Keeping Local News Alive: Interview with Josiah Chatterton of The Forgottonia Times

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Josiah Chatterton discussing the challenges and importance of local news.

"It’s tough to quantify what’s been lost as more small-town newspapers disappear... but we’re trying to bring back stories that matter most to the people who live here.” — Josiah Chatterton, The Forgottonia Times In This Episode In this episode of The Forgottonia Project, we sit down with Josiah Chatterton, founder of The Forgottonia Times; … Continue reading "Keeping Local News Alive: Interview with Josiah Chatterton of The Forgottonia Times"

People in this episode

Host: Joe Brewer

Guest: Josiah Chatterton

Topics covered

• local news
• small-town newspapers
• community stories
• journalism
• media

Keywords

• local news
• journalism
• small-town newspapers
• community
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Forgottonia Times

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