Welcome to VTDigger.org
VTDigger.org is a statewide news website dedicated to coverage of Vermont politics, consumer affairs, business and public policy.
VTDigger.org is a project of The Vermont Journalism Trust, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The two organizations merged in October 2010. VJT became the official publisher for VTDigger.org in March 2011.
We publish original news reporting, video, audio and photos, in addition to raw information in the form of press releases and government documents. Our readers tend to be avid news hounds and have some connection to the Golden Bubble, a.k.a., the Statehouse. Our circle, however, continues to widen. As of April 10, 2010, we had more than 28,000 unique readers a month visit the site (for you web geeks out there, that translated into 100,000 pageviews).
VTDigger.org publishes new content six days a week, Monday through Saturday.
How will you know when we’ve posted a story, commentary or press release?
You can subscribe to our daily email updates or our RSS feed. You can also follow us on Twitter or become a fan of VTDigger.org on FaceBook.
In addition, you can subscribe to our Sunday weekly “wrapup,” an email subscription that includes a rundown of all the major stories and commentaries published each week.
Our story
A group of concerned citizens and journalists created VTDigger.org as a beta news website in September 2009. Our objective was to create a platform for consistent delivery of fact-driven reports on matters of public interest and to serve as a catalyst for more open debates on key issues that impact Vermonters’ daily lives.
We launched our official web platform in November of 2009 and began covering the Vermont Legislature in 2010. A few months later, we expanded our website to include commentaries and press releases. After just four months, our readership jumped to 14,000 unique readers a month. Over the course of the summer and fall 2010 election cycle, we solidified our place in Vermont’s media landscape. Since then, VTDigger.org has become a go-to news source for stories about state politics, public policy, business and consumer issues.
Whenever possible, we post original source materials – budget spreadsheets, memos, state reports and documents. We also run video and audio footage of press conferences and special events at the Statehouse.
We encourage our freelance reporters and staff writers to provide detailed news accounts and features. Our objective is to give readers the inside scoop on what’s really going on in the Statehouse and state government. As often as possible, we publish “explainers,” in-depth stories that examine the intricacies of complex issues, such as health care reform, state budget cuts and the tax code, that have a direct impact on Vermonters.
In early summer, we will be launching Tipster — an online newsgathering platform for readers who want to communicate directly with reporters about issues.
We hope that the Tipster project will take us one step closer to living up to our name. Our objective is to dig a little deeper every time we report on a topic, and there is no better way to do that than by tapping our most valuable resource — our readers.
We hope you enjoy VTDigger.org.
