Listen "Inside the News Media Help Desk"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Paul speaks with Randy Picht, Executive Director of the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), and Leah Becerra, Product Director at RJI, about their newly launched initiative: the News Media Help Desk.
This collaborative project between RJI and the Local Media Consortium (LMC) aims to become a one stop digital support hub for local newsrooms, offering guidance, resources, and hands-on help for navigating today's rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Links:
News Media Help Desk
https://www.newsmediahelpdesk.org/
Leah Becerra - LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahbecerra/
Randy Picht - LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randypicht/
Reynolds Journalism Institute
https://rjionline.org/
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This collaborative project between RJI and the Local Media Consortium (LMC) aims to become a one stop digital support hub for local newsrooms, offering guidance, resources, and hands-on help for navigating today's rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Links:
News Media Help Desk
https://www.newsmediahelpdesk.org/
Leah Becerra - LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahbecerra/
Randy Picht - LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randypicht/
Reynolds Journalism Institute
https://rjionline.org/
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This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, helping local news publishers produce revenue generating podcasts. LocalPod.co
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Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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