In the latest CampusXM podcast (MP3, iTunes), Campus News publisher Darren Johnson riffs on an article in the latest edition of the newspaper that talks about being your authentic self.
In the podcast — recorded as Johnson is driving with his patented stereophonic microphone on the back roads of Upstate New York — he talks about his own sense of authenticity, and how it is hard to achieve when one has to also work and earn a living. Johnson’s jobs spanned from the service jobs he did through college to journalism to college PR and teaching jobs, and he explains that with each new job he strayed one step further away from his original goal, to write his novel.
Then Johnson segues into one of his signature rants about his years working for small newspapers, with honest insights as to why they are largely having financial issues today. Are local newspapers covering the right things? Do people really care about mundane meeting reports, or can those be capably done for free by citizen journalists? Can newspapers really make enough money online, or should they work on improving their print products? Are local newspapers truly government watchdogs, or are they more often defenders of the status quo? These questions are all answered.
Then he returns to his original topic — authenticity — and wonders if anyone can ever be 100% authentic. He says authenticity can be a spectrum.
Johnson’s “Drive-Time Podcast” is accomplished on his various commutes. You can hear more on CampusXM.com.
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