At 21, just after her graduation from the University of Vermont, Holly Sullivan became the editor of the Winooski News, the sole paper in Vermont’s smallest city — spanning a mile and a half, with about 8,000 residents who speak more than 30 languages. In the course of a few months, Sullivan went from being a student to editing articles and a newsletter that serve the area at large, written entirely by university students. “The whole community is very engaged and also really seems to enjoy it,” Sullivan said. The Winooski News has around 1,300 subscribers.
The Winooski News is published in partnership with the University of Vermont’s Community News Service (CNS) initiative. CNS recruits UVM students to report and write articles about community news that are then picked up by local outlets across the state.
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