The Rebooting Show

Axios COO Allison Murphy on bringing the franchise model to local

The Rebooting Show

Show Notes

Allison Murphy, COO of Axios, joined me to discuss the evolution of Axios Local five years in. Axios plans to be in 43 cities by the end of the year. It is adapting its franchise model to build around individual reporters. In this model, the journalist...

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