Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So what is Mental Floss?
Erin McCarthy: Mental Floss is an online destination for curious people at...
“The audience growth has been too good to let it go away”: How the Wall Street Journal is adapting its live journalism in a virtual age
One of the Wall Street Journal’s newer projects is the Live Journalism team; a group of journalists who build agendas and source guests for the publisher’s...
Transcript: Kim Last, Editor of Live Journalism, Wall Street Journal
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: What is live journalism?
Kim Last: Live journalism at The Wall Street Journal is exactly...
WSJ Editor of Live Journalism Kim Last on virtual events as a live magazine
This week, we hear from The Wall Street Journal's Editor of Live Journalism and Special Content Kim Last. She talks about the role of live journalism at the publication, how they adapted when the...
Transcript: Paul Cheal, CEO, Big Issue
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: How did you start out in media?
Paul Cheal: My story in media started after I came out of university....
Transcript: Hannah Taylor, Founder, Delicate Rebéllion
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: What made you want to start Delicate Rebéllion?
Hannah Taylor: For me, it goes...
Transcript: Megan Lucero, Director of the Bureau Local, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Interviewer: Chris Sutcliffe
Chris Sutcliffe: Can you explain the Bureau Local's mission?
Megan Lucero: I've been in the...
The Bureau Local director Megan Lucero on the collaborative future of news
This week Megan Lucero, director of the Bureau Local at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, provides us with a look at the present and future of local journalism. From the trials of finding...
Transcript: Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute
Interviewer: Chris Sutcliffe
Chris Sutcliffe: To begin with, I'd like to ask you about a Twitter thread that you took part in earlier in the week, which...
Transcript: Zach Seward, CEO, Quartz
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Zach Seward: I was working at the Wall Street Journal as the newspaper's first social media editor and doing some work...
Quartz CEO Zach Seward on charting a new course for the business lifestyle brand
This week Zach Seward, CEO of Quartz, explains why he bought the business lifestyle brand from Uzabase. He tells us how it all started and how it’s going, about memberships and advertising, and...
Transcript: Dr Samir Husni, Founder and Director of the Magazine Innovation Center
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Dr Samir Husni: Simply put, I am the man who loves magazines. I fell in love with magazines when I was 11 years old,...
Transcript: Reta Lee, Editor in Chief for Southeast Asia, Yahoo Lifestyle
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How did you get started in journalism?
Reta Lee: Like many other...
The enemy of my enemy: Trust in the media has had a rollercoaster ride of a year
Fewer people than ever trust the national titles - but the pandemic has also provided newspapers with an opportunity to prove they’re on the public’s side. Chris...
Vox Media Executive Producer Erica Anderson on creating extraordinary podcasts
This week, we hear from Erica Anderson, Executive Producer of Content and Partnerships at New York Magazine and Vox Media. She talks about what she took from her time working at Google and...
The Conversation UK’s Chief Executive Chris Waiting on building community around expertise
This week Chris Waiting, chief executive of The Conversation UK, tells us about the lessons his team is taking forward from its record-breaking corona coverage, why newsletters and live events are...
The NCTJ’s Head of Partnerships and Projects Will Gore on local news and journalism training
This week Will Gore, Head of Partnerships and Projects at the National Council for the Training of Journalists, tells us about the NCTJ’s role in the Facebook-backed Community News Project which...
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Nic Newman on news podcasting
This week, media analyst Nic Newman takes us through the findings of his report into News Podcasts and the Opportunities for Publishers for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which...
Boom saloon founder Rachel Arthur on democratising creativity
This week Peter braves the bright lights of Las Vegas to interview Rachel Arthur, founder of independent magazine boom saloon, about boom projects' mission to democratise creativity and support...
HuffPost UK Executive Editor Jess Brammar on section launches & a new school of journalism
This week, Jess Brammar, Executive Editor at HuffPost UK talks to us about a number of their recent launches, from the HuffPost School of Journalism in partnership with Birmingham City University,...