58 - A journalist's view of local politics with Luisa D'Amato

We have something a little different on this episode of the Old Grey Mayors podcast. Luisa D'Amato a longtime journalist at the Waterloo Region Record, joins Rob to talk about her career and insights into journalism. D'Amato discusses her early influences, including Bernard Levin and her education at Columbia Journalism School, recounting her experiences covering social services, investigative journalism, and local politics, including her work on a significant story about a suspected murderer while she was about to give birth. D'Amato and Rob also dive into the challenges of modern journalism, including the decline in local news coverage and the impact of social media on public discourse. D'Amato also shares why local journalism is critical to holding institutions and leaders accountable and offers tips for politicians interacting with the press.

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58 - A journalist's view of local politics with Luisa D'Amato is an episode from Old Grey Mayors by Rob Deutschmann.

This episode is 00:48:33 long.

This episode was published on Nov 7, 2024.

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