This week, we hear from co-founder of the Constructive Journalism Project and Editor-in-Chief of Positive News Magazine Sean Dagan Wood, to learn how at least one publisher is building a...
The Pool’s Sam Baker on measuring digital success and launching paid-for newsletters
On this week's episode of Media Voices, we hear from long-time publishing pro Sam Baker, co-founder of women's site 'The Pool'. She talks about what digital success looks like, content...
European Journalism Centre’s Adam Thomas on sustaining quality journalism
In this week's episode of Media Voices, Peter speaks to the European Journalism Centre's Adam Thomas about its mission of enabling and sustaining quality journalism through a program of online...
Refinery29’s Jacqui Kavanagh on authenticity of experience
In this week's episode of Media Voices, we speak to Refinery29's Jacqui Kavanagh about the brand's success in Europe since it launched in 2015, about what authenticity means to brands and...
Dennis Executive Director Kerin O’Connor on The Week’s enduring appeal
This week, publisher of The Week Kerin O'Connor takes us through the reasons behind the magazine's continued success on the newsstand, and how it encourages a relationship between it and its...
Stylist Magazine’s editor-in-chief Lisa Smosarski on its circulation success
This week, Stylist Magazine's editor-in-chief Lisa Smosarski explains how the title has managed to grow its weekly circulation at a time when much of the industry is experiencing print...
University of Oregon’s Damian Radcliffe on local journalism in the Pacific Northwest
In this week's episode, the University of Oregon's Carolyn S. Chambers professor in journalism Damian Radcliffe takes us through his latest report into local journalism in the Pacific...
Future’s Rock titles Editor in Chief Scott Rowley on covering rockstar deaths
This week Scott Rowley, Editor in Chief of Future's rock titles, takes us through how his magazines responded to death of Tom Petty in real time, and why he believes reporting on rock star deaths...
Newspaper analyst Liz Gerard and Stop Funding Hate founder Richard Wilson
This week's episode of Media Voices features two interviewees discussing UK papers' obsession with immigration, the emotive language used on their front pages, and whether anything can halt that...
The Tab’s Charlie Gardiner-Hill on taking a student brand global
In this week's episode, we talk to The Tab's COO Charlie Gardiner-Hill about taking the student brand to the States, building other titles around a totem brand, killer clowns and drinking game...
Cosmopolitan UK’s Farrah Storr on Snapchat and representation
In this week's edition of TheMediaBriefing, Esther talks to Cosmopolitan UK's editor-in-chief Farrah Storr about the brand's Snapchat success, whether women's magazines have a duty to be...
The New European’s editor Matt Kelly on bravery and business models
In this week's episode, The New European's editor Matt Kelly discusses the respective strengths of right- and left-wing rhetoric, the ephemeral nature of pop-up publishing, and what it means for...
Trinity Mirror’s digital innovation editor Alison Gow on the opportunities of Live
In the March 28th episode of TheMediaBriefing, we talk to Trinity Mirror's digital innovation editor Alison Gow on the opportunities afforded by live video for national and regional media, in...
NewsThump’s Richard Smith on how satirical humour sites are being hit by ‘fake news’ filters
The definition of Fake News went from 'specific term for misinformation spread via social networks' to 'objective fact I disagree with' within a week of its conception. In the same way you can...
Media analyst Kevin Anderson on going beyond the article
In this episode of TheMediaBriefing's podcast we talk to Kevin Anderson, author of the Beyond the Article: Frontiers of Editorial and Commercial Innovation report for the Reuters Institute. We...
Editorial cartoonist Andy Davey on why publishers should readjust their priorities
In this episode of TheMediaBriefing podcast, we speak to editorial cartoonist Andy Davey to discuss his work for the Guardian; The Sun; Private Eye; Punch and more, and discuss how the...
Glamour’s Jo Elvin on a modern magazine’s role in society
In the latest, entirely Trump-free podcast, we hear from Glamour UK's editor in chief Jo Elvin on its recent format change and price drop, its enduring place in the minds of its readers and how...
The Memo’s Alex Wood on expansion and editorial voice
In this lightly festive episode of TheMediaBriefing, the TMB editorial trio discuss whether apps are the future of magazines, the long-term viability of the "Trump bump" and hear from The Memo's...
Empire’s Terri White on adapting a print magazine for a digital audience
Empire's editor-in-chief Terri White talks to TMB about adapting a print product for an increasingly digital audience, with a focus on experiential cinema, live events (with slime) and digital...
The Drum’s Diane Young on when a magazine company is no longer a magazine company
In this episode of TheMediaBriefing podcast, we chat to The Drum's Diane Young to ask when a magazine company is no longer a magazine company. We also provide a news round-up discussing a bad week...