today
Will Vermont’s emerging online news media pry a lucrative form of advertising away from traditional newspapers?
“All lives matter,” MLK niece told Vermont radio audience
At the height of the national agony following the George Floyd killing, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. told an Essex Junction radio station audience why all lives matter.
Top News ’21: New Digger editor knocks communities “full of white people” (March 31)
Journalist Auditi Guha bashed communities “full of white people” as “boring” on Twitter on March 15, just two days before VT announced her hiring as a senior editor at VTDigger.
Weekly Media Briefing slides for Dec. 28 Gov. Phil Scott Press Conference
Every Tuesday morning Gov. Scott’s press office sends Covid-19 Data Modeling to the media before his noontime press conference. Now see it for yourself.
Stephanie Gorin leads VAB Hall of Fame inductees
From TV news anchors to camera operators to radio hosts, the VAB has new Hall of Fame members.
Video: Putney grad helps Soros bankroll U.S. media
George Soros is getting financial help from a Putney School grad and fellow billionaire to bankroll the U.S. media.
Putney school grad joins with Soros to bankroll U.S. media
A graduate of the politically-progressive Putney School is teaming up with George Soros to bankroll local media around the country.
Pro-pot Koch brother funded tonight’s PBS marijuana documentary
One of the Koch brothers paid the bills for the tonight’s PBS documentary on marijuana legalization. VPR also will air a Q & A with people who helped write Vermont’s marijuana legalization legislation.
Vermont no longer observes Columbus Day, but ‘The Potwins’ do
Two Vermont co-producers of a family television program have taken out a local radio ad reminding Vermonters about Columbus Day.
Firing back at ‘Sad Remnants’ of GOP op-ed in VTDigger
Two very different Republicans – one from the Northeast Kingdom, the other from Southwestern Vermont – both ridiculed a superficial, highly partisan op-ed written by a former leader of VTDigger’s parent organization.
Secret government meeting raises ire in Grand Isle
Press, public, the county sheriff, and the county prosecutor all were excluded from a government meeting about the future of the Grand Isle Court House, Mike Donoghue of the Islander reports.
“Run for school board,” Eric Metaxas tells Vermont radio audience
Commentator and author Eric Metaxas today encouraged his Vermont radio audience to get involved in local government.
Video: Vax-skeptic journalists not welcome at guv’s press conference
Two vax-skeptic Vermont journalists have been refused a place at Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press conferences.
Exciting news about how the Vermont Daily Chronicle is growing – and how you can help
This July saw the best-read day, week, and month in the history of the Vermont Daily Chronicle. My heartfelt thanks to you.
Burlington GOP candidate blocked on local Facebook page
In Burlington, social media operators cancel a gay Republican candidate for City Council. Soooo ‘inclusive.’
Chang/Metaxas tickets available
Information and tickets are now available for the September 10-11 visit of two national media powerhouses: China expert Gordon Chang and author/interviewer Eric Metaxas.
Former Obama communications staffer to lead new statewide media
Project 14, a new statewide media outlet funded by the University of Vermont, will be led by former Obama White House communications staff member, Meg Little Reilly, a Brattleboro native and UVM graduate.
Journal-Opinion wins press award
The Journal Opinion, the community newspaper for Bradford and surrounding towns in a bi-state, quad-county readership area, won three awards, including 1st place in Spot News Photography, at the 2020 New England Newspaper and Press Association Better Newspaper Competition.
Conservative tweeter calls out Kesha ‘defund the police’ Ram
Conservative Twitter commentator Brad Broyles this morning called out Sen. Kesha Ram (D-Chittenden) for stoking the fire of anti-police sentiment after the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. And Ram didn’t like it.
Have lunch with Dana Perino
The Ethan Allen Institute, in partnership with Mass Fiscal Alliance, is sponsoring a virtual (Zoom) event with former press secretary for George W. Bush, current Fox News host, and author of the newly released Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman), Dana Perino.
New VT Digger editor knocks MA communities “full of white people”
Journalist Auditi Guha bashed communities “full of white people” as “boring” on Twitter on March 15, just two days before VT announced her hiring as a senior editor at VTDigger.
Booted newsman Steve Merrill to address Liberty Network
On Saturday March 27, the Vermont Liberty Network will gather at noon on the State House steps to celebrate the Green Mountain Boys of many generations past who served in the cause of Liberty. Public access TV host Steve Merrill will be a guest speaker.
As his committee attacks conservative news outlets, Welch suggests government funding of media
At a Feb. 24 public hearing, Welch said market forces created our polarized national media and suggested government funding as an alternative.
Vermont “Public” media merger just another big fish
Seven Days has around 43 employees; VtDigger around 22. How many at your local newspaper? Their budget? Local newspapers will soon face new competition for scarce ad revenue, talent acquisition/retention, fundraising/donations and future subscribers. The outcome? Put a large fish into your aquarium. What happens to the small fish?
To survive, Vermont media must court conservatives
Who are the paid conservative editorial writers in Vermont media? What programs at public radio/tv speak deeply, intensely to conservatives? Where are Vermont media’s weekly paid conservative columnists? Conservatives say that you are more likely to find two unicorns mating in your backyard then a paid conservative news/editorial employee at any large Vermont media company.
Vermont Daily launches video news program, “The Ericka Redic Show”
The first episode of “The Ericka Redic Show,” a Vermont Daily online video news program, is now available on YouTube. “We’ll be covering the news out of Montpelier and around the state, and why it matters to you,” host Ericka Redic of Burlington announced in the opening moments of Episode One.
Kicked Off The Front Porch
“I do think FPF has gone overboard in controlling posts—at least our local monitors. Any attempt to have a reasonable discussion on BLM for example, set them off immediately—even when I presented them with pretty outrageous posts in favor of BLM. I think it’s time to move to other social media where free speech is actually encouraged.”
New Hampshire cutting taxes on Covid-hit businesses. Vermont?
According to stories in the New Hampshire media, Governor Chris Sununu (R) wants to cut their state rooms and meals tax, which now stands at 9%, the same as Vermont.
Why conservatives don’t trust media
Nothing reinforces conservatives’ negative media stereotypes more than watching news coverage of an event they attended being falsely portrayed as racist. They know they’re not racist. They know the event (say, the Support the Police rally in July) wasn’t racist. But coverage focused on one unknown person making one derogatory comment. Conclusion: The media came with an agenda.
Vermont Thanksgiving of bygone era seen in 1955 promotional video
If you’re nostalgic for a taste of a Thanksgiving from the good old days, you might want to watch “Thanks to Vermont,” a 1955 promotional video for Vermont products.
Letter: Seven Days should self-examine for conservative ‘blind spot’
Seven Days should conduct a confidential poll of news staff and editorial employees of Seven Days, VtDigger, and Vermont Public Radio. How many consider themselves conservative, served in the armed forces, donated to Republican presidential candidates, belong to the local fish and game club, fly an American flag, watch NASCAR, support local police, etc.?
Helping Vermont media understand their bias
Vermont conservatives – and Trump supporters in particular – are media shy. At numerous Trump rallies this reporter has asked flag-waving, sign-carrying, “USA” chanting Vermonters to tell me why they support the president. Those willing to answer usually refuse to give their names. Social and family repercussions are feared. Worse, they tell me they’re worried about losing their jobs.
WDEV: fired host Gram would ‘throw himself into’ political opinion
Dave Gram was let go as WDEV morning talk host this past weekend in part because of how he interjected his political opinions into discussions, both he and station management said. “We […]
Gram out, Cengeri in as WDEV morning talk host
At 9:05 this morning, WDEV listeners tuned in to the “Dave Gram Show” – only to find Vermont radio veteran Ric Cengeri hosting a new program called “Vermont Viewpoint.” Cengeri, a former […]
VT media buzz about Biden computer = crickets
By Guy Page 4 PM, October 15 – At 5 AM on October 14, the New York Post published a story with this lead paragraph: “Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President […]
Digger publisher says racist remarks led to end of ‘comments’ section
Guv might end State of Emergency without vaccine – if Legislature acts By Guy Page August 18, 2020 – Gov. Phil Scott would consider ending the State of Emergency before Vermonters are […]










