Sidebar: Otis Sanford reflects on a lifetime in journalism
Eric Barnes
Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
Talking to Otis Sanford about newspapers is nothing if not a reminder of the incredible importance of local journalism.
And it’s a reminder of how much has changed in local newspapers over the last few decades. Otis, who has worked at newspapers all over the country during both the heyday of newspapers and their decline, joined me on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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