The decline in the local media industries has not gone unnoticed. The fact most media outlets in smaller communities have reverted to entry-level prospects hasn’t either.
Journalism, especially in areas similar to the Upper Ohio Valley, significantly has declined in quantity and quality despite the efforts of a few veteran reporters, editors, and news directors. Each of them has all the contacts, but staffing has become limited across the board.
That is not a criticism to anyone in any way … facts are just facts. Read around and watch around. LEDE News exists because of those facts, and also because of an acceptance that digital media – on our phones or tablets – now is the accepted and preferred way to deliver what today’s folks want to hear and what they want to read.
But hey, I won’t give it all away. Give it a listen and let us know what you think about today’s journalism industry, if we are offering what you want, and if there are topics you would like us to cover.
