{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632d6d243c6a220013fa471b/645a34e0d2b1090011c15d2a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Supporting Local News Startups With Steve Burge of PublishPress","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/632d6d243c6a220013fa471b/1668003216112-b0efc231d72e51ddb9f72d7a23e6731b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this podcast episode, join Stewart Richie and Steve Burge as they discuss Publish Press, a WordPress plugin business that provides tools and solutions for publishers. Steve shares his journey from teaching to self-publishing and eventually building software to fill in the gaps he noticed in WordPress for local journalism sites. Stewart and Steve also talk about the popular WordPress plugins from Published Press, including Future, Capabilities, and Authors. They touch upon the importance of tailoring solutions for each publisher and discuss the potential for local news start-ups to reshape the media industry. If you're interested in WordPress and the world of publishing, this is an episode you won't want to miss!</p><p><br></p><p>About Steve&nbsp;</p><p>Steve Burge is a co-founder of <a href=\" https://publishpress.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PublishPress</a>, a WordPress plugin business that provides tools and solutions for publishers. Originally from Britain, he moved to the US where he founded Open-Source Training, a teaching and training company that eventually became a self-published book publisher.&nbsp;</p><p>If you have any questions or need help with Publish Press, you can contact Steve or the Publish Press team using the following methods:</p><ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SteveJBurge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SteveJBurge</a></li><li>Website: <a href=\"https://publishpress.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://publishpress.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Subscribe, Follow, or say Hello!</p><p><br></p><p>To keep up to date with the podcast, you can follow us on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/1Uc4H7LEqlu17rR9NdVLc8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>, <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/the-meta-media-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Acast</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us,<a href=\"https://poweredbycoffee.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Powered by Coffee</a>, the team behind <a href=\"https://poweredbycoffee.co.uk/podcasts/scale/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scale: The Modern Media Podcast</a> on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to talk code or site solutions with Stewart directly, he can be found on <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-ritchie-566a811b/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/stewartritchie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://https://ritchie.social/@stewart\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mastodon</a> or you can email the Powered by Coffee team: <a href=\"mailto:coffee@poweredbycoffee.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coffee@poweredbycoffee.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"Stewart Ritchie"}