Can local news keep up in 2026? In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Managing Editor Matt Baney sits down with Publisher Nathan Alford to break down the first-ever Local News Day and what it reveals about the future of local journalism.

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:15 The inception of Local News Day 1:16 What is “local news” 3:58 Difference between national and local news 8:27 The Lewiston Tribune is where people are 10:26 Fill out the Trib survey 10:43 “We’re a Fabric” video 11:35 The Tribune’s Local News Day special 12:27 The importance of having a local newspaper 15:55 When butch bought the papers 17:12 Ways the Lewiston Tribune has diversified 22:01 The legacy of the Lewiston Tribune 24:46 Pressures the printed product faces