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The Daily Catch of Red Hook, NY was featured on National Public Radio (NPR)’s “Rough Translation” podcast last week, receiving praise for their tremendous reporting on the war in Ukraine thanks in-part to a unique partnership with eastern Ukrainian journalist, Pavel Kuljuk.

The Daily Catch is a free-to-read, digital-only news website launched by founder Emily Sachar on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform in June of 2021. Emily has worked hard over the past year to build a grassroots-style following in the Red Hook community, reaching over 1,000 registered readers by the end of 2021 and currently approaching 2,500.

The unlikely partnership with Kuljuk has helped boost those numbers, offering a glimpse of everyday life in war-torn Ukraine.

NPR appropriately titles the episode, “Redefining local news in an interconnected world” and highlights how Kuljuk has become almost like a member of the local community despite reporting from the other side of the planet.

We could not be more excited for Owner/Founder Emily Sachar and her team for the well-deserved recognition from the media world. It is a reflection of all of the hard work and attention to detail that Emily has applied since the beginning, and we’re happy to be here to help The Daily Catch continue to grow and evolve in the years ahead!

You can read Pavel Kuljuk’s series, “Pavel’s War” on The Daily Catch by clicking here.

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