Irene McKisson, Principal Executive at AZ Luminaria and Alicia Benjamin, Founder at The Charlotte Voice, talk to your host Vahe Arabian of State of Digital Publishing about the Google News Initiative Startups Playbook and their journey as early-stage news entrepreneurs.

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