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Oshkosh council candidates criticize handling of Oshkosh Media shutdown, urge restoration or partnership
Summary
Candidates at a League of Women Voters forum faulted the city’s handling of decisions affecting Oshkosh Media, calling the move poorly communicated and urging solutions ranging from restoring public access to partnering with UW Oshkosh or modernizing the service.
At a League of Women Voters forum, multiple candidates for three open seats on the Oshkosh common council criticized how city staff handled recent decisions that curtailed Oshkosh Media’s public-access channels and FM service, saying residents and local producers were left out of the process.
Alec Lefebvre, a candidate, said the shutdown was “really unfortunate all around” and called for rethinking the public-media space as a broader hub for community-produced podcasts, short-form video…
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