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  • From D.C. to downtown

    From D.C. to downtown
    2025/12/31
    In this episode, Paul is joined by Leigh Munsil, Editor in Chief of the San Antonio Report, a nonprofit, hyperlocal newsroom. Leigh shares her journey from national media powerhouses like Politico and CNN to leading a local newsroom in one of America's fastest growing cities. She reflects on the contrasts between national and community journalism, and why local newsrooms might hold the key to the future of trustworthy, impactful journalism. Links: San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/ Leigh Munsil - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leighmunsil/ --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • Old media is dying. Now what?

    Old media is dying. Now what?
    2025/12/29
    In this episode, Paul dives deep with media futurist Gordon Borrell to dissect the real state of local news. From outdated economic models and lack of R&D investment to missed opportunities in storytelling for local businesses, Gordon argues that reinvention is not just possible, but critical. Gordon gives examples of local innovation, why AI is the next big media disruptor, and how local news can rediscover its purpose by engaging with its community on its own terms. Links: Borrell Associates https://borrellassociates.com/ Gordon Borrell - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonborrell/ Corey's Local Marketing Minute https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLotYB2MglBOZXScqlPwxvHrmHI4x2r402&si=LvGmBZOzVQgTP9oP --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • Towing scams, elder care, and watchdog journalism in Connecticut

    Towing scams, elder care, and watchdog journalism in Connecticut
    2025/12/24
    In this episode, Paul speaks with Elizabeth Hamilton about her deep roots in Connecticut journalism and how her passion for investigative reporting helped shape the evolution of the Connecticut Mirror (CT Mirror). Links: CT Mirror https://ctmirror.org/ Elizabeth Hamilton - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-hamilton-b33517153/ --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 分
  • Is your audience real? How ad fraud hijacked journalism

    Is your audience real? How ad fraud hijacked journalism
    2025/12/22
    In this eye opening episode, Paul is joined by Dr. Augustine Fou, cybersecurity and digital ad fraud expert, founder of FouAnalytics, and longtime digital marketing veteran. Dr Fou dissects the shadowy underbelly of programmatic advertising and how it’s been siphoning money from quality publishers, especially local news outlets, for over a decade. Links: Dr. Augustine Fou - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustinefou/ FouAnalytics https://fouanalytics.com/ Dr. Fou's article Good publishers take back the ad revenue that went to toll-takers https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-publishers-have-been-screwed-thats-decade-dr-augustine-fou-inpge/ Ground News https://ground.news/ --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 分
  • The bridge between editorial and revenue

    The bridge between editorial and revenue
    2025/12/18
    Daralyse Lyons joins the podcast just one month into her role as Chief Revenue Officer at the Bucks County Beacon, bringing a rare hybrid background in finance and journalism. In this conversation, Daralyse shares how collaboration, creativity, and community focus are keeping local journalism alive and why Bucks County, PA, is a microcosm of national political and social trends. Links: Bucks County Beacon https://buckscountybeacon.com/ Connect with Daralyse Lyons: email: daralyse@buckscountybeacon.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daralyselyons/ --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 分
  • Inside the News Media Help Desk

    Inside the News Media Help Desk
    2025/12/16
    In this episode, Paul speaks with Randy Picht, Executive Director of the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), and Leah Becerra, Product Director at RJI, about their newly launched initiative: the News Media Help Desk. This collaborative project between RJI and the Local Media Consortium (LMC) aims to become a one stop digital support hub for local newsrooms, offering guidance, resources, and hands-on help for navigating today's rapidly evolving tech landscape. Links: News Media Help Desk https://www.newsmediahelpdesk.org/ Leah Becerra - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahbecerra/ Randy Picht - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/randypicht/ Reynolds Journalism Institute https://rjionline.org/ --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 分
  • Turning data into revenue

    Turning data into revenue
    2025/12/15
    Johnny Levy returns to the show for a deep dive into Data Joe, a 20+ year-old company serving local media through data-centric products. Johnny shares the company's evolution from SaaS platform to full-service research partner, the ethos of "partnership" that drives the business, and why adaptability has been key to their longevity. Links: DataJoe https://datajoe.com/ People of Media https://peopleofmedia.com/ Johnny Levy - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-levy/ Johnny's first episode on this podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-value-of-data-and-the-role-of/id1733101178 --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 分
  • Bootstrapping a local Substack

    Bootstrapping a local Substack
    2025/12/11
    In this episode, journalist and publisher Steve Puterski shares his journey through local media from covering high school sports in small town Colorado to founding North County Pipeline, a Substack based local news outlet in San Diego’s North County. Links: North County Pipeline https://ncpipeline.substack.com/ Steve Puterski - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-puterski/ NC Pipeline socials: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ncpipeline Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ncpipeline --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分