Vision Now – December 2021

Vision Now News and the Community

This month’s show brings together respected journalists from across the media landscape to discuss local news and its impacts in the community. We’ll be talking with a veteran of print journalism and a pioneer of digital news, Barry Friedman, founder of LkldNow along with notable radio host, Len Erickson and television reporter, Staci DaSilva about what it means to be a local news reporter, how changes in media are reshaping the news and their work, and what that means for our community.

Related Vision Focus Areas & Goals:

  • Activities for a Diverse Community:
    Communications
    Lakeland will be an interconnected and informed community through community-wide communications.
  • Strong and Safe Neighborhoods:
    Sense of Community
    Institutions, organizations, and neighborhoods will create and support a cohesive and engaged community that fosters intergenerational and geographic unity.