For some publishers, magazine subscriptions have been an unexpected bright spot amidst the pandemic. Dennis Publishing have <span style="font-weight:...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: Olive Magazine’s Janine Ratcliffe
The winner of the Lifestyle category in the 2020 Publisher Podcast Awards was the...
How The Conversation is turning 100 million pageviews into trust in experts
Many publishers have enjoyed traffic spikes over the past few months, from news publishers covering the developing crisis to hobby and special interest sites providing entertainment and light...
Transcript: Chris Waiting, Chief Executive, The Conversation UK
Interviewer: Chris Sutcliffe
Chris Waiting: For as long as I've worked in media, there's always been a very strong theme of public service media,...
The Conversation UK’s Chief Executive Chris Waiting on building community around expertise
This week Chris Waiting, chief executive of The Conversation UK, tells us about the lessons his team is taking forward from its record-breaking corona coverage, why newsletters and live events are...
Transcript: Julia Dennison, Executive Editor, Parents.com
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Julia Dennison: My role as Executive Editor is just basically overseeing all the editorial content that goes on...
Parents.com Executive Editor Julia Dennison on creating content to support families
This week, we hear from Julia Dennison, the Executive Editor of Meredith's parenting brand Parents.com. She talks about how they're supporting parents who are trying to juggle childcare and their...
Transcript: Marianna Spring, Specialist Disinformation Reporter, BBC
Interviewer: Chris Sutcliffe
Chris: Can you explain what your unique role is at the BBC?
Marianna Spring: So it's something...
The BBC’s Specialist Disinformation Reporter Marianna Spring on proactively countering conspiracies
In this episode, the BBC's Specialist Disinformation Reporter Marianna Spring takes us through the responsibilities of broadcasters to counter disinformation, whether it's a losing battle to...
Your chance to lead the Conversation
We don’t accept advertising or sponsorship in the Media Voices Podcast’s weekly episodes; we think it’s important that we remain free to say exactly what we think in reaction to the week’s...
Transcript: Cathy Olmedillas, founder, Anorak and Dot Magazine
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Cathy Olmedillas: I started Anorak back in 2006. I had become a mum in 2002, and I had worked in the 90s at magazines...
Anorak Magazine’s Cathy Olmedillas on making magazines collectible
On this 150th episode of Media Voices, Cathy Olmedillas, founder of independent children’s magazines Anorak and Dot, explains how she learned about the collectability of magazines from her time...
Transcript: Ed Needham, Founder and Editor, Strong Words
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Ed Needham: I started in my journalistic career quite late, really. I was living in Spain until I was almost 30. And I...
Strong Words’ Ed Needham on his corporate past and solo future
This week Ed Needham, founder, editor and sole staffer of book review magazine Strong Words, explains how tech is enabling him to do what he does, and how digital makes it a challenge to capture...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: The Week Unwrapped’s Arion McNicoll
The winner of the News & Current Affairs category in the 2020 Publisher Podcast Awards was The Week Unwrapped from Dennis Publishing’s The Week. We asked Arion McNicoll, editor at...
Transcript: Jim Bilton, Wessenden Marketing
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Jim Bilton: Essentially, Wessenden is a consulting operation where we do things from quick health checks through to...
Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton on how the pandemic has impacted newspaper and magazine retail
This week we talk to Jim Bilton of Wessenden Marketing, who does research around media supply chains. He tells us about how the pandemic has impacted newspaper and magazine retail, about who might...
Transcript: Adriana Lacy, Audience Engagement Editor, LA Times
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther: Can you explain what the thinking was behind launching the LA Times' archives as a spin-off Instagram...
LA Times Audience Engagement Editor Adriana Lacy on using archival content to contextualise current events
This week, we hear from Adriana Lacy, Audience Engagement Editor at the LA Times. She launched a dedicated Instagram account for the LA Times' archival photos late last year, so we talked about...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: Digiday Podcast’s Brian Morrisey
The winner of the B2B category in the 2020 Publisher Podcast Awards was the...