This is Why Local Journalism Needs to Exist

Local BayToday reporter Stu Campaigne joins Scott and Dave to talk about recent articles he wrote about a movie studio that closed up soon after starting, laying off 44 employees, and a property near Powassan with a seniors residence that is being sold for unpaid municipal taxes. (Links to the articles below.)

They discuss how local journalism holds the various levels of government, businesses and the people involved with them accountable so citizens know what is happening in their community. It is especially important, Stu says, when those businesses access provincial grants, loans or programs that help finance operations … including when they lease properties to public entities such as colleges.

Links to some of the articles Village Media published, a couple by Stu at BayToday and related stories prepared at SooToday include:

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/26…;

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/lo…;

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/sa…;

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/vi…;

• Intro 0:00
• Stu talks local journalism 5:30
• Promises that aren’t kept 28:40
• Outro 48:35

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Production Credits:

• Hosts: Dave Dale & Scott Clark
• Producer: Ben Sargent
• Content Director: Dave Dale
• Produced by Clark Communications