Podcast appearances and mentions of craig sandler

My newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/   For much of its 130-year existence, State House News operated as a standard newswire service. Its journalists covered the Massachusetts state government and it then syndicated their content to regional and national newspapers.    But in the late 90s, owner Craig Sandler realized that internet distribution would allow him to sell direct digital subscriptions and vastly expand his customer base. Today, the service charges $4,000 a year to any company or organization whose business is directly influenced by the state's government.   In a recent interview, Craig discussed how he built the direct subscription business, why he decided to sell a majority stake in the company, and whether State House News is shielded from the whims of large tech platforms and AI chatbots.  

For this week's Takeout, the News Service gathered a venerable band of State House reporters, past and present, to discuss changes they've seen in journalism under the Golden Dome. Panelists are Mark Leccese of Emerson College, Craig Sandler of SHNS, Steve LeBlanc of The Associated Press, and Peter Lucas of the Lowell Sun and Boston Herald. This week's special podcast covers a wide range of topics including camaraderie in the Press Gallery and the changing nature of press secretaries.

Craig Sandler and the State House News crew break down the House Ways and Means budget, another round of advocacy for the millionaire surtax, and other tax proposals on the horizon.

On this week's Takeout, guest host Craig Sandler runs through the accelerating activity of the past week on Beacon Hill with Katie Lannan, Chris Lisinski, Matt Murphy and Colin Young. The crew touches on the latest in the ongoing Steve Wynn vs. Mass. Gaming Commission saga, the governor's newly-filed housing production legislation, the use so far of last year's extreme risk protective order law and the ongoing debate around safe injection sites. State House Takeout is the News Service's podcast offering bite-sized insights from the reporters on top of Beacon Hill, available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Kaitlyn Budion is this week's producer. For your daily portion of Beacon Hill headlines, visit http://massterlist.com/

This week State House News Service managing partner Craig Sandler stops by to talk about what it's like to cover an election with SHNS. Make sure to listen to Craig and Hugh's wide-ranging discussion, and then head over and check out their podcast, The Takeout! (https://soundcloud.com/statehousenews) PLUS: WE WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!! Cosmo, Cayenne, and Brook discuss. AND, our CEO Thomas P. O'Neill III delivers an important message: VOTE.