In this episode, we sit down with Ross Thomson — editor of the Wishaw Press, Coatbridge and Airdrie Advertiser, and West Lothian Courier. With years in the thick of Scotland’s local newsrooms, Ross talks candidly about the changing face of local journalism, the fight to keep community voices front and centre, and the pressures facing regional press in 2025.
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