Scale: The Modern Media Podcast

Supporting Local News Startups With Steve Burge of PublishPress

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Episode notes

In this podcast episode, join Stewart Richie and Steve Burge as they discuss Publish Press, a WordPress plugin business that provides tools and solutions for publishers. Steve shares his journey from teaching to self-publishing and eventually building software to fill in the gaps he noticed in WordPress for local journalism sites. Stewart and Steve also talk about the popular WordPress plugins from Published Press, including Future, Capabilities, and Authors. They touch upon the importance of tailoring solutions for each publisher and discuss the potential for local news start-ups to reshape the media industry. If you're interested in WordPress and the world of publishing, this is an episode you won't want to miss!


About Steve 

Steve Burge is a co-founder of PublishPress, a WordPress plugin business that provides tools and solutions for publishers. Originally from Britain, he moved to the US where he founded Open-Source Training, a teaching and training company that eventually became a self-published book publisher. 

If you have any questions or need help with Publish Press, you can contact Steve or the Publish Press team using the following methods:


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