{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"This just in\u2026 feat. Tony Mecia & Cristina Bolling, Charlotte Ledger","description":"You\u2019re about to push \u201cplay\u201d on another episode of The Raising a Ruckus Podcast; the show all about rule-breakers, change-makers, and risk-takers \u2014 and the leaps of faith, sleepless nights, disasters, and big decisions they made along the way. Strap in, party people!   "Our citizens may be deceived for a while, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light."  Preach on, Thomas Jefferson.  Don\u2019t know about you, but we\u2019d be down with a Lin-Manuel Miranda joint about the importance and the power of the media in American history. There\u2019s a reason dictators want a grip on the press. The pen is arguably mightier than the sword, as the saying goes, in changing the way we think and act. And for ensuring those who are elected to act on our behalf are doing just that.  But with fewer folks willing to take on the responsibility, absorb the criticism -- and collect the far-from-lucrative salaries that come with the trade, it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re so generally less-informed. Were there only 57 channels, Mr. Knopfler. Then we\u2019d at least have a shot at keeping up\u2026 But there\u2019s hope in the form of true believers and scrappy publishers, like the folks at The Charlotte Ledger. And hell yeah, we wanted them on this program. Tony Mecia and Cristina Bolling are building a solid foundation \u2013 and an audience \u2013 in an arguably crumbling media landscape.  You owe it to yourself to check out what they\u2019re doing and why. So stop reading this, and push \u201cplay\u201d already!   Cheers!  ----- Tony Mecia on LinkedIn Cristina Bolling on LinkedIn The Charlotte Ledger ----- Well-Run Media Website Mistry Projects Website ","author_name":"Raising A Ruckus","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/516598","html":"