Place Matters 2/2/12 The intersection of journalism and placemaking with Brian Wheeler

Summary: Charlottesville Tomorrow is an innovative community news platform covering topics such as growth, development, and politics in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. What's more interesting is that they are approaching all their news from a placemaking perspective. So it's an innovate approach not only in financing and providing local news, but in how they are providing it: making place central to the coverage. Brian Wheeler is Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow. Mr. Wheeler, a long-time resident of the area, will explain what happens at the intersection of journalism and placemaking on this episode of Place Matters. Place Matters with Dr. Katherine Loflin is the weekly radio show dedicated to exploring the people, news and developments in the rapidly growing field of "placemaking." Dr. Katherine Loflin is an expert in placemaking, philanthropy, community practice, civic engagement and program evaluation. Dr. Katherine Loflin on facebook Tweets about placemaking Loflin Consulting Solutions website 3243