This podcast was recorded on WJJW 91.1 FM at MCLA in North Adams by Darren Johnson, who teaches there and does a show during his office. This one is dedicated to holiday…
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Podcast No. 20 — My Facebook Feed
This episode of “The Weekly Newspaper Podcast” was recorded at a radio station where Darren Johnson plays Fripp & Eno and talks about “the bane of his existence” — his Facebook feed….
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Podcast No. 10 — the death of cartoonists
In this episode of the Weekly Newspaper Podcast, host Darren Johnson talks about the death of the field of newspaper cartooning, as hastened by AI. Hear it here: https://cccnews.info/podcast/weekly-newspaper-podcasr-10-cartoonists.mp3.
Podcast No. 9: A New “Free” Paper and Envisioning Retirement Someday
Darren Johnson talks about a new publication he’s working on and also ponders what his “retirement job” will be. Here’s the link: http://cccnews.info/journalpress/weekly-newspaper-podcast-retirement_01.mp3
Podcast No. 8: For Journalists and Adjunct Professors — taking control of your career
In this podcast, Darren Johnson shares some unpopular opinions about being either a journalist in the era of newspapers closing or a contingent faculty member in the era of colleges closing. Hear…
Podcast No. 7: Looking at a 180-Year-Old Newspaper
In this episode, newspaper publisher Darren Johnson examines a 180-year-old edition of The Greenwich Journal newspaper and describes it. Hear it here: cccnews.info/journalpress/weekly-newspaper-podcast-old-newspapers.mp3
Podcast No. 6: Boring newspaper stories — ditch them?
Are newspapers really obligated to cover boring meetings in their jurisdiction, or is that “public service” no longer needed — was it ever needed? We explore that in this podcast: cccnews.info/podcast/Podcast-Boring-Newspaper-Stories-ditch-them.mp3.
Podcast No. 5: Small-town and college papers could benefit from AI
Newspapers made a huge mistake in the 1990s and early 2000s by not handling the rise of the Internet all that well. Today, they seem to be making the same mistakes with…
Podcast No. 4: Ups & Downs of a Smalltown Paper; Year in Review
In this edition of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson talks about the current state of smalltown newspapers and journalism and, in the second half of the podcast, it’s the Year in…