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January 14, 2021

Opportunities for publishers in 2021: a moment to reflect and reset on long-held strategies and beliefs

The swerves publishers take in 2021 are likely to be much sharper than we can predict. But despite the many challenges on the horizon, there’s reason for hope. Chris Sutcliffe rounds up...

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January 11, 2021

Axios’ Media Reporter Sara Fischer on crafting informative newsletters and media coverage

This week we talked to Sara Fischer, Media Reporter at Axios. Their weekly Media Trends newsletter has just reached 100,000 subscribers after being among the first few newsletters launched by the...

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December 17, 2020

New Report: Media Moments 2020

Media Voices is pleased to present its annual report Media Moments 2020, in association with What's New in Publishing and sponsored by Permutive.

From the collapse of events to...

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December 14, 2020

The Economist’s Deputy Editor Tom Standage on why newspapers should predict the future

As well as its flagship paper, The Economist also publishes future-gazing issues looking at what to expect the next year and even further into the future. This week Tom Standage, its Deputy Editor...

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December 10, 2020

Hear ye, hear ye: 2020 was the year of the audio renaissance, proving resilient to the pandemic

Huge investments, mergers and experiments prove that getting into audio content is a lucrative move for publishers - but 2021 could be the year the dream of the open podcast economy dies...

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December 8, 2020

There may be silver linings, but print’s long-term future still looks distinctly cloudy

Certain corners of the print market have had a better pandemic than anyone would have predicted, but for every story of screen-weary readers picking up a print subscription, there’s at...

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December 7, 2020

Special: Highlights from Media Moments 2020, and how publishers are preparing for 2021

This special episode includes the audio of our launch presentation for the Media Moments 2020 report. Esther, Peter and Chris examine one key stat of each section within the report, from diversity...

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November 30, 2020

Prima Editor Jo Checkley on meeting increased demand for print magazines

Hearst UK recently announced that women's lifestyle magazine Prima would increase its print edition from 12 to 13 issues a year, following a 68% surge in subscriptions this year.

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November 23, 2020

Inc. Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk on how 2020 has changed the magazine

This week we hear from Scott Omelianuk, Inc. Magazine's Editor in Chief. He talks about how starting his new job just before lockdown affected Inc.'s plans for change, how their content strategy...

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November 16, 2020

Project 23 co-founder Gary Rayneau on building diverse and inclusive media

This week Gary Rayneau, co-founder of Project 23 tells us about about his time leading a diverse team at Dennis, the impact of Black Lives Matter in 2020, and how publishers can approach diversity...

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November 12, 2020

Launch event: Media Moments 2020

Join Media Voices, What's New in Publishing and Permutive in a virtual event to launch this year's Media Moments report, followed by a panel of publishing experts discussing how they will...

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November 11, 2020

Reach PLC’s Terry Hornsby discusses the value of the open internet to advertisers with Lotame’s Chris Hogg

Over the past two years publishers have rightly been shouting about the power of their first party data. Understandably, that’s led to many becoming protective of the data that underpins this...

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November 9, 2020

OutThere Editor in Chief Uwern Jong on creating a luxury brand for inclusive travel

This week, we hear from Uwern Jong, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of OutThere magazine. He talks to us about the luxury LBGT+ travel brand's journey over the past decade, including how he's grown...

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November 2, 2020

Vox Media Executive Producer Erica Anderson on creating extraordinary podcasts

This week, we hear from Erica Anderson, Executive Producer of Content and Partnerships at New York Magazine and Vox Media. She talks about what she took from her time working at Google and...

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October 28, 2020

Listen up: Lessons from award-winning publisher podcasts

Back in March, we got together with 250 publishing and media professionals to celebrate the brilliant podcasts they are producing, whether it's to test the waters with audio capabilities, reach...

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October 26, 2020

AgriBriefing CEO Rory Brown on growing niche media

This week Rory Brown, co-founder and CEO of AgriBriefing, speaks about building a niche B2B business, the issues with finance in media, Agribriefing's acquisition strategy, and keeping an...

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October 23, 2020

Should you start with free or paid?

One of the people we spoke to for our recent podcast on "Man cannot live by newsletter alone: the realities of going solo as a journalist" was media analyst Thomas Baekdal. The episode...

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October 19, 2020

Man cannot live by newsletter alone: the realities of going solo as a journalist

Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of high-profile examples of journalists leaving publications to launch their own newsletters. This isn't a new trend, but as tools like Substack,...

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October 12, 2020

Platformer founder Casey Newton on going solo with a paid newsletter covering the tech giants

This week, we hear from Casey Newton, founder of Platformer. He was previously The Verge's long-time Silicon Valley editor, where his newsletter The Interface grew to 20,000 subscribers. Now, he's...

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October 5, 2020

The Week Junior Editor in Chief Anna Bassi on why a print magazine for kids is growing strongly

This week, we hear from Anna Bassi, Editor in Chief of The Week Junior. They’ve had a milestone couple of months, recently releasing their 250th issue and increasing circulation during lockdown...

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