Digital publisher Dotdash’s merger last year with magazine company Meredith may have made a lot of business sense. But Dotdash, which has no print experience, is...
Raconteur Editor Sarah Vizard on using print to drive digital expansion
This week we talk to Sarah Vizard, Editor of Raconteur. She explains what Raconteur's unique angle on business stories is in a crowded field, how it uses its print publication to drive digital...
Condé’s comparison of magazine readers to web and social audiences makes no sense. One of these things is not like the others
I get it. I really do. It’s tough to do print profitably at scale. But a ‘print is dying’ narrative founded on the idea that online audiences are just...
2021 in print: decline continues for newspapers, but it’s more complicated for magazines
While most people have lost the habit of buying a daily newspaper, preferring the immediacy of digital news, sales in the lean-back magazine market have been holding up...mostly. Peter Houston...
Transcript: Paul McNamee, UK Editor, The Big Issue
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Peter Houston: How was your induction into the Scottish PPA's hall of fame?
Paul McNamee: It was a big surprise. It was a very...
Transcript: Laura Marsh, Literary Editor, The New Republic
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Peter Houston: So what is the New Republic
Laura Marsh: The New Republic is a largely political magazine, it was founded in 1914....
“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...
Transcript: Sophie Cross, Editor & Publisher, Freelancer Magazine
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: What was your career like before you became an independent magazine publisher?
Sophie Cross: I...
Transcript: Chris Maillard, Editor-in-Chief, Decanter
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So tell me about your illustrious career in magazines.
Chris Maillard: Yes, my illustrious career in...
Transcript: Bo Sacks, Publisher, Heard on the Web
Interviewer: Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther Kezia Thorpe: How has your career grown over the years?
Bo Sacks: Serendipity has...
Heard on the Web’s Bo Sacks on why now is the golden age of publishing
This week we hear from Bo Sacks, a columnist and lecturer with a long career history in magazines and publishing. He talks about trends that have come and gone, why he thinks print is strong as a...
Transcript: Erin McCarthy, Editor in Chief, Mental Floss
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So what is Mental Floss?
Erin McCarthy: Mental Floss is an online destination for curious people at...
Transcript: Gina Tonic, Co-Founder, The Fat Zine
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: How did the Fat Zine come about?
Gina Tonic: So the Fat Zine was my pet idea, maybe a few years ago,...
Transcript: Hannah Robathan, Co-Founder, Shado
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: Why did you start Shado?
Hannah Robathan: We started Shado in 2019 out of...
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: 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,...
Mr. Magazine Samir Husni on why magazines are new media
This week Dr Samir Husni, founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media, tells us why magazines are the ultimate...
Transcript: Ian McAuliffe, CEO, Think Publishing
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: What range of publishing services is Think involved in?
Ian McAuliffe: That's a...
Think Publishing CEO Ian McAuliffe on perfect staff and clients
This week Ian McAuliffe, founder and CEO of Think Publishing, talks about the evolving landscape of contract publishing. He tells us about the ideal employee or a contract publisher, the ideal...
There may be silver linings, but print’s long-term future still looks distinctly cloudy
Certain corners of the print market have had a better pandemic than anyone would have predicted, but for every story of screen-weary readers picking up a print subscription, there’s at...