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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde sits down with Julian Baron, Managing Editor of Off The Press and a veteran of both national and local newsrooms, to unpack why trust in legacy media is collapsing, and what might replace it. With experience leading digital content and investigative reporting as Chief of Staff for News at Sinclair, Julian breaks down the real economics behind broadcast vs. digital journalism and how audience habits are reshaping everything. Why are more people turning to decentralized, digital-first news? What do newsrooms still misunderstand about “the audience”? And what does it actually take to rebuild credibility without chasing clicks?

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde traces three fast-moving signals from the previous week: holiday-week violence in northwestern Nigeria, a surprise diplomatic recognition reshaping the Horn of Africa, and AI's infrastructure arms race. What happens when billion-dollar tech bets collide with tightening regulation? How does one diplomatic recognition redraw regional alliances?

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde takes you from a single, unforgettable line in the U.S. military oath: "against all enemies, foreign and domestic," to a hotel-room phone call that ended with two words: "stand by." What follows is a first-person journey into intelligence analysis operations across military installations in [redacted] and [redacted], and a front-row view of how surveillance technology has evolved since 2016. How do phones, IP addresses, and device “fingerprints” shape what platforms believe about us — and what happens when they get it wrong?

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Support for The Bid Picture Podcast comes from Skylight Calendar—the family-friendly digital calendar that helps everyone stay on the same page. With a quick setup and an easy-to-read display in a shared space, Skylight makes it simple to keep track of school events, practices, appointments, and family plans—so mornings run smoother and everyone knows what’s next. Make your home the place where schedules finally make sense. Skylight Calendar—because family life works better when it’s shared. Learn more at myskylight.com.

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