Small Press, Big Ideas is a podcast about the business of local news and community journalism in the US. Host Paul Gewuerz interviews entrepreneurs and journalists in the field to get their take on what's working, what isn't, and how local publishers can thrive in today's rapidly changing media landscape.
Small Press, Big Ideas
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Small Press, Big Ideas is a podcast about the business of local news and community journalism in the US. Host Paul Gewuerz interviews entrepreneurs and journalists in the field to get their take on what's working, what isn't, and how local publishers can thrive in today's rapidly changing media landscape.
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June 3, 2026
The indie rock station model for local media
Lorne London has been publishing in Toronto since 1989, starting with an eight page community newspaper in his unheated basement. Today his company reaches 200,000 print readers a month and 1.4 million social media followers, while every competitor he once had in the city has folded. In this conversation, Lorne breaks down the mindset that has kept him standing: stop chasing home runs and hit singles instead. He talks about building an Instagram presence that operates like an indie rock station, why he refuses to cover negative news, and how he grew a massive audience without paying the algorithm. He also shares what he calls "revenue agnosticism" and why local publishers struggling for survival need to fight the battle where they are strongest, not where their competitors are. Links: Streets of Toronto https://streetsoftoronto.com/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetsoftoronto --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, the audio platform built for local media. LocalPod.co --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2026
Building local news from scratch in Baltimore
T.J. Ortenzi is the Deputy Managing Editor of Audience and Digital at the Baltimore Banner. T.J. spent 11 years at the Washington Post before joining the Banner specifically because it would let him cover the city where he actually lives. In this conversation, T.J. breaks down how the Banner has built audience through social video, including a now legendary Big Short inspired video that drove real subscription starts. He also gets into how the newsroom thinks about moving followers to owned channels, the role of their social anchors, and an interesting AI grant project with the Lenfest Institute. Links: The Baltimore Banner https://www.thebanner.com/ T.J. Ortenzi https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjortenzi/ --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, the audio platform built for local media. LocalPod.co --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2026
Launching a nonprofit newsroom in Austin
Melissa Barragán Taboada spent nearly three decades in legacy journalism, including more than 20 years covering Austin and a stint at the Boston Globe, before making the leap into nonprofit local news. She's now editor in chief of the Austin Current, a nonprofit newsroom launched under the Texas Tribune umbrella focused on education, local government, and growth and development in one of the fastest changing cities in the country. Links: Melissa Barragán Taboada - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissabtaboada/ Austin Current https://austincurrent.org/ --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, the audio platform built for local media. LocalPod.co --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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