In this episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Sam Baker, Senior Producer of Deutsche Welle's award-winning podcast Don't Drink The Milk. She takes us through the appeal of documentary and...
Bloomberg’s Marissa Zanetti-Crume on strategy for audience-first news products
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Marissa Zanetti-Crume, Bloomberg Media’s Global Head of Product. Marissa talks about how her...
Zetland’s Tav Klitgaard on designing news products that younger people will pay for
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Tav Klitgaard, Group CEO of Zetland Media. As well as news publication Zetland, the Danish company also has a book publishing...
Metro’s Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton on the future of publishers’ newsletters
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, Metro.co.uk's Newsletter Editor Sophie Laughton takes us through... everything newsletter.
From how the Metro's redesign allowed the...
Reach Plc’s Dan Russell on achieving 4 million referrals from WhatsApp
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast we hear from Dan Russell, Reach Plc's Engagement Director (for short). Reach Plc achieved its best ever month for traffic in January, based in no...
Which?’s Hannah Ballantyne on the importance of social media for building trust and relevance
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we speak to Hannah Ballantyne, Senior Social Media Manager at Which?, a not-for-profit consumer-focused publication. Hannah contributed to a...
1440’s Tim Huelskamp on finding white space for a newsletter-based media business
This week on The Publisher Podcast we hear from Tim Huelskamp, CEO and co-founder of 1440, a daily curated newsletter that now reaches over 4 million daily readers. He tells us about finding white...
Wessenden Marketing’s Jim Bilton on publisher product priorities for 2025 and beyond
We're kicking off 2025's first season of The Publisher Podcast by talking to Jim Bilton, Managing Director at Wessenden Marketing and Brandlab Research. Jim produces bimonthly research and updates...
Dow Jones’ Emma O’Brian on the backroom magic behind a specialised portfolio
In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we hear from Emma O’Brian, SVP Strategy for Dow Jones. Everyone knows Dow Jones – or at least a few parts of its portfolio, even if they...
Will Hayward on relaunching a successful solo newsletter
This week on The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we're joined by Will Hayward, journalist, author and columnist specialising in Welsh politics. He also writes The Will Hayward Newsletter, which...
Media Briefs: BlueConic’s Patrick Crane on managing data strategies in times of constant transformation
Third-party cookies aren't going away any time soon, but many publishers have already reduced dependency on them as a revenue stream. As the landscape continues to shift, what should...
Total Politics’ Ludovica D’Angelo on the primacy of product in a shifting media landscape
This week on The Publisher Podcast, as part of the product-oriented remit we’ve set ourselves for the series, we hear from Ludovica D’Angelo, Director of Publishing Operations for the Total...
Saveur’s Kat Craddock on rebuilding a premium print presence on digital foundations
On this week’s episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Kat Craddock Editor-in-Chief, CEO and owner of Saveur magazine, a 30-year old...
Torstar Corporation’s Brandon Grosvenor on early micropayment experiments
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Brandon Grosvenor, Chief Revenue Officer at Torstar Corporation, home of The Toronto Star. Over the summer, The Toronto...
The Economist’s John Shields on growing subscriber-only podcasts
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to John Shields, Director of Podcasts at The Economist. They made the bold move last year to put almost all their podcasts...
Morningcrunch’s Paul Ostwald on growing and monetising a German-language daily newsletter
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Paul Ostwald, co-founder of Morningcrunch, a German-language media brand aimed at young professionals. Since launching...
The Baltimore Banner’s Eric Ulken on the value of an app to a local news start-up
On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we speak to Eric Ulken, Vice President of Product at The Baltimore Banner. The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit news organisation...
The Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson on milestones, paywalls, and setting future goals
In this bonus episode of Media Voices, we hear from Nicholas Thompson, CEO at The Atlantic. We first had Nicholas as a guest on the podcast back in 2019 when he was WIRED's Editor in Chief, about...
Podnews’ James Cridland on running a profitable newsletter-first publication
On this week's episode - the last of the season - we hear from James Cridland, Podnews editor and radio futurologist. Podnews is a daily email newsletter about everything podcasting, and is one of...
The Wall Street Journal’s Edward Hyatt on the changing SEO landscape
On this week's episode Edward Hyatt, Director of Newsroom SEO at The Wall Street Journal takes us through staying abreast and ahead of changes to the SEO landscape. From personal experience he...
The Telegraph’s Maire Bonheim and David Alexander on newsletters for different business goals
This week we speak to The Telegraph’s Head of Newsletters Maire Bonheim, and Deputy Head of Newsletters David Alexander, about the publisher's newsletter portfolio. We talk about why The...
Immediate Media’s Ridhi Radia on making inclusion a strategic priority
This week we hear from Ridhi Radia, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Immediate Media, about where media sits on the change spectrum for diversity and inclusion.
Ridhi tells us why...
JournalismAI’s Tshepo Tshabalala on practical AI use cases for small newsrooms
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from Tshepo Tshabalala, project manager & team lead at the LSE’s JournalismAI project. Rather than focusing on the negative coverage and...
The Economist’s Nada Arnot on why publishers should be running more brand campaigns
On this week's episode of Media Voices we hear from The Economist's Executive Vice President of Marketing Nada Arnot. Marketing isn't something we talk about a lot on the podcast, but as Arnot...
Futureproofing local news: special podcast series
Few areas of publishing have been battered more strongly by the headwinds of digital media than local news. The conflict between scale and meaningful local coverage has meant businesses have...
Integrating AI into newsrooms: experiment, report, measure
In the second episode of this two-part series from Mx3 AI, a new pop-up conference we collaborated on with Media Makers Meet, we look at why, how and when publishers are integrating AI into their...
AI in the newsroom: Opportunities, regulation and risk
In this last episode of Media Voices in 2023 we take a big picture look at AI, based off our recent collaboration with Media Makers Meet on their Mx3 AI conference. We hear from experts from...
Newsrewired special with Journalism.co.uk: leadership, AI and business models
What’s top of mind for today’s news leaders? Evolving at pace, finding your USP - but not burning out in the process.
Last week, we were at...
WalesOnline’s Jillian MacMath on transforming a portfolio of newsletters
This week we hear from Jillian MacMath, Audience Editor at WalesOnline. She was chosen by the judges as the winner of the first ever Hero of the Year at the Publisher Newsletter Awards, so what...
Motor Sport Magazine’s Zamir Walimohamed on making subscriptions work
On this week’s episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into the subscription trends of the past year. To get insight from someone who’s had experience in subscription management, we spoke...