EDITOR&PUBLISHER – 23/04/2020
Matt DeRienzo
To stem the decline of local journalism, we will have to experiment with new business models and adapting old ones. Figure out digital subscriptions and membership programs. Find publishers’ place in an advertising landscape where programmatic tools and a handful of huge tech and social platforms are dominating. Battle disinformation, mistrust and apathy. There are endless takes, a universe worth of hand-wringing, and significant funding aimed at addressing these things.