On this episode, Mark Simon talked to Steve Novotney, a 30-year journalism veteran who co-founded Lede News to cover the Upper Ohio Valley in West Virginia.
Steve talked about his background in baseball, print media, and radio talk shows and all that led him to his current position as publisher and podcast host. Steve talked about the decline of local news and how his online newspaper intends to fill it. He gave examples of his coverage, including a photo essay in which he took pictures of 26 bridges around the state in an effort to alert governor Jim Justice to maintenance issues.
Steve is very much an old-school journalist trying to show that old school still plays in the digital age.
For more information on Steve and Lede News, check out this feature by John Miller.
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Mallory Carra, Longtime Journalist; West Coast Media Jobs
Stephanie Marudas and Emily Previti, Kouvenda Media
Massarah Mikati, Communities and Engagement Reporter: Philadelphia Inquirer
Divya Karthikeyan, Race & Equity Reporter: Louisville Public Media
Tim Furlong, Delaware Bureau Reporter - NBC10 Philadelphia
Colleen Cronin, Environmental Reporter, ecoRI News
Adrianna Adame, Reporter, Buffalo's Fire
Joseph Bustos, Politics & Government Reporter: The State
Rochelle Estrada, President SPJ Student Chapter, William Paterson University
Frances Solá-Santiago, Fashion Writer: Refinery29
Marjorie Cortez, Education Reporter: Deseret News
Michael Clair, Reporter- MLB.com
Cindy Kuzma, Freelance Journalist (specializing in running)
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Stefania Lugli, Civic Engagement Reporter - Kansas Leadership Center & Planeta Venus
Karli Paulson, Publisher: Clark County Courier
Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Photograper- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Isadora Varejão, Engagement Producer, Retro Report
Frank Vaisvilas, Indigenous Affairs Reporter, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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