Today, the newsletter is doing something a little different. I was recently invited to Hilliard to speak with the gentlemen that head up The Hiliard Beacon and we were joined by Joe Case of Marysville Matters and Gary Gardiner of the Westerville News.
Together, we publish four substack newsletters that each look at our respective communities. We all have the same underlying responsibliities and philosophies about the value of local media, but we certainly look at our communities differently.
The three guys (Kevin Corvo, Tim Hoffman, Jordan Smith) that head up The Hilliard Beacon, produce a weekly podcast and a newsletter that keeps the local government accountable while engaging their readers and listeners with what is happening in one of Columbus’ most dynamic suburbs.
Joe Case, the publisher of Marysville Matters, takes a career forged in private sector public relations, state government and even radio journalism to provide daily coverage of events happening in the fastest growing county in the state.
Gary Gardiner, chronicles Westerville not so much with words, but with pictures. As a photojournalist, with an impressive list of newspapers and organizations he has worked for, including the Associated Press, he brings his readers a unique and compelling method of sharing the story of his hometown.
Recently, we all met at the studios of The Hiliard Beacon and were guests on their weekly podcast. Collectively, we talked about the roles we played in local media and the issues facing our communities. More importantly we talked about how our newsletters and the relationships we have with our readers may be the way most people get their local news from this point forward.
I encourage you to take time to listen at the link below.
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