EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 45 MIN
The community owned newsroom experiment
from Small Press, Big Ideas · host Paul Gewuerz
Ron Sylvester shares how Comma Community Journalism Lab is rethinking local news with a hybrid nonprofit model that blends subscriptions, philanthropy, and community driven advertising. At the center is a bold transition of The Spokesman Review into community ownership, backed by broad local support ranging from small individual donors to major institutions. The conversation explores how partnerships with schools, paid student journalism programs, and a renewed commitment to print are shaping a more sustainable future. Links: Ron Sylvester - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronsylvester/ Comma Community Journalism Lab https://www.comma.cm/ The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/ --- This podcast is sponsored by LocalPod.co, the audio platform built for local media. LocalPod.co --- Subscribe to the Local News Industry Pulse newsletter to receive a weekly briefing of news, policy, trends, and more in the local news industry: https://localnewsindustrypulse.beehiiv.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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