Talking about new-media arts journalism on WCPN

With the shifting plates of the media industry opening chasms under traditional print publications and a lot of venerable news outlets crumbling into rubble as they slide, a lot of  individual news people are trying to reimagine and rebuild journalism in small but promising ways. From hyper-local neighborhood news sites and online statewide reporting co-ops to membership e-newsletters and specialty e-zines, inventive approaches to gathering and sharing information have begun popping up all over.

Like many other areas, Northeast Ohio is turning into a testing ground for these media prototypes and entrepreneurial ventures. Listeners here can find out what’s emerging on the regional media frontier by tuning in to public radio station WCPN/ 90.3 FM  at 12 Tuesday for “Around Noon. ” I’ll be there with host Dee Perry, Thomas Mulready of the weekly event and local-issue guide, CoolCleveland.com, and Sarah Sphar of Ohio Authority, a new online, statewide lifestyle and culture zine, to discuss the transformation of arts journalism and explain in what new directions each of us hopes to take the reading public.  

I hope you’ll join the conversation.