{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Maryland Now","title":"Today’s Maryland Media: What We’ve Lost And What We’ve Gained","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3050,"description":"Maryland Now — brought to you by Blended Public Affairs\n\nThis episode, Dori Henry, Josh Kurtz, and David Nitkin turn the mic on their own industry, sitting down with TJ Smith — until days ago the host of a talk radio show on WBAL, and before that spokesperson for Baltimore City Police and then-County Executive Johnny Olszewski — and Miranda Spivak, a former Washington Post editor, former top editor at the Gazette newspapers, and author of Backroom Deals in Our Backyards. Together they take stock of Maryland's media landscape today: what's been lost as newsrooms shrink and outlets close, but also what's emerging to try to fill the gap, from nonprofit journalism to a generation that may be starting to crave something deeper than a headline.\n\nIn this episode:\nHow Pew Research shows the share of Americans following local news closely has dropped from 37% in 2016 to 21% in 2025 — and what that decline actually looks like on the ground, from WBAL cutting local programming to the Washington Post scaling back Maryland coverage\nTJ Smith on the erosion of local news bureaus, the blurred line between \"journalist\" and \"influencer,\" and how he tried to bridge the gap by recording his own press conference footage for outlets that could no longer send anyone\nMiranda Spivak on the economics of local news, why subscription and philanthropic models are gaining ground, and what it was like watching ownership change at the Washington Post\nThe bright spots: the Baltimore Banner's Pulitzer Prize and its expansion into Montgomery and Prince George's counties, and TJ's case for cautious optimism that younger generations may be circling back toward wanting real depth over quick hits\nA candid look at what's still missing even where new outlets are succeeding — the group's take on the loss of the editing function, and where the Baltimore Sun's shift under new ownership fits into the bigger picture\nNew models worth watching: bundling news subscriptions like streaming services,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cWPrI2HtFRFi4-cEgG9AilW5PwDl7N2ksf_B2iAK6ck/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMjlm/MWRkNGZkYjQxNzZh/ZjI0NTRjNmVmNTg2/NjBjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}