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...

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

May 19th, 2024

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...

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

May 8th, 2024

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

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

May 4th, 2024

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...

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

Apr 21st, 2024

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...

Podcast No. 13 — The Problem with Academia vs. Real Journalism

Apr 4th, 2024

In this Lucky No. 13 edition of THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PODCAST, Darren Johnson explores these topics: Working through the virus from hell. The problem with academia and journalism programs vs. real on-the-ground...

Podcast No. 12 — What News Do Students Like and Revamping this Podcast

Mar 27th, 2024

In this episode of “The Weekly Newspaper Podcast,” Darren Johnson talks about the kind of news younger people are interested in producing — and it’s not AP Style. He also talks about...

Postcast No. 11 — Can old, small-town newspapers be saved?

Mar 18th, 2024

In this episode of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson is rushing to get to class but takes some time to decide if old small-town newspapers can actually be saved — and,...

Podcast No. 10 — the death of cartoonists

Mar 5th, 2024

In this episode of the Weekly Newspaper Podcast, host Darren Johnson talks about the death of the field of newspaper cartooning, as hastened by AI. Hear it here: https://cccnews.info/podcast/weekly-newspaper-podcasr-10-cartoonists.mp3.

Podcast No. 9: A New “Free” Paper and Envisioning Retirement Someday

Feb 20th, 2024

Darren Johnson talks about a new publication he’s working on and also ponders what his “retirement job” will be. Here’s the link: http://cccnews.info/journalpress/weekly-newspaper-podcast-retirement_01.mp3

Podcast No. 8: For Journalists and Adjunct Professors — taking control of your career

Feb 5th, 2024

In this podcast, Darren Johnson shares some unpopular opinions about being either a journalist in the era of newspapers closing or a contingent faculty member in the era of colleges closing. Hear...

Podcast No. 7: Looking at a 180-Year-Old Newspaper

Feb 2nd, 2024

In this episode, newspaper publisher Darren Johnson examines a 180-year-old edition of The Greenwich Journal newspaper and describes it. Hear it here: cccnews.info/journalpress/weekly-newspaper-podcast-old-newspapers.mp3

Podcast No. 6: Boring newspaper stories — ditch them?

Jan 5th, 2024

Are newspapers really obligated to cover boring meetings in their jurisdiction, or is that “public service” no longer needed — was it ever needed? We explore that in this podcast: cccnews.info/podcast/Podcast-Boring-Newspaper-Stories-ditch-them

Podcast No. 5: Small-town and college papers could benefit from AI

Jan 5th, 2024

Newspapers made a huge mistake in the 1990s and early 2000s by not handling the rise of the Internet all that well. Today, they seem to be making the same mistakes with...

Podcast No. 4: Ups & Downs of a Smalltown Paper; Year in Review

Dec 29th, 2023

In this edition of The Weekly Newspaper Podcast, Darren Johnson talks about the current state of smalltown newspapers and journalism and, in the second half of the podcast, it’s the Year in...

Podcast No. 3: The Death of Obituaries and Community Connectivity

Jul 29th, 2023

In this episode of “The Weekly Newspaper Podcast,” Greenwich Journal & Salem Press publisher and podcast host Darren Johnson talks with guest columnist and local resident Liv Thygesen about the decreasing number...

Weekly Newspaper Podcast No. 2

Jun 23rd, 2023

In Weekly Newspaper Podcast No. 2, Darren Johnson and Mike Levy talk about the State of Local Newspapers, Print vs. Digital and why a newspaper needs to be a part of its...

The Weekly Newspaper Podcast No. 1

Jun 6th, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Newspaper Podcast, hosted by Greenwich Journal & Salem Press newspaper publisher Darren Johnson with columnist Michael Levy. In this debut episode, the two discuss surviving as an historic...

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