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

Darren Johnson, newspaper publisher
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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.

Episodes

  1. Mar 30

    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. 08/11/2025

    Podcast: Thoughts on Small-Town Newspapers and Radio Stations

    Greenwich Journal publisher Darren Johnson goes live on the radio to talk about small-town newspapers and the juggle between news vs. local commerce and advertising, as well as government. He also talks...

  3. 11/26/2024

    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. 11/19/2024

    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. 08/26/2024

    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. 05/27/2024

    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. 05/19/2024

    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...

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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.

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