Navigating Local News Jobs in a Digital Age: Career Insights for Journalists

Local News Jobs

10/7/25

What happens when local journalism collides with the digital revolution? Zach Shaw takes us behind the curtain of his 30-year career at Hudson Valley One, revealing triumphs and struggles of community reporting in an age of dwindling print subscribers and shrinking advertising revenues.

But the real jaw-dropper? His take on the future of journalism: AI helping one reporter do the job of ten, and everyday people stepping up as citizen journalists. It’s a wild, fascinating look at where news might be headed next and is there still a career path for new journalist.

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