On this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices, we hear from Rhiannon J Davies, Founder and Editor at Greater Govanhill, a community magazine and media project.
Launched in...
The local news revival gathers pace, but there are bumps along the road for even the brightest sparks
In a growing number of spots, local news isn’t just surviving: it’s thriving. But the picture isn’t so pretty for legacy publishers. Esther Kezia Thorpe rounds up the last 12 months...
Practical AI Podcast Special: Lessons from local media
Our special Practical AI podcast documentary explores how local media organisations have got started with AI projects, the benefits they're seeing, the challenges they've faced and what...
An ‘online attention recession’? Let’s be blunt about the state of Reach’s sites
Let’s not beat about the bush: Reach may produce some good, important journalism. But its push for pageviews at all costs and a garbage web experience are causing it immeasurable...
Transcript: The start-ups saving local news in the U.S.
Esthe Thorpe
Esther Thorpe: Hello and welcome to this special episode of Media Voices. I’m Esther Thorpe, and this episode I’ll be speaking to some...
The start-ups saving local news in the U.S.
The narrative that local news is dead is widely accepted in the media industry. The rise of digital advertising has cut off the main source of revenue for organisations that cover local news,...
Transcript: David Floyd, Managing Director, Social Spider
Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So how did you get into local news?
David Floyd: I suppose I'm somewhat unusual in terms of my...
Transcript: Joshi Herrmann, Founder, The Manchester Mill
Chris Sutcliffe
Chris Sutcliffe: Where did the problems in local journalism start?
Josh Hermann: Yeah, that's a good question....
Founder of the Manchester Mill Joshi Herrmann on why local news must rediscover its pride
The Manchester Mill is a subscription-based newsletter for the modern age. In this interview its founder Joshi Herrmann tells us why good local journalism demands...
“The demand is definitely there”: How Social Spider is making local news commercially viable
Local news is under more pressure than ever. But as Covid has demonstrated, having local sources of information is vital both for keeping communities connected and...
The Overtake editor Robyn Vinter on overcoming the biggest challenges in local news
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...
Facebook WTF?
In this special episode of Media Voices, the team rattle through some news before doing a deep-dive into the realities of Facebook killing the news industry (again).
Peter, Esther and Chris...
Media’s hopes and dreams for 2018
It's safe to say that 2017 was a bit of a bumpy year for media organisations. From mass job cuts, ill-advised pivots and a growing outcry against the burgeoning duopoly, there's no sign of the...
NYU’s Jay Rosen on the Membership Puzzle Project
This week, director of the Membership Puzzle Project Jay Rosen takes us through why membership could be the future of funding journalism, and what needs to be done to make it valuable to readers...
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...