{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f6db0ab2dc2346e2dd1a808/696f90e76544003fe9e91493?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E280 That Greats Business Show - Catherine Madden, MD, Dublin Gazette Newspaper - survival in a declining industry","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f6db0ab2dc2346e2dd1a808/1768919122526-1fb99d0c-cee4-4382-90cc-1be684a4540f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Episode 280 – Why local newspapers still matter (and why we’d miss them if they were gone)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Confession time:</p><p>I love local newspapers.</p><p>And I cannot go past the small ads without reading every last one of them.</p><p>While national newspapers are having a torrid time — and some may not even survive this decade in their current form — one part of print is quietly going against the tide.</p><p>The <strong>local free newspaper</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>On Episode 280 of <strong>That Great Business Show</strong>, Conall Ó Móráin is joined by <strong>Catherine Madden</strong>, Managing Director of the <strong>Dublin Gazette Newspaper</strong> — Dublin’s number one free weekly, reaching over <strong>300,000 readers every week</strong>.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li>Why local papers are surviving while nationals struggle</li><li>Why small ads still work for real businesses - and that's important for your business</li><li>Who is actually keeping an eye on councils, planning and courts</li><li>Why “free” doesn’t mean low quality</li><li>And why local journalism matters more than ever</li></ul><p>If you care about your area, your business, or who’s minding the shop locally — this one matters.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙 Sponsored by <strong>De Facto Shaving Oil</strong> — all-natural, made in Mayo, no foam, no nonsense, and none of those pressurised cans quietly (and unneccesarily) heading for landfill.</p><p>👉 <strong>Listen now. Share it with someone who still picks up the local paper.</strong></p>","author_name":"Conall Ó'Móráin"}