There is an under-served human need for vital, stabile community life. Indications are that much more is going on at the community level than is widely recognized. There seems to be a reawakening in local life in Oregon, with many communities making new effort to take responsibility for their own cultural and economic futures. Oregon Gazette focuses on this process to support and mirror its progress, to invite viewers' participation and to broaden their sense of community. Trial showings of Oregon Gazette have been met with wide approval and interest, confirming that there is a large, underserved audience for this kind of offering.
Viewers commend the upbeat spirit of the show and find it a socially uplifting experience.
Between these are the five story segments and interstitial murals. The front and back page collages are purposely impressionistic to engage the viewer's imagination, raise questions and evoke curiosity that the interior articles may resolve or expand. These artistically juxtapose, echo, contrast, and propose ideas with words, sounds, comments and images in order to draw a richer dimension of our collective mind. They are, both, cultural totempoles of our expanded village called Oregon, and a compendium of thoughts presented in the program. The article segments contrast with these wrap-around collages by being local, specifically informative items focused on particular concerns, projects or interests.