JOURNALISM

Many people are still processing former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in last week’s election. That includes student journalists in western Massachusetts who spoke to NEPM about their approach to reporting in this new political landscape.

We hear music from Chris Pureka before their gig at Egremont Barn, check in with photojournalist Barry Goldstein after his reporting at the Republican National Convention, and have our latest wine Thunderdome at Table and Vine.

Marty Baron, the former editor of The Washington Post and Boston Globe, sat down with NEPM for an interview about his new book, and commented about ongoing troubles at the Post.

We chat with G. Michael Dobbs about his long career in mass communications which he details in his new memoir, check in with some folx of Mass Humanities about their recent operations move, and relish in the blueberry heaven that is BirdHaven Blueberry Farm.

Connecticut Public announced it is laying off four full-time and several temporary employees. The public broadcaster said in a statement that expenses "have grown at rates that have exceeded revenues for the last few years."

This is at least the second attempt to get the state's commission on journalism going, which would be tasked with looking at ways to bolster the industry in Massachusetts.

This week on The Rundown, panelists discuss the aftermath of racist student bullying, the development of clean energy infrastructure, and more from the NEPM newsroom and the NENC.

We talk to folks from the Montague Shakespeare Festival, discuss supporting local journalism with reporters Nirvani Williams and Greta Jochem, and get nerdy with wordster Emily Brewster.

The Republican's executive editor, Cynthia Simison, is retiring from the post in the coming weeks. She's been at the paper since 1977 and is the first woman to hold the top job in the newsroom. Simison will be succeeded by another veteran western Massachusetts journalist and editor, Larry Parnass.

For two decades, Mike Dobbs has been the editor for Reminder Publications, which produces weekly newspapers for many communities across western Massachusetts. Friday is his last day, as he's retiring from full-time work.