Immediate Media is one of the publishers that did very well out of the pandemic. They saw huge subscription boosts to their brands, many of which were focused...
Global Director of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network James Fahn on why everyone should be a climate change journalist
This week’s interview is with James Fahn, Global Director of Internews’ Environmental Programs and its Earth Journalism Network. Internews trains journalists...
Facebook’s obsession with youth is misplaced. The key to success is in their aging user base
Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement last week that he would be pivoting all Facebook’s future efforts to focus on the youth was tinged with panic at their aging user...
CMQ Media Founder & Analyst David Adeleke on the media scene in Nigeria and beyond
This week we hear from David Adeleke, Founder of CMQ Media and creator of the Communiqué newsletter analysing the intersection of the media, content ecosystem,...
Instagram is in the firing line, but magazine media has a lot to answer for in the body image debate
Body shaming in the media is nothing new, but it's now more pervasive than ever. Charlotte Ricca looks at the latest accusations against Facebook-owned Instagram, but also explores magazine...
The Players’ Tribune Executive Editor Sean Conboy on tackling mental health in sports reporting
This week we hear from Sean Conboy, Executive Editor at The Players' Tribune; a sports-focused site that publishes first-person stories from professional athletes. He talks about the process they...
What we’ve learned from publishing 200 podcast episodes
We’re celebrating a milestone this week: Media Voices’ 200th podcast episode. So almost five years after publishing our first episode, here are ten things...
Immediate Media Chief Revenue Officer Duncan Tickell on strengthening brands post-pandemic
This week for our 200th episode, we hear from Duncan Tickell, Chief Revenue Officer at Immediate Media. He talks about why he rejoined Immediate and what his focus is now with diversification, how...
How servitization is helping build a sustainable business model at Writer’s Digest
Despite challenging print sales, Writer's Digest has built a strong online community, with almost half its revenue now coming from online education. Mary Hogarth...
The New Republic’s Literary Editor Laura Marsh on storytelling through print and podcasts
On this week's episode we hear from The New Republic's Literary Editor Laura Marsh. She tells us about what makes working in an audio format especially rewarding, discovering famous literary...
The Publisher Podcast Awards 2022 are now open for entries!
The Publisher Podcast Awards, run by the Media Voices team, have opened entries for the third year of the awards, with submissions open until Friday December 10th 2021.
The...
The Information Reporter Kaya Yurieff on covering the sprawling creator economy
This week we hear from Kaya Yurieff, The Information's Creator Economy Reporter. We talked about how she covers an industry that is so new and sprawling, some of the challenges of being a creator,...
Founder of the Manchester Mill Joshi Herrmann on why local news must rediscover its pride
The Manchester Mill is a subscription-based newsletter for the modern age. In this interview its founder Joshi Herrmann tells us why good local journalism demands...
“The demand is definitely there”: How Social Spider is making local news commercially viable
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...
Social Spider MD David Floyd on finding a better way to fund local news
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from David Floyd, MD of Social Spider, a community interest company that publishes five community newspapers in...
NDC Mediagroep’s Ard Boer and United Robots’ Cecilia Campbell on how robot journalism is powering the modern newsroom
In this special Conversations episode we hear about the past, future and most importantly present of robot journalism. Automated journalism has been around for many...
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...
Former EMPIRE Editor in Chief Terri White on why she left the best job in magazines
In this special episode of Media Voices, former Editor in Chief of EMPIRE Terri White takes us through the changes she made during her time at the magazine, from opening up the brand to a wider...
“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...
Editor and publisher of Freelancer Sophie Cross on the joys of launching an indie mag
In this week's episode we hear from Sophie Cross, the founder and editor of Freelancer magazine. She tells Peter about her penchant for writing business plans, the freelance community that...