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Happy Hour Hustle #121: AI Mode and Local Media

Dec 9, 2025

AI Mode is rewriting how people find information, and marketers and newsrooms are feeling it in real time.

Maddie is joined by Charlsie Dewey, Digital Director at WOOD TV8, to break down what AI summaries mean for visibility, clicks, and keeping local journalism accurate in an AI-first world.

They also get into how WOOD...

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