24. City Desk

Local newspapers are the pulse of a community. They help people understand important issues in their area, put national issues such as racial injustice or pandemics into local context, connect small businesses with customers through advertising, record the history of a community, and help start grassroots efforts to bring about change. Hear about how local newspapers flourished in the early 1900’s and why they have struggled to survive over the past 20 years. Bob Dunning from the Davis Enterprise talks to us about his 50-year career as a sports editor and columnist, his advice to aspiring journalists, changes in journalism and newspaper publishing with the widespread use of online media, and the challenges of sports reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our place of the week is Oregon, which is home to not only Bob Dunning's birthplace, but also to the deepest lake in the U.S., and strangely — one humongous fungus.

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