Hosted by Paul Gewuerz · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 124 episodes
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Small Press, Big Ideas is a podcast about the business of local news and community journalism in the US. Host Paul Gewuerz interviews entrepreneurs and journalists in the field to get their take on what's working, what isn't, and how local publishers can thrive in today's rapidly changing media landscape.
Paul Gewuerz hosts Small Press, Big Ideas, a business show with 124 episodes published.
Justin Rushing has spent more than fifteen years on the revenue side of local news. Today he is cofounder of the HBCU Digital Media Collaborative, which partners with historically Black colleges and universities to help
David Arkin returns to the podcast to talk about the format reshaping local media right now: vertical video. He breaks down why reels are no longer a young person's medium, why dropping a two and a half minute TV segment
Donnell Suggs is editor in chief of the Atlanta Voice, Atlanta's only Black newspaper, which marked its 60th anniversary in May without ever missing an issue. He joins the show to talk about two decades of reporting in G
Peter Stuart spent 20 years in journalism before quitting his editorial role at in late 2025 to build an AI-powered publishing platform called Velora. In this conversation, he walks through what that platform actually do
Lorne London has been publishing in Toronto since 1989, starting with an eight page community newspaper in his unheated basement. Today his company reaches 200,000 print readers a month and 1.4 million social media follo
T.J. Ortenzi is the Deputy Managing Editor of Audience and Digital at the Baltimore Banner. T.J. spent 11 years at the Washington Post before joining the Banner specifically because it would let him cover the city where
Melissa Barragán Taboada spent nearly three decades in legacy journalism, including more than 20 years covering Austin and a stint at the Boston Globe, before making the leap into nonprofit local news. She's now editor i
Eli Wohlenhaus, Director of Digital and AI News Strategy at Adams Multimedia, started out skeptical of AI in the newsroom. Now he leads training sessions across a network of local newspapers in 20 states, helping editors
Sara Hebel is the co-founder and editor in chief of Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization built on the idea that higher education is fundamentally a local story. In this conversation, she walks through how Open Camp
Aron Pilhofer has spent three decades at some of the most recognizable names in journalism, from the New York Times to the Guardian, and now serves as Chief Product and Membership Officer at Chicago Public Media, home of
Rebecca Klein, publisher at New York Focus, traces an unlikely path from national education reporter to leader of one of New York's most impactful nonprofit newsrooms. In five years, the outlet grew from a scrappy $75,00
Will Bleakley is CEO of Islandport Media and Publisher of the Midcoast Villager, a weekly print newspaper that doubled in size after merging four coastal Maine papers, paired with a community cafe, a book publisher, and
Chris Krug has spent more than 30 years in journalism, but his real education came from getting fired, working in franchising, and traveling internationally before returning to the industry with a clearer vision of what
Ron Sylvester shares how Comma Community Journalism Lab is rethinking local news with a hybrid nonprofit model that blends subscriptions, philanthropy, and community driven advertising. At the center is a bold transition
Gary Lavariere, publisher of the Berkshire Eagle, shares how a locally owned newspaper is growing in an industry that many assume is in decline. From launching a paywall early to expanding into printing, digital marketin
AI is no longer a future trend in media. It is actively reshaping how journalism is produced, distributed, and monetized. Pete Pachal breaks down the shift from generative AI to agentic systems and explains why workflows
Louis Amestoy shares his unconventional journey through local journalism and how he ultimately built a one person media company serving Kerr County, Texas. From traditional newspapers to launching his own independent out
Hal Cohen, CEO of BridgeTower Media, shares how a company with more than 40 B2B brands is navigating a rapidly evolving media landscape. Drawing from a background in finance, Hal explains how focusing on audience communi
Eric Larson joins the podcast to talk about the future of local news. After decades across journalism, marketing, and consulting, he shares why traditional revenue streams are no longer enough and where real opportunity
Grant Marek joins the show to share how he helped transform SFGATE into one of the most read news sites on the West Coast. By focusing on reader interests and underserved regions, he grew the newsroom from 21 to 60 journ
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Small Press, Big Ideas is hosted by Paul Gewuerz. The show is categorised under business (news) and has published 124 episodes.
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