In this bonus episode, we’ve talked to the new leadership team at Hodges about our recent transition announcement. You’ll hear from Jon Newman, Paulyn Ocampo, Lindsay O’Bar, Greg Surber, Sean Ryan and Josh Dare about what this means to them, what their goals are for the future of the agency and you’ll learn exactly what Josh has planned for his upcoming retirement.

• A different Hodges…the ownership.
• Hodges’ Instagram with Announcement Content

In this bonus episode, we’re giving you the Q&A portion from our Teaming Up Live event from earlier this summer. Senior Vice President Sean Ryan fields audience questions for Jason Fuller, a producer with NPR’s All Things Considered, and Adisa Hargett-Robinson, a former associate booking producer with ABC News.

• Who and how to pitch
• The impact of disinformation in the newsroom
• The use of AI in the newsroom

In our inaugural LIVE recording of Teaming Up, we welcomed a panel of national media experts to share insights from the newsroom. Our Sean Ryan, senior vice president of media relations, served as a moderator and was joined by Jason Fuller (producer) and Adisa Hargett-Robinson (reporter and media producer). Sharing their insights to a packed house, the trio unpacked a day in the life of a national newsroom producer and explored a variety of areas that impacts both sides of the pitch — from challenges in media today, to navigating things like AI and misinformation.

• Daily routines of national newsroom
• Challenges facing reporters and producers in today’s media landscape
• Pitching advice
• Navigating a world of mis- and disinformation
• The impact of digital advertising and AI on journalism

• Jason Fuller on LinkedIn
• Adisa Hargett-Robinson on LinkedIn