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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