Futureproofing local news: Finding resilient business models

As part of a special four-part podcast series, supported by the Google News Initiative, we’ve been talking to publishers and experts across Europe who are working to find resilient business models. We spoke to them about the state of the local news market in their regions, how they’ve evolved company culture and practice, and what tools and trends they’re working with to prepare for the next decade.

In part two, we explore the challenges and opportunities that local news organisations are facing with finding sustainable revenue streams, as well as looking at some specific case studies of publications across Europe to find out what mix they’re using.

Experts featured in this episode:

• Prof. Dr. Wiebke Möhring, Professor of Journalism, TU Dortmund Institute for Journalism
• Nicola Negrin, Editor in Chief, Il Giornale Di Vicenza, Gruppo Editoriale Athesis
• Benedicte Autret, Head of News Partnerships, UK/IE/Northern Europe, Google
• Jonathan Heawood, Executive Director, Public Interest News Foundation
• David Floyd, Managing Director, Social Spider
• Pierre France, Co-Founder, Rue89 Strasbourg
• Craig Walker, Editor, Press and Journal and Evening Express, DC Thomson
• Jayne Savva, Group Features Editor (news), DC Thomson
• Doug Smith – Lead architect, Table Stakes
• Emily Hewett, Head of Audience Development, DC Thomson

This series is supported by the Google News Initiative. They work with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation, share resources, and build a diverse and innovative local news system. Find out more about their programmes, tools and resources at newsinitiative.withgoogle.com