On this week's episode of Media Voices, the founder and editor of The Overtake Robyn Vinter candidly takes us through the challenges and compromises involved in running a local news outlet. She...
Delayed Gratification co-founder Rob Orchard on the mission of ‘slow journalism’
In this week's episode of Media Voices, Rob Orchard - the co-founder and editor of the original slow journalism magazine Delayed Gratification - takes us through the mission of the magazine, why...
BBC Producer Dr Chadden Hunter on using media to raise global awareness of conservation issues
On this week's episode we talk to Dr Chadden Hunter, who is a Director and Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit, and has worked on blockbuster nature programmes like Planet Earth II, Frozen...
Trump Inc. Senior Producer Meg Cramer on the opportunities of a political podcast
On this week's episode of Media Voices, Meg Cramer, Senior Producer of Trump Inc., takes us through why a collaborative team took on what might be a coast-to-coast crime scene, why a podcast can...
Trint founder Jeff Kofman on why journalists should be entrepreneurs
This week we hear from Jeff Kofman, founder and CEO of Trint, about the dark abyss of transcription, whether Google and Facebook are serious about funding journalism, and the good, the bad, and...
Lucy Kueng on how Silicon Valley has changed journalism
This episode, we hear from Lucy Kueng. She’s one of the go-to names for macro and micro industry analysis, a Google Digital News Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of...
Columbia Journalism Review’s Mathew Ingram on what publishers get wrong about trust
In this episode of the Media Voices podcast Mathew Ingram, media writer for the Columbia Journalism Review, explains why publishers need to take a more human approach to their memberships, the...
Hearst UK’s Kalpana Fitzpatrick on the launch of Financially Fabulous
Hearst UK's Finance Editor, Kalpana Fitzpatrick talks about the launch of their new consumer-facing Financially Fabulous campaign, aiming to empower women to take control of their finances. She...
The Second Source’s Jasmine Andersson on tackling the challenges facing women in journalism
In this week’s episode, co-founder Jasmine Andersson talks about the aims of The Second Source project, the launch of their new mentoring scheme and how women can support each other in...
Deadspin editor-in-chief Megan Greenwell on a bigger mission for sports journalism
On this week’s episode, Megan Greenwell, editor-in-chief of Gizmodo Media's sports site Deadspin challenges the 'toy department' misconception of sports journalism, sets her Twitter filters...
Allure editor in chief Michelle Lee on representation in magazines
On this week’s episode, Esther interviews Allure’s editor in chief Michelle Lee about its ongoing efforts to improve representation in magazine media, how diversity can help heal divisions in...
The Book Of Man founder Martin Robinson on promoting mental health online
On this week's episode, The Book Of Man co-founder Martin Robinson discusses his journey through the UK magazine industry, the need for a space for men to honestly discuss mental health, and plans...
PressPad founder Olivia Crellin on the need for diversity in journalism
In this week's episode of Media Voices, PressPad founder and BBC journalist Olivia Crellin explains how PressPad aims to diversify the media by removing one of the main financial obstacles to...
LSE’s Charlie Beckett on Truth, Trust and Technology
In this week's episode we hear from the London School of Economics' professor Charlie Beckett about its Truth, Trust & Technology Commission, on the role of platforms in defining truth,...
Twitter’s VP for EMEA Bruce Daisley on news, live video and transparency
This week, Twitter's VP of EMEA Bruce Daisley takes us through how the social network rediscovered its 'sweet spot' in the ranks of other platforms, where news and live video fit into its...
Positive News’ Sean Dagan Wood on building membership around constructive journalism
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...
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...
President of theguardian.org, Rachel White on funding independent journalism
On this week's episode of Media Voices, Esther interviews the Guardian's director of philanthropic & strategic partnerships Rachel White about finding ways of funding independent...
The Reuters Institute’s Nic Newman on bias, bullshit and lies in the news
In this week's episode Nic Newman, Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, takes us through his and Dr. Richard Fletcher's latest report, entitled
In...
Journalism lecturer Adam Tinworth on the tragedy of platform dependency
This week, visiting lecturer in digital journalism at City University Adam Tinworth takes us through the history of platform dependence. We look at the rise of the intermediary, the tragic loss of...
The Tip-Off’s Maeve McClenaghan on celebrating investigative journalism
This week, host and founder of The Tip-Off Maeve McClenaghan takes us through why it's important to celebrate investigative journalism in an age of 'fake news' and limited resources for...
International Network of Street Papers special
In this week's episode of Media Voices, Peter speaks to members of the International Network of Street Papers to discover what drives the people behind publications that aim to 'provide an...
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...
Nieman fellow Katherine Goldstein on maternity culture in journalism
This week's episode of Media Voices sees Esther speak to Nieman fellow Katherine Goldstein about what it will take to make journalism in the US friendlier to new mothers and maternity leave,...
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 Ethical Journalism Network’s director Aidan White on publishers, platforms and fake news
In this episode of TheMediaBriefing podcast, we speak to the director of the Ethical Journalism Network Aidan White about publishers, platforms and fake news, before hearing about the ongoing...
Facebook’s head of news partnerships Nick Wrenn on fake news, journalism and live video
Facebook dominates any conversation about media in 2017. Whether it's an examination of its role in disseminating journalism, its status as a vector for 'fake news' or its position as one of 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...