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  • Pulitzers and playbooks for local news

    Pulitzers and playbooks for local news
    2025/09/15
    Today Paul sits down with Ken Doctor, Founder and CEO of Pulitzer Prize winning newsroom and Lookout Local, to discuss how local journalism can not only survive but thrive in the digital era. From launching a digital first newsroom in Santa Cruz to expanding across the West Coast, Ken shares the strategic building blocks behind Lookout's success: strong models, sustainable funding, and mission driven people. Links: Ken Doctor - LinkedIn Lookout Local Lookout in the Classroom Google News Initiative Catalyst Project The Knight Growth Challenge Fund --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to schedule a call⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- 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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    28 分
  • Inside the Mission Driven News Revolution

    Inside the Mission Driven News Revolution
    2025/09/08
    Today Paul sits down with Matthew Watkins, Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune, for a conversation on nonprofit journalism, civic engagement, and navigating polarization in today’s media environment. Matthew shares his journey from local Texas reporting to leading one of the nation's premier nonprofit newsrooms, and offers candid insights into what makes The Tribune unique, from its funding model and newsroom culture to its commitment to transparency and nonpartisanship. Links: The Texas Tribune The Brief T-Squared Blog Texas Tribune Festival Who Funds Us page Matthew Watkins - LinkedIn --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to schedule a call⁠⁠⁠ --- 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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    28 分
  • Local news without an audience is just creative writing

    Local news without an audience is just creative writing
    2025/08/18
    Today sits down with Jonathan Kealing, Chief Network Officer at the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), to explore the future of local journalism and the challenges of building, and keeping, an audience. Links: Jonathan Kealing - LinkedIn Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) Journalism without an audience is just creative writing - Jonathan's piece in Editor & Publisher FindYourNews.org – Discover nonprofit news outlets near you NewsMatch – Year-end matching gift campaign for nonprofit news Trusting News – Project focused on rebuilding trust in journalism LION Publishers Local Media Association --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠Click here to schedule a call⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分
  • The Poisonous Metric That Could Kill Your Newsroom

    The Poisonous Metric That Could Kill Your Newsroom
    2025/08/11
    Today Paul sits down with veteran journalist turned UX consultant David LaFontaine to break down what local and niche publishers really need to know about analytics, design, and building trust. From the myths of "data-driven" decisions to the hidden costs of bad UX, David explains how small publishers can use data not just to survive, but to thrive. Links: True Path Analytics FouAnalytics Connect with David: david@truepathanalytics.com David LaFontaine - LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Reinventing Local Journalism in Toronto

    Reinventing Local Journalism in Toronto
    2025/08/05
    In this episode, Paul sits down with Anita Li, founder, publisher, and CEO of The Green Line, Toronto’s award-winning hyperlocal news outlet. Anita shares her journey from starting in journalism at age 14 to leading innovative, community-driven media. The Green Line: thegreenline.to TikTok: @greenlineto Instagram: @thegreenlineto and @tglhelps Anita Li’s newsletter, The Other Wave: Subscribe on Substack Reynolds Journalism Institute guide to the Action Journey model --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠LocalPod.co⁠⁠⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠Click here to schedule a call⁠⁠⁠ --- Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • Partnering with Local Micro Influencers

    Partnering with Local Micro Influencers
    2025/07/28
    In this episode, Paul sits down with the leadership team at Pittsburgh's Public Source, a nonprofit newsroom based in Pittsburgh, PA, to explore how they’re tapping into micro-influencer partnerships to reach new audiences. What began as an experimental outreach has evolved into a promising strategy to bridge traditional journalism with today’s creator-driven platforms. Read Halle's LinkedIn piece that inspired the episode 📰 Public Source: publicsource.org 📸 Instagram: @publicsource 👤 Follow Halle, Jennie, and Natasha on LinkedIn --- This podcast is sponsored by ⁠LocalPod.co⁠, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. ⁠Click here to schedule a call⁠ --- Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 分
  • Season Three Has Wrapped!

    Season Three Has Wrapped!
    2025/03/31
    Today Paul has a quick message about the podcast, when to expect new episodes, and info on an upcoming event that you won't want to miss! Links: Upcoming workshop - Wednesday, April 16th, 9AM MST: Create a Profitable AI Powered Podcast - Register Today --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. Click here to schedule a call --- Subscribe to my newsletter: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 分
  • AI, News Agents, and Local Media

    AI, News Agents, and Local Media
    2025/03/24
    Today Paul speaks with Mark Riley and Ed Daniels from Mathison.ai about their innovative project, HANA, which focuses on hyper-personalized autonomous news agents. They discuss their backgrounds in AI, the challenges facing local journalism, and how AI can enhance efficiency and personalization in news delivery. The conversation also touches on the future of local journalism, the role of AI in media, and the potential for new business models in the industry. Links: Mark's interview on The Media Copilot Podcast: Can AI Save Local News? Hana App Mathison.ai Bristol by Hana Newsletter MediaMorph Newsletter Mark Riley - LinkedIn Ed Daniels - LinkedIn --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. Click here to schedule a call --- Subscribe to my newsletter: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分