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On Background: Demystify Local News

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by Cascadia Daily News

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11 episodes
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On Background is a weekly podcast that demystifies the decisions made every day at Cascadia Daily News. Hosted by Alana Marcum and Bree Zender, each episode features a roundtable discussion with CDN reporters, editors and photojournalists. Learn how this hyper-local newsroom handles reporting on Whatcom and Skagit counties effectively. It's your chance to get to know CDN in a new way. Cascadia Daily News is a locally owned newspaper in Bellingham, Washington, covering Whatcom and Skagit counties.

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3/31/2026

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Episode thumbnail for Ep 11: Showing the local color of Whatcom and Skagit counties

June 9, 2026

Ep 11: Showing the local color of Whatcom and Skagit counties

<p>Stories in CDN’s living section focus on the people who live in Whatcom and Skagit counties and make Northwest Washington unique. Lifestyle editor Cocoa Laney often highlights old traditions of towns and local makers or artisans, but her section also tells you where to find the best karaoke and how to find community. In the final episode of season one of “On Background,” listeners will learn how Cocoa brings the local color into Cascadia Daily News. <br></p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 10: Keeping young athletes in the paper

June 2, 2026

Ep 10: Keeping young athletes in the paper

<p>Most local and regional news organizations don’t cover high school sports like they used to — but Cascadia Daily News strives to keep young athletes in Whatcom and Skagit counties in the paper. In this episode of “On Background,” listeners will learn how sports editor Nick Zeller-Singh and staff photographer Andy Bronson cover prep sports in Northwest Washington. Andy also ranks the best high school gyms for photography.<br /></p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 9: A different flavor of storytelling — the impact of CDN's visual journalists

May 26, 2026

Ep 9: A different flavor of storytelling — the impact of CDN's visual journalists

<p> How do visuals help tell a story? In this episode of “On Background,” CDN visual journalists Finn Wendt and Santiago Ochoa talk about how photography and video elevate news, sports and living stories in Cascadia Daily News. Listeners will learn how visual journalists collaborate with reporters and why it's important to put community faces in the paper.<br /></p>

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What is On Background: Demystify Local News?

On Background is a weekly podcast that demystifies the decisions made every day at Cascadia Daily News. Hosted by Alana Marcum and Bree Zender, each episode features a roundtable discussion with CDN reporters, editors and photojournalists. Learn how this hyper-local newsroom handles reporting on Whatcom and Skagit counties effectively.

It's your chance to get to know CDN in a new way.

Cascadia Daily News is a locally owned newspaper in Bellingham, Washington, covering Whatcom and Skagit counties.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

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Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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