Last week I was sent a link to a social media post about a news article that caught my attention. A blog post called for the popular heavy music festival, Inkcarceration, to be effectively evicted from Mansfield. Inkcarceration has sold out five straight years, creates roughly $10 million in annual economic impact, and attracted 90,000 fans […]
Jay Allred
Jay Allred is the CEO of Source Media Properties, which includes three local news sites, a full service digital marketing agency, and an artificial intelligence startup. The Source Brand Solutions marketing team creates compelling messaging for clients all over the United States.
The Source newsrooms have become known for their tightly focused local coverage, entrepreneurial culture, and national leadership in audience engagement and the practice of solutions journalism. Source reporters serve nearly a half million users a month across four counties in North Central Ohio.
He was a 2022 Sulzberger Fellow at the Columbia Journalism School, where his project focused the development of easy-to-use SAAS tools for local newsrooms around the globe.
Jay serves as a board member of LION Publishers and is deeply involved in the civic life of his adopted hometown of Mansfield, Ohio. He is married to a fantastic woman, has 2 grown daughters, and adopted a couple of mutt dogs.
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Party at the Pen East roars through Ohio State Reformatory
MANSFIELD — Motorcycle enthusiasts near and far descended on the Ohio State Reformatory this weekend for Party at the Pen East. The event was billed as the Midwest’s newest vintage motorcycle show. The inaugural event showcased the best 1960s and ’70s style choppers at The Ohio State Reformatory’s prison yards and cell blocks. Charity raffle […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Dolan of Team NEO discusses Northeast Ohio’s economic future
MANSFIELD — The newly appointed CEO of Team NEO, Matt Dolan, visited Richland County last week. If you’re one of those people who care a lot about the wonky subject of economic development (count me in!), you know Dolan is in the middle of a listening tour across the 14 counties Team NEO represents. He’s […]
Posted inCommunity Development
The Ideas of March: An update to Mansfield Rising begins
MANSFIELD — Welcome to the Ideas of March! Over the next couple of weeks, the Source has partnered with Mansfield Rising and the Richland County Foundation to introduce nine new ideas for a better Mansfield and Richland County. Each day will bring a new idea and a new opportunity to ask questions and get involved. […]
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Source Media Properties announces four newsroom promotions
Source Media promotes four key journalists to enhance local news coverage in Ohio.
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Idea Works announces search for new board members
MANSFIELD — After recently announcing plans to expand and update our shared kitchen space at 144 W. Third St., Idea Works is looking for new board members to join our team and help us steer our organization towards new heights. Board members are unpaid volunteers who dedicate 4 to 5 hours per month to support the organization. Are […]
Posted inOpinion
Election ends, coming days are ripe for kindness
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion piece was originally published as an email the morning after election day by Jay Allred, the CEO and publisher of Source Media Properties. It’s the day after Election Day. Here’s all of our local and regional coverage. Thanks to the thousands of readers, listeners and watchers who trusted us to cover this election. […]
Posted inBusiness
Friendly House receives surprise $200,000 donation
MANSFIELD — The Friendly House Steak Fry is the kind of fundraiser perfectly in character with the century-old organization. Held in the fall at Hidden Hollow Camp, folks are greeted warmly as they fill the main dining hall for an evening in support of one of Mansfield’s oldest charities. Take the live auction of paintings […]
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Richland Source updates membership program, account management system
Today’s the day! Richland Source, Ashland Source and Knox Pages are live with a new account management system. This means you’ll be prompted to sign in or create a new account soon, if that hasn’t happened already. In case you missed the pre-launch messaging, here are the headlines: Important note: All non-members will have to create […]
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Mansfield Rising is taking you with us (kind of) to South by Southwest
Glad you’ve joined us for the first in a series of travel blogs from the team with Mansfield Rising 2024. For the next several days, we’re going to take you on a trip to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas with us as best we can. Our goal is to highlight the ideas, people, and […]