In this preview episode, host Tim Regan-Porter introduces the podcast with excerpts from the first four full episodes. Across interviews with journalists and executives of very different organizations, some common themes emerge, including: what it takes to innovate with limited time and money, focusing on service to the community, how to integrate empathy and community listening into journalism, the importance of being authentic, engagement as a step toward diversity and inclusion, the importance of local news for democracy, and maintaining healthy cultures and your own mental health.

Episode breakdown:

(1:11) – Todd Chamberlin (executive director) and Raleigh Burleigh (editor) of the Sopris Sun

(3:32) – Jennifer Brandel (CEO and co-founder) of Hearken and Zebras Unite

(9:55) – Eve Pearlman (CEO and co-founder) and Erica Anderson (engagement journalist) of Spaceship Media

(18:07) – Michael Bolden (CEO and executive director) of the American Press Institute.

 

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