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Submitted: November 6, 2011 - 1:40pm
Originally published: November 6, 2011
Last updated: December 20, 2011 - 8:27pm
Originally published: November 6, 2011
Last updated: December 20, 2011 - 8:27pm
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NetNewsCheck
Author:
Michael Depp
Location:
Burlington, VT, United States
In Vermont, a state where town hall meetings have held an honored place for 200 years, social media seems like a natural fit. After Tropical Storm Irene cut a swath of devastation through the region earlier this year, Burlington media players used Facebook and Twitter to get information out to the community.
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