How the news broke: an Interview with a local paper editor | 🔴 ⚫Peeps Studio

Welcome to Peeps Studio, a new series of interviews for the channel.
We kick off with Daisy Clague interviewing Richard Osley, editor of the Camden New Journal and Islington Tribune, about the dangers of losing local journalism and what might be done to save it. Add your thoughts in the comments.

If you want to see the Substack mentioned in the film go to
https://newjournal.substack.com/

Peeps Studio will feature a series of interviews with politicians, union leaders, campaigners, writers and more – all with an interesting take on the world around us. Stay tuned for more.

Meanwhile, you can see Daisy's past films for Peeps including:
Would you eat the oyster? Toxic seas in Whitstable
   • The UK seaside town where people are afrai...  
and
Life in a toxic town: the Rainham Volcano
   • Life in a ‘Toxic Town’. We investigate the...  

Thank you to Roundhouse Works for use of the podcast recording studio.

Here's the rundown of today's interview
00.00 Introduction to Peeps Studio
03.12 'Cover the cost'
05.35 Ghost newspapers
11.11 Chase for profits
12.58 Where is the money going to come from?
16.18 Everybody has a newspaper clipping
19.24 Best campaigns
23.10 New independent titles
24.59 Low pay, low diversity
28.03 Locals v nationals




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From the offices of the Camden New Journal and Islington Tribune.