Local news is under more pressure than ever. But as Covid has demonstrated, having local sources of information is vital both for keeping communities connected and...
Terri White on the conflict between parenting and the ‘best job in the world’ at EMPIRE magazine
“The reality is, if I hadn’t have had my baby, I would still be editing EMPIRE now,” Terri White tells us in the latest episode of Media Voices. “And that’s a hard pill for me to...
“We jumped from 2020 to 2023 in a weekend:” Bauer UK CEO Chris Duncan on building subscriptions through a crisis
A revenue drop of 80% and staff scattered to the four winds isn’t what you want to be dealing with in your first week at a new company. But this is the situation...
Transcript: Marcela Kunova, Editor, Journalism.co.uk
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: Where did you come up with the idea for journalism.co.uk?
Marcela Kunova: Well, the idea...
Journalism.co.uk Editor Marcela Kunova on nurturing innovation in newsrooms
This week we hear from Marcela Kunova, Editor at Journalism.co.uk. She’s recently launched a newsroom innovation mentorship programme which will pair experienced industry professionals with...
Transcript: Chris Duncan, CEO, Bauer
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: What was it like joining and having to steer the company just as lockdown hit?
Chris...
Bauer CEO Chris Duncan on leading a magazine business through lockdown
This week, we hear from Chris Duncan, CEO of UK Publishing at Bauer Media Group. He joined the company just a few weeks after last year's lockdown, so he talks about what it's been like leading...
Transcript: Jo Holdaway, Digital News & Media Chief Data and Marketing Officer, The Independent
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: Can you tell me about your career background up to this point?
Jo Holdaway: I've got a...
“We knew there was a rabid group of readers:” 9 months after launching, Defector nears 40k subscribers
“Stick to sports”. An edict that caused a mass editorial exit from G/O Media-owned Deadspin toward the end of 2019. Just a few months later, several of these writers had come together to form...
Meredith’s video push centers on diversity and diversification
As the publishing industry seeks stability in the wake of the pandemic, Meredith Corp is making video an increasingly important part of its long-term content strategy.
Meredith’s...
Independent Digital News & Media Chief Data and Marketing Officer Jo Holdaway on the importance of data to publishers
This week, we hear from Jo Holdaway, Chief Data and Marketing Officer at Independent Digital News & Media - home of The Independent and The Evening Standard. She talks about what sort of data...
Transcript: Mohamed Nanabhay, Deputy CEO, Media Development Investment Fund
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How did you end up in investment and funding after a career in technology and...
Media Development Investment Fund Deputy CEO Mohamed Nanabhay on investing in sustainable media businesses
This week, we hear from Mohamed Nanabhay, Deputy CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund. He talks about his work in the early days of online publishing bringing 'new media' to Al Jazeera,...
“It’s been a galvanising moment for us”: How Quartz is charting an independent path to the future
The past few years have been bumpy for many publishers. Quartz is no exception; squeezed by plummeting ad revenues and a slow takeup of its membership offering, it...
Transcript: Bo Sacks, Publisher, Heard on the Web
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How has your career grown over the years?
Bo Sacks: Serendipity has...
Heard on the Web’s Bo Sacks on why now is the golden age of publishing
This week we hear from Bo Sacks, a columnist and lecturer with a long career history in magazines and publishing. He talks about trends that have come and gone, why he thinks print is strong as a...
“The audience growth has been too good to let it go away”: How the Wall Street Journal is adapting its live journalism in a virtual age
One of the Wall Street Journal’s newer projects is the Live Journalism team; a group of journalists who build agendas and source guests for the publisher’s...
Transcript: Kim Last, Editor of Live Journalism, Wall Street Journal
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: What is live journalism?
Kim Last: Live journalism at The Wall Street Journal is exactly...
WSJ Editor of Live Journalism Kim Last on virtual events as a live magazine
This week, we hear from The Wall Street Journal's Editor of Live Journalism and Special Content Kim Last. She talks about the role of live journalism at the publication, how they adapted when the...
Transcript: Reta Lee, Editor in Chief for Southeast Asia, Yahoo Lifestyle
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How did you get started in journalism?
Reta Lee: Like many other...