On this week's episode of Media Voices, PinkNews' Head of Platforms Ellen Stewart tells us why Snapchat is a priority for the world's largest LGBTQ+ publisher, why video is a solid investment for...
New Year Special: What does 2019 hold for media?
In this episode Chris and Esther are joined by Damian Radcliffe, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon, to discuss what lessons from 2018 they want to see applied...
‘We only succeed if publishers succeed’: How Flipboard is growing a platform that works for publishers
It was with some surprise that I read about the figures a few weeks ago revealing that Flipboard had taken fourth place, behind Google, Facebook and Twitter, for referral traffic to publishers,...
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...
The Telegraph’s Director of Product Cat Wildman on navigating tech trends and platforms
On this week's episode, Cat Wildman, Director of Product at The Telegraph talks about the skills needed to be a successful product manager, how to decide which tech trends to get on board with,...
Paywall Special
In this bumper episode, the team discusses the rise of the paywall. As everyone from Vanity Fair to the New Statesman have decided to launch paywalls, we try to determine whether there is a recipe...
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,...
Mic’s Cory Haik on millennial loyalty, meaningful storytelling and the importance of deliberate distribution
This week, Mic's Publisher Cory Haik talks to us about surviving as a video-first publisher in a platform world, how they retain a loyal and engaged millennial audience, and why she's not giving...
Refinery29’s Jacqui Kavanagh on authenticity of experience
In this week's episode of Media Voices, we speak to Refinery29's Jacqui Kavanagh about the brand's success in Europe since it launched in 2015, about what authenticity means to brands and...
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...
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...
Is digital dying?
According to Betteridge's law, the answer to all headline questions is, of course, no. But the last few weeks have seen some stories about digital media organisations that have shaken the firm...
The Death of Digital Special
In this very special episode of Media Voices, we discuss the conflux of news about BuzzFeed, VICE, Mashable and many more and ask whether the dream of a digital future for publishers is over...
British GQ’s Becky Lucas on the true meaning of ‘engagement’
In this episode of the Media Voices Podcast, Esther interviews British GQ's Insight and Strategy Editor Becky Lucas. They talk about what 'engagement' means for a luxury magazine that exists...
CNN’s Samantha Barry on innovative social media for a global newsbrand
On the fourth of July, Media Voices is celebrating its own Independence Day. In the inaugural episode of our new-look podcast, Esther interviews CNN's executive producer of social and emerging...