Local Issues

Local Issues
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The "Local Issues playlist" on the Stories Worth Telling with The Steels channel is a compelling collection of videos that focus on the pressing and impactfu...
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Episodes cover a wide range of local issues, such as mental health awareness, veterans' services, economic development, and cultural diversity, with examples including discussions on the impact of Make Music Day, leadership in nonprofit organizations, and the importance of land conservation.

The ”Local Issues playlist” on the Stories Worth Telling with The Steels channel is a compelling collection of videos that focus on the pressing and impactfu…
Dr. Gregory Stroud—CEO/Executive Director of the Connecticut Examiner—joins Cate Steel to unpack how the online paper grew to ~140,000 readers, why their mission is “big questions in small places,” and what’s next for local news in Connecticut. Please subscribe www.youtube.com/@668KTV
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We cover reader habits, bias vs. rigor in reporting, AI’s risks (hallucinations, scraping, IP), the realities of I-95 and Shore Line East, transit-oriented housing, regionalization, historic preservation, and (yes) a quick tour of CT’s food & wine scene.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Greg’s background & CT Examiner origin story
02:06 140K readers, Fairfield County’s role & a statewide mission
03:11 “Big questions in small places” — why local isn’t small
04:04 When people start caring: homes, kids, taxes, schools
06:06 Bias vs. rigor: the reporting method that builds trust
07:07 Journalism as mapmaking: choices, scale & inclusion
10:17 Letting residents be heard: accessible letters to the editor
12:18 Writing for phones while keeping depth
13:25 Competition & the CT news ecosystem (Day, Mirror, Courant, etc.)
14:40 AI & news: use cases, hallucinations, ethics, IP scraping
18:05 The scale/energy cost of AI & bot traffic
19:15 Transportation: I-95 gridlock, Shore Line East, eastward links
22:26 TOD & housing near transit; CT’s dispersed geography
23:30 Pilots for last-mile buses; funding and convenience
24:29 Stamford growth vs. traffic & gentrification
25:14 Why “easy answers” aren’t real—embracing nuance
26:01 Food interlude: CT chefs & wine shops
27:57 Historic preservation & CT’s built fabric
29:36 Routing big projects through old towns (e.g., Stonington)
30:31 Closing thoughts
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