For this next season of the Media Voices Podcast, kindly sponsored by Poool, we'll be publishing ten episodes exploring the biggest trends of 2022 and how they affect publishers; from...
Preview: The Publisher Podcast Summit 2022
While we've been on our summer break from the podcast, we've been hard at work putting together the Publisher Podcast Summit; the first ever conference dedicated to supporting publishers on their...
Medium VP of Content Scott Lamb on the platform’s evolution and vision for the future
In our final episode of the season, we hear from Medium's VP of Content Scott Lamb. Scott leads the content and creator relations teams at the platform, so we talked about Medium's famous pivots,...
PPA CEO Sajeeda Merali on supporting publishers in a changing industry
This week we hear from Sajeeda Merali, CEO of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA). We talked about what her publishing background brings to the organisation,...
RocaNews CEO Max Towey on rebuilding the younger generation’s trust in news
This week we hear from Max Towey, Co-Founder and CEO at RocaNews. RocaNews is a start-up building a community around the news that lowers the blood pressure; they believe alarmist and partisan...
Recurrent Media CEO Lance Johnson on acquiring and growing content businesses
On this week's episode we hear from Lance Johnson, CEO of Recurrent Media. You might not have heard of them (yet), but you will have heard of some of their 25...
Media Voices at Cannes 2022
This week, Media Voices co-host Peter Houston is at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. He catches up with attendees at the festival to find out what publishers and...
Special: Key findings from the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2022
In this special episode of Media Voices, Chris, Peter and Esther comb through the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2022 to pick out the key findings for publishers. This year's report...
Morning Brew Managing Editor Neal Freyman on the future of editorial newsletters
This week we catch up with Neal Freyman, managing editor at Morning Brew. Since 2017 he’s been part of the team that’s proved the viability of newsletters as a...
Media Voices at FIPP Congress 2022: Rebuilding from Covid
Media Voices co-host Peter Houston has jetted off to Cascais, Portugal for the 2022 FIPP World Media Congress. He catches up with speakers and attendees at the event to find out what they're...
Raconteur Editor Sarah Vizard on using print to drive digital expansion
This week we talk to Sarah Vizard, Editor of Raconteur. She explains what Raconteur's unique angle on business stories is in a crowded field, how it uses its print publication to drive digital...
BehanBox Founder Bhanupriya Rao on telling the stories of women and gender diverse people in India
This episode we hear from Bhanupriya Rao, Founder of BehanBox, an Indian publication whose mission is to centre voices of women and gender diverse people through evidence and data-driven...
Digital Director at Rolling Stone UK & Attitude Magazine Charlotte Cijffers on nurturing audiences online
This week we hear from Charlotte Cijffers, Digital Director at Rolling Stone UK & Attitude Magazine for Stream Publishing. We spoke about launching the iconic Rolling Stone title in the UK,...
Toolkits Co-Founder Jack Marshall on what’s next for subscriptions
This week we spoke to Jack Marshall, Co-Founder of Toolkits, a business information and consulting company focused on subscription publishing. We talked about his past life as a media reporter at...
The Juggernaut Founder & CEO Snigdha Sur on bringing a business-first mindset to her startup
This week we spoke to Snigdha Sur, Founder & CEO of The Juggernaut; a content and community platform for global South Asians. She talked about founding a media...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: Nature’s Benjamin Thompson
Springer Nature's flagship Nature Podcast has been a strong competitor in our Awards. The podcast scooped the Best Science & Medical Podcast in 2020, and in 2021, also won the Best Coronavirus...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: The Art Newspaper’s Ben Luke
The winner of the Best Hobbies & Special Interest Podcast at 2021's Publisher Podcast Awards was The Week in Art from The Art Newspaper. Judges noted how the presenters made an in-depth topic...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: DC Thomson’s Christopher Phin
The winner of the Publisher Podcast Hero of the Year award at our first ever Publisher Podcast Awards in 2020 was Christopher Phin. We were constantly impressed by his efforts to not just...
Lessons from award-winning podcasts: The Week’s Holden Frith
For two years running, The Week Unwrapped has scooped the 'Best News Podcast', fending off competition from some of the biggest names in publishing. Judges for 2021's awards highlighted the superb...
President and GM of Consumer at Yahoo Joanna Lambert on adapting to a changing media landscape
This week we hear from President and GM of Consumer at Yahoo Joanna Lambert. She talks about the changes at Yahoo over the last few years and how Covid forced them...