Viewfinder 94 – Melinda Garfield, MassAccess

This week on Viewfinder, the podcast that keeps Winchester in focus, we talk with Melinda Garfield of MassAccess, a non-profit whose goal is to ensure the future vitality of Massachusetts based community media centers as well as acting as government liaisons to inform supporters across Massachusetts regarding the current political landscape in regards to media. Melinda discusses their push to get public access stations on the HD tier of channels in MA (including here in Winchester) and their recent hearing at the Massachusetts State House.

We are also joined by Melissa Russell of The Winchester Star to talk about this week’s headlines. Topics include the upcoming Town Day and a locally produced documentary about teen substance abuse and party culture.