Weekly Newspaper Podcast -- it's all about community journalism

About Weekly Newspaper Podcast -- it's all about community journalism

The Weekly Newspaper Podcast is all about smalltown journalism, sponsored by the historical Upstate New York Journal & Press of Greenwich. This podcast, though, is about all small-town papers and the problems they face, along with observations on the good they do -- and solutions for their survival in our digital age.

Publisher

Darren Johnson, newspaper publisher

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Apr 2024

Latest episode

30 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Mar 2026

   Weekly Newspaper Podcast: Feeling “Stuck” Between Business Models

   In this edition of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson conveys a feeling of feeling stuck from a business/journalism perspective. Hear it here: https://cccnews.info/podcast/wnp033026.mp3

2. 

   11 Aug 2025

   Podcast: Thoughts on Small-Town Newspapers and Radio Stations

   Greenwich Journal publisher Darren Johnson discusses the challenges of balancing news, commerce, and government in small-town newspapers during this radio interview.

3. 

   26 Nov 2024

   Podcast No. 21 — The Top 10 Holiday Songs I Can Tolerate

   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...

4. 

   19 Nov 2024

   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....

5. 

   26 Aug 2024

   Podcast No. 19 — Things That Make Me Go Hmmm…

   The podcast is back after having had taken most of the summer off. Find it here: https://cccnews.info/podcast/podcast-19-things-that-make-me-go-hmmm.mp3 or on your favorite podcast app under “Weekly Newspaper Podcast.” Topics in this podcast edition...

6. 

   27 May 2024

   Podcast No. 18: Are Advertisers “In the Game”?

   Using an analogy from “Breaking Bad,” Darren Johnson wonders in this podcast episode if advertisers are “in the game” when it comes to their relationship with local newspapers. The 20th century journalistic...

7. 

   19 May 2024

   Podcast No. 17: Should boring journalists try becoming WRITERS?

   In this episode of Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson reviews the 2014 movie “God’s Pocket,” which features a local celebrity columnist from the last century, and wonders maybe if newspapers move away...

8. 

   8 May 2024

   Podcast No. 16: What if this small town paper goes out of business?

   In a candid discussion, Darren Johnson ponders what would happen if his small-town paper would cease to exist. Hear it here: https://cccnews.info/podcast/podcast-16-what-if-this-newspaper-dies.mp3 Links mentioned in this podcast: His newspaper Substack column: journalpress.substack.com...

9. 

   4 May 2024

   Podcast No. 15 — Blue Collar vs. White Collar Journalism

   In this episode of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson notes the divide in the Journalism world — those who see the value in print newspapers and those who dismiss print and...

10. 

    21 Apr 2024

    Podcast No. 14: The Professor Review, Journalism Sustainability Act, NPR

    In this edition of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson reviews the movie “The Professor” with Johnny Depp, talks about a recent act that may help newspapers in New York State, a...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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