Dear Reader,

Before reporting for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, I got my start at The Rutland Herald, where I learned what strong local journalism means for a community.

If you value reliable local reporting that cuts through the national noise, please consider a gift to help us reach our fall member goal today.

When news breaks or rumors fly, our job is to serve you with facts. That takes a newsroom built for Vermont with editors who scrutinize every line and reporters who travel the state to hear from those directly impacted. It’s deliberate work, and it’s only possible because readers step up to fund it.

Your support today powers:

• Our fiercely independent, nonprofit newsroom that keeps trustworthy journalism free for more than 500,000 readers each month.
• Coverage that empowers you with the information needed to act, whether at a community meeting or in the voting booth.
• Statewide reporting depth — from quick-turn breaking news to investigative stories that require time, travel, records requests and rigorous editing.

Will you help keep this public service strong?

Independent journalism strengthens our communities and our democracy. When you donate, you defend the public’s right to know and keep essential Vermont news available to everyone regardless of their income level.

Thank you for welcoming me back to Vermont and into this role, and for standing with VTDigger this fall.

With gratitude,

Geeta Anand
Editor-in-chief, VTDigger

P.S. Make a gift during our Fall Member Drive and you’ll be entered to win one of two $250 gift cards to Johnson Woolen Mills. New monthly sustainers will also receive a VTDigger sustainer decal.

Read the story on VTDigger here: Fall Member Drive: Every gift informs and empowers.

Dear Reader,

As you know, VTDigger is your valuable, independent source of information on what’s happening in Vermont. I am honored to return to Vermont as VTDigger’s new editor-in-chief and to lead this talented team of journalists, who are deeply committed to truth, accountability and community.

Today we are announcing a special partnership that connects two pillars of a healthy community: fact-based journalism and childhood literacy. 

This week, your gift will support local journalism as well as the news readers of tomorrow by sending a brand-new book to a Vermont child through the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF).

Will you help us send 350 books from 350 members by Saturday, July 19?

Just as journalism opens up the minds and hearts of our audiences, children’s books invite young people to learn about new things and feel what it’s like to make different journeys.

In a time when housing, groceries and healthcare dominate family budgets, children’s books shouldn’t be a luxury. But for many families, they are. 

Make a gift today and you will be keeping our community strong by supporting VTDigger’s capacity to provide you with local news and sending a new book to a Vermont child.

Sincerely,

Geeta Anand
Editor-in-chief, VTDigger

Each donation of a brand-new children’s book via the Children’s Literacy Foundation has been generously underwritten by the Vermont Book Shop. 100% of your gift to VTDigger will directly support our journalism.

Read the story on VTDigger here: VTDigger Partners with CLiF and the Vermont Book Shop to deliver books to Vermont children.