Listen below to a discussion on the importance of newspapers and local journalism between veteran reporters Walter Robinson of The Boston Globe and Pamela Constable of The Washington Post. The event was hosted Sept. 14, 2023, by Literacy Volunteers of Washington County and recorded live in front of an audience at The United theater in Westerly. Westerly resident Greg Ahern moderated the discussion.

Alex oversees the three local bureaus at The Public’s Radio, and staffs the desk for our South County Bureau. Alex was previously the co-host and co executive producer of The Public's Radio podcast,...