Hosted by Tim Regan-Porter · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 53 episodes
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Local News Matters highlights the interesting and innovative work of local newsrooms – as well as the crucial questions they face – as they endeavor to evolve their organizations to produce more meaningful journalism, to better serve their communities and to enhance their organization's financial sustainability for long-term results.Hosted by Tim Regan-Porter, CEO of the Colorado Press Association, Local News Matters features guests from newsrooms and support organizations across the U.S. in extended conversations covering a wide range of topics.Tim talks to reporters, editors, publishers, sales leaders, philanthropists and more – anyone doing new or exemplary work or proffering thought-provoking insights is fair game. Whether you're a newsroom leader, a sales executive or just a citizen who cares deeply about informed communities, you'll find something here worth your time.Visit https://localnewsmatterspodcast.com/ for show notes, transcripts, mailing list and more.
Tim Regan-Porter hosts Local News Matters, a news show with 53 episodes published.
Dan Harris, podcast host, author of 10% Happier and former ABC News anchor, shares his journey from covering war zones to discovering mindfulness and meditation. He discusses the toll of high-stress journalism on mental
Samantha Ragland, vice president of journalism programs at the American Press Institute, shares practical strategies for fostering mental health and well-being in newsrooms. She highlights how prioritizing people can lea
Randy Picht, executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, and Andrew Finlayson, executive vice president of digital and AI strategies at SmithGeiger, share insights from their landmark study on burn
Laura Frank, head of the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), shares insights into sustaining local journalism through collaboration, innovation, and addressing critical challenges. She highlights COLab's role in support
Jennifer Larino, executive director of Lede New Orleans, shares how her organization is reshaping local journalism by training young BIPOC storytellers to address community information needs. She discusses the origins of
Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner and publisher of Bay City News, shares insights into the unique hybrid model of her organization, which has served the San Francisco Bay Area with round-the-clock news coverage for 45 years.
Jim O'Rourke, CEO and founder of O'Rourke Media Group, shares his journey in local media, from delivering newspapers as a kid to founding a rapidly growing digital-first publishing chain. O'Rourke discusses his approach
Teri Finneman, Nick Mathews and Pat Ferrucci, authors of Reviving Rural News: Finding a Sustainable Future for Community Journalism, explore the unique challenges facing rural newspapers in the wake of the local news ind
Nic Dawes, executive director of THE CITY, discusses the vital role nonprofit journalism plays in New York's shrinking local news ecosystem. He explains how his organization fills coverage gaps left by retrenching legacy
Allison Taylor Levine, founder and CEO of the Local Journalism Initiative, shares her insights into building a nonprofit collaborative newsroom and the importance of local news to democracy. She discusses the challenges
Crystal Good, founder and publisher of Black by God | The West Virginian, discusses her journey from poet and advocate to media entrepreneur, building a publication that centers on Black voices and stories in Central App
Lisa Snowden, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Baltimore Beat, shares her journey from being a reporter to running a Black-led newsroom dedicated to covering Baltimore's diverse communities. She discusses the challenges
Karen Rundlet, CEO and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), discusses the increasing importance of philanthropy in sustaining local journalism. She shares insights from her time at Knight Foundat
Jim Brady, vice president of journalism at Knight Foundation, shares his insights into the current state of local journalism and the quest for sustainability. He discusses Press Forward, a $500 million-plus national init
Candice Fortman, former executive director of Outlier Media, shares her journey transforming local journalism in Detroit. She reflects on the innovative service journalism model she helped build, which focuses on filling
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, executive director of Resolve Philly, delves into the evolution of the nonprofit newsroom and its mission to address the information needs of underserved communities in Philadelphia. She discusses
Jay Rosen, a prominent media theorist and professor of journalism at New York University, discusses the critical role of local election coverage and the Citizens Agenda model as an alternative to the traditional horse ra
Sue Cross, the recently retired executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), shares her insights on the remarkable growth and impact of nonprofit news. She highlights the evolving landscape of newsroom f
Mary Margaret White, CEO and executive director of Mississippi Today, discusses her journey in helping readers and philanthropy understand the value of journalism as a civic good. She shares insights on the history and g
Amy Kovac-Ashley, the executive director of Tiny News Collective shares insights on how Tiny News Collective supports early-stage news founders, particularly those from traditionally excluded communities, by providing re
Dan Harris
former ABC news anchor, bestselling author of 10% Happier and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics · Neurodiversity in Business
1 appearance on this show
Jim Brady
Former Chief Operating Officer for Grant Thornton, Former U.S. Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy · Knight Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Jay Rosen
NYU professor and press critic
1 appearance on this show
Michael Shapiro
1 appearance on this show
John Garrett
2024 BASS Elite Series Rookie · Community Impact
1 appearance on this show
Dan Grech
founder and CEO · BizHack Academy
2 appearances on this show
Dave Perry
Digital Workspace Operations Manager · St. Joseph’s Healthcare
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Snowden
Baltimore Beat
1 appearance on this show
Amy Kovac-Ashley
Tiny News Collective
1 appearance on this show
Shannon Kinney
Dream Local Digital
1 appearance on this show
Michael Bolden
American Press Institute
1 appearance on this show
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