VPR/PBS merger raises lots and lots of questions
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 3:51pm
Editor
To the Editor,
The largest nonprofit media organization in Vermont history, VPR and Vermont PBS, will soon have 117 employees, annual budget of $18 million, and $91 million in assets.
How many at your local newspaper? Their budget? Local newspapers will soon face new competition for scarce ad revenue, talent acquisition and retention, fundraising donations, and future subscribers. The outcome? Put a large fish into your aquarium. What happens to the small fish?