Michael Donaldson on the golden age of newspapers and building a new print career in craft beer

He had a long career at the Sunday Star-Times, running the sports pages when they dominated the national conversation. Then the internet happened, and Michael Donaldson felt the light go out. He turned a taste for craft beer into the Pursuit of Hoppiness, a print publication and Substack which exemplifies the power of niche media. He joins Duncan Greive on The Spinoff to talk about his long, circuitous career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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