Vermont media outlets are typically the ones writing headlines, not featuring in them. But we turned the tables for Seven Days’ 2026 Media Issue, which delivers all the local journalism news you can use — and then some.
As people get and share information in different ways, Vermont’s print,
television, radio and digital news outlets are learning to adapt. Publisher Paula
Routly opens the issue with a “State of the Media” column and follows it with
news about local outlets you may have missed.
Other features probe how
Vermont Public is weathering the federal cuts to public broadcasting, the ways
two veteran print journalists have found success going solo and how Town
Meeting TV puts on its quirky election-night results show. Two stories spotlight
the creep of artificial intelligence: At VTDigger, disagreements have festered over
the future use of AI, while at Compass Vermont, which acknowledges the use of
“modern research and analysis tools,” the technology appears already in play.
Music editor Chris Farnsworth, meanwhile, raises questions about the future of
music criticism. Brattleboro food photographer Clare Barboza shoots for myriad
media, from magazines to major websites. And Burlington line cook Ryder
Manske is an up-and-coming social media star.
From survival to going viral, read all about it.
This article appears in The Media Issue • 2026.
