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The UK Houses of Parliament viewed from across the Thames
September 19, 2023

Why John Ryley is dead wrong about ad boycotts threatening democracy

John Ryley, former head of Sky News, recently argued that brands boycotting GB News are "a threat to democracy". Let’s examine that claim.

This article won’t be about GB...

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August 28, 2023

Newspaper ABCS: reinterpreting the purpose of print

The rate of print newspaper decline shows no signs of slowing. Chris Sutcliffe looks at whether titles would be better off focusing their efforts on going digital-only.

The UK...

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August 23, 2023

Why diversity, equity and inclusion is an everyone issue

It’s time diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were subject to the same rigour as any other business...

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The Grub Street Journal
August 8, 2023

Nine things we learned making an indie print magazine

We just published the second issue of The Grub Street Journal, a magazine for people who make magazines. The path that led us to make a print magazine is fairly long and winding and we...

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July 17, 2023

Finding the opportunity in AI depends on publishers building partnerships

AI could be the most ruthless disruptor the news business has ever faced, and it could also be the industry’s best hope to save and sustain itself. Tech entrepreneur Ricky Sutton believes that...

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The media needs more weirdos
June 28, 2023

Want to differentiate your media business? Hire more ‘weirdos’, says Amy Kean

Amy Kean is a self-confessed weirdo. The former Head of Innovation for Publicis and now CEO and Creative Director of Good Shout, a company helping people communicate better, thinks the media...

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June 7, 2023

Content is king? ‘Complete b*ll*cks;’ says media veteran Neil Thackray

With 40 years’ experience managing a wide range of publishing businesses, Neil Thackray has earned the right to his views on modern media. The Media Voices team worked for Neil back in...

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A brain, human face and lines depicting artificial intelligence superimposed in black and white
May 21, 2023

Premium provenance: how AI could help publishers prove the value of their journalism

The issue with AI as a tool for creation is that it raises the question of how much human interaction is required for something to be considered 'human made'. Publishers should be looking...

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An AI-generated image of the pope wearing an oversized white puffer jacket
March 28, 2023

To counter AI-generated disinformation, we need an army of internet culture correspondents

Tech journalists can tell us how AI generates disinformation. We need specialist internet culture reporters to tell us why.

The pope looks great in his big...

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March 21, 2023

Platforms don’t owe publishers a living. But they do owe them compensation. Here’s why

There's been a great deal of discussion over the past few years about the pros and cons of various acts from countries like Australia, Canada and the UK designed to give publishers...

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March 14, 2023

An ‘online attention recession’? Let’s be blunt about the state of Reach’s sites

Let’s not beat about the bush: Reach may produce some good, important journalism. But its push for pageviews at all costs and a garbage web experience are causing it immeasurable...

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September 29, 2022

We need to talk about podcast listener numbers

If there’s one topic which makes podcasters awkward, it’s listener numbers. We all assume everyone else probably has more listens than us, and jealously guard...

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September 20, 2022

Lend me your ears! The power of podcasts to connect and serve

Executive Producer Christopher Phin has worked with multiple teams across DC Thomson's portfolio over the past three years helping them to get podcasts started. Here, he tells us why...

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June 3, 2022

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...

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May 25, 2022

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...

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  • Thursday 21st September: Elle returning to print as demand for hard copies grows
  • Why John Ryley is dead wrong about ad boycotts threatening democracy
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  • Why diversity, equity and inclusion is an everyone issue
  • Nine things we learned making an indie print magazine

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