Old Grey Mayors

Author: Rob Deutschmann

Rob Deutschmann sits down with community leaders, civic leaders, and others from across Waterloo Region to learn more about their experiences and how those lessons can apply to today's issues.
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58 - A journalist's view of local politics with Luisa D'Amato
Thursday, 7 November, 2024

We have something a little different on this episode of the Old Grey Mayors podcast. Luisa D'Amato a longtime journalist at the Waterloo Region Record, joins Rob to talk about her career and insights into journalism. D'Amato discusses her early influences, including Bernard Levin and her education at Columbia Journalism School, recounting her experiences covering social services, investigative journalism, and local politics, including her work on a significant story about a suspected murderer while she was about to give birth. D'Amato and Rob also dive into the challenges of modern journalism, including the decline in local news coverage and the impact of social media on public discourse. D'Amato also shares why local journalism is critical to holding institutions and leaders accountable and offers tips for politicians interacting with the press.