Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
Time Out’s future isn’t in media. That leaves a gap.
Time Out magazine has just printed its last edition. “It's been a privilege and a...
Publishing ideas to steal: local celebrities, podcasts, and low-cost alternatives
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston sends out a weekly newsletter called The Magazine Diaries. Each edition shares the best magazine publishing ideas he comes across for you to steal, adapt or...
4 things we learned about email newsletters from the Digital News Report 2022
This year's hotly-anticipated Digital News Report 2022 from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has landed. The report surveys over 93,000 online news consumers across 46 markets,...
What I’ve learned from listening to 150+ publisher podcasts
Christmas is almost certainly a distant memory by now. Whether it was the smell of mince pies and mulled wine or masks and hand sanitizer which stood out, the season is usually marked by everyone...
Condé’s comparison of magazine readers to web and social audiences makes no sense. One of these things is not like the others
I get it. I really do. It’s tough to do print profitably at scale. But a ‘print is dying’ narrative founded on the idea that online audiences are just...
The Top Media Newsletters
We at Media Voices get a LOT of media newsletters between us to keep on top of everything that's going on for the news round-up. It's often tough narrowing it down to just a couple of key things...
Introducing the winners of 2022’s Publisher Podcast Awards
Media Voices are delighted to reveal the winners of 2022’s Publisher Podcast Awards, following a ceremony which took place on Wednesday 27th April at Proud Cabaret City in London.
The...
Play to learn: why publishers should be investing in newsgames
Gaming is mainstream, and there are billions of people who chose to consume stories through the medium of video games. But even with some very high-profile newsgames and a demonstrable...
Why email advertising innovation has stalled, and how publishers can move forward
Partner Content - This feature was created in partnership with Passendo, the leading European platform...
From EiC to CEO: Leadership lessons from FastCo’s Stephanie Mehta
For many journalists, their natural career progression will see them rise through the ranks to the roles of Editor or Editor in Chief. Editorial leadership comes with its own unique set of...
The Good Word: A new newsletter from The Atlantic seeks to bridge the gap between puzzle player and subscriber
Puzzles as a habit-building tool have been thrust back into the spotlight following the New York Times’ acquisition of viral game Wordle. The power of word games and crosswords to bring...
“We’re designed to be a marketing engine for the cities”: 6AM City hits milestone 1 million newsletter subscribers
After expanding to an extra 16 cities last summer, 6-year-old hyper-local newsletter publisher 6AM City has seen exponential subscriber growth, this week...
Do publishers need an exit strategy from social media?
We sometimes get readers responding to our daily newsletter with questions or asking us our thoughts on a particular issue. This question is from Mary Douglas, Head of Engagement at...
Shortlist announcement for the Publisher Podcast Awards 2022
Over 120 podcasts have made the shortlist for the third year of the Publisher Podcast Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist represents the very best in publisher podcasts, and the...
New report: Media Moments 2021
What's New in Publishing is pleased to launch its annual report Media Moments 2021, sponsored by Sovrn and written by the Media Voices team. This comprehensive report covers trends in...
The year in subscriptions: Platforms and publishers benefitted from steady growth in consumers paying for content
2020 saw many publishers enjoy Covid-induced waves of new subscribers. But as life slowly returns to normal, attention is now turning to clever retention tactics. Esther Kezia Thorpe rounds up...
Video still an area of active investment for publishers, but it’s now substance over style
Despite the lack of industry-wide excitement, video continued to be a focus of investment for publishers in 2021. There are still benefits to using video well, particularly when tailored to...
Strong advertising recovery sees subscription-only publishers reconsider ‘all ads are bad’ mantra
With the ad market roaring back after the pandemic, advertising's reputation has been somewhat rehabilitated as part of the revenue mix. But platform domination continues to limit growth....
The year in data and privacy: As tech giants rocked the industry, publishers laid the foundations for their own strategies
Chrome’s cookie delay has been a welcome respite for an industry under pressure. But with no viable replacements on the horizon, publishers wasted no time doubling down on their first-party...