Lindsay Tuchman

Lindsay Tuchman (LT) is journalist and anchor, as well as a longtime WITI reader and recent Atlanta transplant. We’re happy to have her on the page today. -Colin (CJN) Tell us about yourself:I am an anchor at Newsy, a national streaming/over the air network. I relocated to Atlanta for the network's relaunch this past Fall after working for five years as a field reporter at NY1 in New York City where I covered, most recently, all things Covid. Before that, I was a reporter and anchor at CBS affiliate WBOC on the Eastern Shore of Maryland/Delaware/Virginia (aka Delmarva). Support local news!! Despite being a self-described news junkie, I do like to turn my brain off and spend endless hours on a beach or at a winery.Describe your media diet:What media I consume depends on the day. I anchor a morning show so those days I wake up at 3:30am and immediately check my email which contains a packet for all the day's segments I need to prep for. I then will check Twitter and see if anything crazy happened while I was asleep. On days where I have more time though, I still start with Twitter but then hop on my laptop with some espresso and read all the newsletters I subscribe to. That includes this one of course, as well as Charlie Warzel's Galaxy Brain, Anne Helen Petersen's Culture Study, Haley Nahman's Maybe Baby, Perfectly Imperfect, Today in Tabs, the Atlantic's daily newsletter, Axios Atlanta, Coolstuff.nyc, Mas Vino Please and several more I can't even remember right now. To top it all off, I read the NYTimes every morning online and then the actual print version on weekends cover to cover. And of course, I watch my own network for all my TV news! I also am obsessed with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman's podcast "Armchair Expert."What’s the last great book you read?:I read mostly fiction novels and I read them very fast (thanks to Libby). I recently read two very wonderful books so I'll have to say them both. First is Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. I am 50% sure we live in a simulation, honestly maybe 70% sure, so any story that ties together the sim theory + time travel + future dystopia I'm in. I highly recommend it. The second book is Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake. It's an engrossing love story described as "an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love." Sigh.What are you reading now?:I just started Book Lovers by Emily Henry which I was told by the bookstore employee I bought it from is a great novel for book lovers. Meta.What’s your reading strategy when you pick up a print copy of your favorite publication?:I still subscribe to print versions of fashion and travel magazines and I will always read/skim every page front to back. Nothing beats reading a Vogue poolside with a bag of potato chips. Who should everyone be reading that they’re not?:Am I allowed to say something people should be *watching? If so, Newsy (duh). We are actually the only FREE 24-hour streaming/over the air network and have journalists across the country and world. I joined the company because I recognized that very few of my friends had cable anymore and I wanted to find a way to give folks all the top headlines + the untold stories that don't always fit on a cable show. My show Morning Rush (with coanchors Alex Livingston, Rob Nelson & Jay Strubberg) is on weekdays 7-11amET but all of our shows have really incredible wide-reaching, intersectional coverage and analysis.What is the best non-famous app you love on your phone?:FlightRadar24 100%. I live under one of ATL's flight paths and love sitting on my balcony and seeing where planes are going or how big they are. I also stalk my friend's and family's flights.Plane or train?:Plane obviously. I'm very restless and love to travel even for just a few days. I finally joined the Delta SkyClub this year and it's made my travel experience quite a bit more pleasant.What is one place everyone should visit?:The North Fork of Long Island. A lot of my family is from out there and it's a more lowkey and relaxed beach experience compared to the Hamptons. The best part is the dozens of wineries that comprise what's known as the North Fork Wine Trail. The region produces really unique and beautiful vintages due to the maritime weather and sandy soil. The wine industry is rapidly being impacted by climate change so I always recommend supporting sustainably farmed vineyards, for instance One Woman Winery.Tell us the story of a rabbit hole you fell deep into:Let’s just say I have had to impose a one-hour limit on TikTok on my phone. (LT) —WITI x McKinsey:An ongoing partnership where we highlight interesting McKinsey research, writing, and data.How to succeed at a digital transformation. Most organizations achieve less than one-third of the impact they expected from recent digital investments. What can companies learn from the best performers about how to beat the odds today? A new McKinsey survey delves into what top-performing companies do differently to set themselves apart.—Thanks for reading,Noah (NRB) & Colin (CJN) & Lindsay—Why is this interesting? is a daily email from Noah Brier & Colin Nagy (and friends!) about interesting things. If you’ve enjoyed this edition, please consider forwarding it to a friend. 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The Monday Media Diet with Lindsay Tuchman 

Lindsay Tuchman is a journalist and morning news anchor for Newsy, a national streaming and over the air network. She covers all types of breaking news but occasionally focuses on stories she’s passionate about, like in this case wine and the environment.Lindsay here. My curiosity about winemaking and its impact on climate change began at the start of the pandemic. Right before the stay-at-home order took effect in New York City, everyone rushed to get groceries, and for many, that included as much wine as you could carry home. With my newfound free time on the weekends, I started not just drinking wine, but also reading up about grape varietals, production techniques,  and pairings.  As I began doing a deeper dive, I knew this research would be intriguing for a much broader audience. So recently, I began incorporating my findings into reporting about wine and climate change. WITI Classifieds:We are experimenting with running some weekly classifieds in WITI. If you’re interested in running an ad, you can purchase one through this form. For our first few weeks, we are throwing in an extra week for free on any ad.Nudge, get customer insights with ease. Try NudgeDo you want to improve your life by tapping into behavioral science insights? Listen to the award-winning Behavioral Grooves podcast today! Listen to Behavioral GroovesAnother interesting newsletter: Making the case for good content, clear writing and the creative process. Subscribe to the Hand & Eye. Subscribe to Hand & EyeA publication exploring the most interesting and innovative consumer businesses, products, and trends Subscribe to New ConsumerSo, to start, what is natural wine? That answer itself is complicated and notably, unregulated. To some it’s more of a feeling than a specific set of attributes. Here's wine influencer Andrea Jaramillo (@masvinoplease) explaining why drinking natural wine is important to her: Natural wine has always been more than a trend to me. It is an extension of my commitment to sustainability. Just like I care about how my clothes are made or my food is grown, I also care about what I'm drinking. Natural wine prioritizes organic/regenerative farming, and does not allow chemical pesticides in the vineyard. I respect that they respect the land, wildlife corridors, and water usage. I respect that they respect the people who tend to the vines, pick the grapes and make the wine. The wine might be good for the consumer, but is it good for the earth and the people who created it? That's natural wine to me. Why is this interesting?This September, I visited Vinca Minor wine in Berkeley, California. It's a natural winery owned by Jason Charles (fellow alum on the Monday Media Diet, and fun fact, that's how we got connected!) I reached out to him to do a story for Newsy about how cyclical winemaking is and why it's so important to consider the environment in its production. In 2020, the infamous Glass Fire destroyed 67,000 acres of land in Napa and Sonoma Counties, and smoke taint ruined some of Jason's red grapes. Instead of letting the losses impact his business, he made fruit wine from orchards, which aren't as impacted by smoke. Now, he continues to produce that fruit wine as its own brand, Moonland, along with his natural wine. This is just one of many examples of how climate change impacts winemaking. Even when I was visiting Jason in Northern California, there was a scorching heat wave that meant the grapes needed to be picked earlier, and quickly—unless the goal was to make raisin wine. We will likely continue to need creative and non-traditional solutions as climate change disrupts areas that were once highly stable for growing wine grapes. If you want to learn more, follow Jason and Andrea. Or, read one of my favorite natural wine books which is called “You Had Me At Pet Nat" by Rachel Signer. And of course, drink up... cheers! (LT) Thanks for reading,Noah (NRB) & Colin (CJN) & Lindsay (LT) Why is this interesting? is a daily email from Noah Brier & Colin Nagy (and friends!) about interesting things. If you’ve enjoyed this edition, please consider forwarding it to a friend. If you’re reading it for the first time, consider subscribing (it’s free!).