The Future of Media, Explained - from Press Gazette
New Statesman Media Group 123 episodes Oct 26, 2026
The Future of Media, Explained is a podcast from Press Gazette, a UK publication that has covered the news media industry since 1965. Each week, editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and other team members explain a key theme, strategy, or innovation shaping media businesses. Topics include paywalls, data journalism, cookie-less targeting, content management systems, audience growth, and new publishing revenue models. The show also explores how media leaders can guide organizations through technology-led change.
Episodes
Rise of creator journalists, free newspaper woes, and demise of Quartz
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and UK editor Charlotte Tobitt discuss why major cuts are coming at Metro as it seeks to get “back on a sustainable footing”, and the rise of creator journalists like Marina Hyde who has left The Guardian for her own Substack brand.Journalist Rob Waugh also joins to discuss his reporting on tech journalism brand Quartz, where the website is now mostly
Why The Guardian is embracing creator-led journalism
The Guardian is currently investing heavily in video and creator-led journalism. Head of Guardian Studios Leah Green explains what creator content means for The Guardian and why it is investing so much effort in developing new video formats. Head of media at Q5 Graham Page explains what all this means in the context of the wider UK journalism landscape.This episode was sponsored by Q5. Hosted on A
Advance Local on going from zero to 250,000 online subs
US local news publisher Advance Local has gone from zero to 250,000 paid digital subscribers in the last eight years.SVP for digital consumer revenue Ann Poe explained how the group evolved from a simple premium content mode to having a dynamic paywall which makes decisions on whether to gate content based on individual users.VP for sales at Mather Ariel Burkett explained how Mather's Sophi pl
Everything is changing, says Wordpress VIP's Brian Alvey: Here's how publishers should react
Online entrepreneur Brian Alvey has been building publisher websites pretty much since the world wide web began in the mid 1990s.Having lived and worked through every wave of dramatic digital disruption since then, the Wordpress VIP chief technology officer knows what he is saying when he says about AI “This wave is up there with fire, steam engines, electricity and refrigeration.” He explain
How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic
Hello! magazine was one of many publishers that saw website referrals from Google Discover plummet last year.Chief content officer Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon talked Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt through the "year of transformation" that has followed.Hello! has fought back by making the most out of syndication channels while building its own community for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast
Mike Soutar on what today's media leaders can learn from Genghis Khan
Dominic Ponsford asks magazine industry titan Mike Soutar how to tackle modern publishing industry challenges looking at the lessons of history.The Shortlist Media founder and former IPC Media director is something of a history buff. And he has just launched a new eight-part podcast series with Immediate Media’s History Extra called History’s Greatest Leaders.How would Genghis Khan or Elizabeth I
Prince Harry goes beyond the pale after his big Mail fail
In this special edition, Charlotte Tobitt and Dominic Ponsford unpick the fallout from Prince Harry and others' historic privacy action failure against Associated Newspapers.Includes interviews with media lawyer Louis Charalambous who said Prince Harry should apologise for a post-trial statement which was "beyond the pale" and which proved he is a terrible loser. We also heard from former Daily Ma
Advertising goes agentic, publishers get punchy over AI and new dawn for Telegraph
In this episode Dom returns from Cannes with a severe case of yacht envy brought on by Axios, Press Gazette's AI summit reveals a publishing community getting increasingly punchy over the theft of their content and Charlotte explains why Telegraph journalists are feeling cheerful about being taken over by the Germans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Publishers versus LLMs: Trusted Reviews is leading fightback
Candr Media CEO Chris Dicker has seen its flagship website - Trusted Reviews - be pillaged by AI bots over the last 18 months.He spoke to Press Gazette about a new legal tactic which uses a branch of law dating back to the Romans to secure justice and perhaps force big tech to the negotiating table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thai police jokester drags down UK press standards
In the latest edition, Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt talk about the latest changes to Google search. Agentic search will probably stay niche, but forcing AI mode into conventional search queries is a new threat to publisher referral traffic. They also discuss the publishing dilemma du jour - should publishers block LLMs or do all they can to optimise content to show up in ChatGPT-style ans
Better call Louis: Lawyer to press victims tells all
Media lawyer Louis Charalambous represented victims of some of worst lapses in press standards during the 2000s. He went on to represent newspapers in libel battles against a violent gangster, 'wife beating' Hollywood star and others. He says press standards have improved, times are hard for both claimants and publishers and explains why Prince Harry's colossal privacy claim against Associated New
The Axios shift from volume to value
Axios dropped its output by almost a quarter but increased page views by almost a third at the start of 2026.Head of news Ben Berkowitz told Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt about why they stopped chasing clicks and started focusing on stories that "actually matter".Berkowitz also shared his advice for other newsroom leaders going through a similar strategy change. Hosted on Acast. See aca
Less is more at The Times, Standard's long decline and future of The Telegraph
Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt discuss what led The Standard to where it is today, with just 16 staff left to create the weekly print title after a digital takeover by Independent Media.They also cover why less is more at The Times, and the future of The Telegraph after almost three years in limbo as Axel Springer received government approval for the takeover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com
How Wall Street Journal supercharged online subs growth
Since former Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker moved to New York to head up the Wall Street Journal, online subs are up 30% to 4.3 million.Charlotte Tobitt explains why tough choices have worked out for the world's most popular financial news brand.Is it ever possible to keep sources secret in the today's surveillance age? The Guardian may have cracked this problem and is sharing it with the world.A
Tech transformation at ADWEEK with Mike Beyman
ADWEEK chief strategy officer Mike Beyman talks AI, tech transformation and new forms of advertising for publishers with Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford. This episode was sponsored by WordPress VIP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial
Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt talk about how journalists broke news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest and why they named him despite the privacy risk.They also discuss a plan by Mediahuis to cover "first-line" news with AI agents, and Dom gives his (somewhat premature) verdict on the Prince Harry and others versus Associated Newspapers privacy trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri
Quality not discounts: How The Atlantic is powering subscriber growth
Atlantic Media’s chief growth officer Megha Garibaldi explained how the next phase of growth for the title needs a focus on “quality traffic” as referral sources decline across news media.Also joining the discussion with Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford was specialist media management consultant Graham Page of Q5.The Atlantic already has more than 1.4 million subscribers but Garibald
Ben Smith on building a $40m turnover news business in three years
Media start-up Semafor reached profitability in 2025 with revenue of $40m, in the third full year after its October 2022 launch.Co-founder and editor-in-chief Ben Smith joined Press Gazette’s UK editor Charlotte Tobitt in London to discuss how the business became an overnight success in a difficult climate for media overall.Smith discussed Semafor’s expansion plans, why its initial bet on video di
Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown
Prince Harry is facing the publisher of the Daily Mail in what is set to be one Britain's biggest ever privacy trials.Costs for both sides could top £40m.Harry has accused the Mail of commissioning burglary, phone tapping and voicemail interception. The Mail denies everything and accuses Prince Harry's legal team of using cash payments to witnesses to bolster their case.Dominic Ponsford looks back
The rise of paywalls in the regional press with MEN editor Sarah Lester
Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt speaks to Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester shortly after the UK's biggest regional newsbrand added a premium paywall to its website.The conversation also covers frustrations with Google, the role of the editor in 2025, the threat of fake experts degrading journalists' relationship with PRs, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor
How to stop working for your CMS and make it work for you
Dominic Ponsford talks to WP Engine director of product management Jason Konen and CTO of Bigbite Jason Agnew about the future of content management.They are both experts in the deployment of WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system. They talked about some of the ways publishers are responding to falling referral traffic by making their websites more immersive and community-fo
Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips on life after Google
Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt speaks to Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips about how the US business brand has changed tack in response to massive changes in the way Google refers traffic to publishers.She said: "I think a lot of publishers were in the same spot, or still are in the same spot. And so for us, it's getting back to those core communities and those businesses and our editorial jour
Turmoil at The Telegraph, trouble at The Times | Misinformation and the Huntington train stabbings
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and UK editor Charlotte Tobitt discuss the latest front in the Telegraph ownership battle, the publication of fake interviews on The Times, and the threat from social media misinformation in the wake of serious incidents like the stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Optimising programmatic advertising: What publishers need to know
Advertising has funded journalism and kept the lights on for democracy since the steam age.But in recent years many publishers have pulled away from relying so heavily on automated programmatic advertising as way of funding free online news.In this episode (sponsored by Assertive Yield) the company’s chief operating office Sherzod Rizaev explains some of the challenges publisher face extracting va
The race to video with Goalhanger's Jack Davenport
Whatever medium publishers started out on, many are now racing towards Youtube and other online video platforms as the fastest growing source of both audience and revenue.Goalhanger co-founder Jack Davenport joined Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford to discuss this phenomenon alongside consultant Connie Krarup of Q5 Partners. He revealed how the producer of hit shows such as The Rest Is History
Personalisation is paying off for Hamburger Morgenpost
Hamburger Morgenpost head of product Dana Schluenzen tells Dominic Ponsford how offering readers a personalised selection of homepage stories has paid off with higher click-throughs and more returning visitors. This podcast also features insights from the CEO of website personalisation specialists Kilkaya, Tarjei Gilbrant.This episode is sponsored by Kilkaya. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
Why The Economist isn't doing deals with OpenAI
Unlike many publishers, The Economist has chosen not to do any licensing deals with the likes of OpenAI - but isn't looking to sue them either.The Economist's president Luke Bradley-Jones appeared at Press Gazette's Future of Media Technology Conference in London and explained how the brand is adapting for a "post-search world", including by launching one of its newsletters on Substack. Hosted on
Reach versus Newsquest, publishers versus AI and the break-up of Google
In which Charlotte and Dom discuss: the latest mass job cuts at Reach, the latest attacks on journalism from AI bots and what the proposed break-up of Google's adtech business could mean for publishers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How the Kyiv Independent built 20,000 paying members in a warzone
Kyiv Independent launched in November 2021, just three months before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here chief operating officer Zakhar Protsiuk talks to Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford about building a 70-strong team out of nothing, funded mainly by reader revenue, and the ways they have had to constantly reinvent their model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo
How The Times became a small screen success story
Times Media head of digital Edward Roussel talks about the relaunched smartphone app which is now the title's most important platform commercially. He also explains why The Times will never use AI to create journalism and why publisher homepages have got far too busy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the front line of the reality wars with Rob Waugh
Rob Waugh talks about the shadowy figures who are successfully bombarding UK news media with fake content. Fictional experts and non-existent experts are conning their way into UK news media with the help dodgy PR companies. It's a lucrative business providing search engine juice to gambling sites and dubious online retailers. And it won't stop until publishers raise their game in terms of verifyi
Video masterclass with PA Media's Joe Pickover
UK national news agency PA Media has massively ramped up its video output in recent years and is able to provide live video feeds of news events across the country. Here PA head of video Joe Pickover explains how publishers can make video work for them in a podcast edition which is presented by Press Gazette in association with PA Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack
'The death of the website' was the name of one panel session at a recent publishing industry conference. Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford and UK editor Charlotte Tobitt discuss the latest challenges posed to publishers by Google changes and the rise of social. They also analyse the latest publisher pivot to video (more a never-ending pirouette) and Dominic explains why he has become
Alison Phillips on crime, tabloids and positive news
Former Mirror editor Alison Phillips talks to Press Gazette's Dominic Ponsford as she launches a new weekly podcast called Crime Scene with former Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making political news pay the Politico way
Press Gazette senior reporter Bron Maher talks to Politico executive editor for Europe Kate Day about how the niche brand's rapid expansion on this side of the Atlantic.The title launched in Washington in 2007 and has been in Europe since 2015. It now has 350 staff in Europe with 45 in the UK alone. Day explained how the brand's mixed B2B and consumer business model works and revealed more about i
Jim Mullen's legacy at Reach | Value of news to Google | Sun losses, Times profits
The Press Gazette teams offer their insights on the legacy of outgoing Reach CEO Jim Mullen, the value of news to Google and the latest company accounts at News UK, which show Sun losses declining and healthy profits for the paywalled Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why AI could spell doomsday or a big payday for publishers with Matthew Scott Goldstein
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford caught up with New York-based publishing consultant Matthew Scott Goldstein (MSG) to talk about the future of news in the era of AI.How concerned should publishers be about the threat posed to their business models by generative AI?9.9 out of ten said MSG.He explained why generative AI could spell the end of the road for publisher websites, but why it
How to lose £100m with GB News | Print decline in the USA | Green shoots at Reach
Press Gazette's editorial team share their insights into big stories from the world of news. GB News has lost nearly £100m but is growing its non-TV advertising revenue and heading in the right direction. Charlotte Tobitt talks about this and the implications of its big legal victory over Ofcom. Bron Maher shares some highlights from Press Gazette analysis for US newspaper and magazine print circu
London's Local News Renaissance with Jim Waterson
With three major London-wide local journalism launches in the last months is journalism about England's capital city bouncing back after many years of decline?London Centric founder Jim Waterson explains how his Substack-based title has already gained thousands of paying subscribers since launching in September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Newsletter strategy for publishers: Masterclass with the FT's Sarah Ebner
Over four years at the Financial Times head of newsletters for the title Sarah Ebner has helped grow the title's number of email subscribers from 500,000 to 1.6 million.She told Press Gazette that email newsletters are now the biggest driver of reader engagement at the FT. They are also hugely important for driving subscriber loyalty and finding new paying readers as well as providing advertising
What works on Substack, how Youtube became newstube and why Harry took the cash
Bron Maher discusses Press Gazette's new ranking of the most lucrative titles on Substack, Charlotte Tobitt explains how and why publishers are currently so fixated on building their followings on Youtube and Dominic Ponsford shares his view on why Prince Harry decided to take News UK's cash rather than have his day in court with The Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information
AI tipping point in 2025: What publishers need to know
Former digital development director of The Sun Paul Hood has just quit his job to study generative AI full time.He explained why AI in the media is set to reach a tipping point in 2025 and start to fundamentally change the business. He also reveals some of the practical steps publishers should take to ensure they can capitalise on the opportunities AI presents and avoid some major pitfalls.Sitting
What we learned in 2024 about the business of news
The Press Gazette team look back on the big themes of 2024 for news publishers and reveal what they have learned.They also share their predictions for 2025 which include: more paywalls in the national media, an economic upturn all around and big changes in the tech platforms which readers use to discover their news, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How Bluesky became News-sky, discovering new Google traffic and what Trump 2 means for you
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford talks about the benefits of Bluesky for publishers with the zeal of a new convert, reporter Bron Maher explains how publishers are getting new traffic from Google via Discover and Charlotte Tobitt reveals the biggest lessons for the news industry from the US presidential election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Generative AI in the newsroom at the Telegraph
Telegraph Media Group director of technology Dylan Jacques talks to us about the title's ambitious plans to roll out a new generative-AI powered feature every month for 12 months.It has already rolled out AI-written summaries and various internal tools which are helping journalists use AI to improve content, increase reader engagement and so sell more subscriptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/
Election endorsements, revolting Guardian journalists and regulating AI
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and reporter Bron Maher provide an insider take on three of the hottest issues in news media: how did the Washington Post handle its election endorsement so badly? Why are Guardian and Observer journalists set to go on strike? And what can publishers do about the onslaught of generative AI bots harvesting their content without permission? Hosted on Ac
Making news pay the Boston Globe way
Boston Globe chief commercial officer Kayvan Salmanpour reveals the key decisions made around online subscriptions, advertising and other revenue areas which have enabled the local news title to thrive in the digital age and continue to support investigative journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonnier News CEO on power of bundles and personalisation
Sweden's biggest news publisher Bonnier News has more than tripled profits in the past eight years and doubled revenue.It now believes a subscription bundle, putting together all of its Swedish brands and harnessing AI to better personalise what users see, will be the way forward for continued revenue growth.Bonnier News chief executive Anders Eriksson told Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt
World's biggest football publisher expands into USA
Goal, Indivisa and Mundial publisher Footballco was reaching 30 million people in the US without having any meaningful boots on the ground.But at the start of 2024 Jason Wagenheim arrived as its first CEO for North America, bringing lessons that sports publishing can learn from lifestyle after a long stint at Bustle Digital Group.Wagenheim told Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt about how he
Total Politics is making B2B work without a paywall
At the half-way point of the UK general election campaign Press Gazette sat down with Mark Wallace, hief executive of Total Politics Group, to find out how the company makes free political journalism pay.Press Gazette asked how the Politics Home, Conservative Home and The House publisher is faring since incorporating in its new form in 2022, and finds out how the business has found a way to hedge
Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed on cracking a busy news podcast market
The Telegraph’s new daily news podcast, The Daily T, is the latest entrant to an increasingly crowded audio market.Days after the show bagged the first election trail extended nterview with Rishi Sunak, Press Gazette spoke with Daily T hosts Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed about how they’re hoping to stand out from the competition with a right-of-centre viewpoint they feel is missing and by leanin
Daily Mail CEO Rich Caccappolo on keeping journalism free
This episode includes excerpts from an interview between Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and Rich Caccappolo, CEO of Daily Mail publisher DMG Media. It also features media consultant Matthew Scott Goldstein. They talk about how to save journalism (and democracy) on the open web by adapting to Google's plan to switch off cookies on Chrome.He also provides an update on DMG Media's leg
The Atlantic's winning subscription strategy with CEO Nicholas Thompson
The Atlantic has become profitable after years in the red and marked the major milestone of reaching one million subscribers, it announced in April.CEO Nicholas Thompson joined Press Gazette to discuss the subscription strategy behind The Atlantic's recent success, how advertising fits in, the search for an elusive third revenue stream, and what goals he might set for the business next. Hosted on
ADHD, autism and the news business: How different minds can thrive in media
Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford talks about exclusive new research on the prevalence of neurodiversity in news media. He also speaks to Times Radio journalist Darryl Morris and freelance journalist Lydia Wilkins about the benefits and challenges ADHD and autistic thinkers can bring to jobs in journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to make news pay on Youtube with TLDR
Founder of video news network TLDR Jack Kelly explains how he funds an 11-strong editorial team providing a serious news for younger viewers on Youtube.The profitable publisher is funded mainly through the Youtube ad revenue split but also makes money from direct-sold sponsorship and a foray into print publishing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How The Economist is attracting younger readers with cut-price daily app
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford discusses the latest UK magazine industry circulation figures with reporter Bron Maher.They pick out the winners and losers from the latest crop of results and also hear from Economist executive vice president Nada Arnot about how the title's cut-price daily edition Expresso achieved lift-off in 2023. She also explained why she is bullish about The Ec
Online advertising - how publishers can survive a tsunami of change
Online advertising used to support investigative journalism at digital-native brands such as Buzzfeed News and Vice. In the space of just a few years everything has changed, and thousands of journalists have lost their jobs as a result.Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford talks to former Business Insider editor-in-chief Jim Edwards about what is going on and how publishers should adapt t
Beyond Google? Amazon and Microsoft are future says Ricky Sutton
Former online editor of the News of the World turned tech entrepreneur turned future of news Cassandra Ricky Sutton joins Dominic Ponsford on the podcast sofa.The last year has been bleak for ad-funded news media but Ricky believes he has the solution. He explains why Google's reign as the most important tech partner for news publishers is drawing to a close, but more lucrative partnerships around
Why Reach is upbeat about online ads despite the big cookie switch-off
Reach group director of digital Terry Hornsby is at the forefront of the journey away from third-party cookies at the UK’s largest commercial news publisher.Hornsby told Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt the three pillars that will help Reach grow digital revenues through this monumental shift to the open web, discussed why trusted premium publishers will come out on top and issued a call for more
Political reporting in an election year with Christopher Hope and Gloria De Piero
In the latest episode, Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford met GB News presenting duo Gloria De Piero and Christopher Hope at their new Westminster studio.They spoke about their new weekly show, PMQs Live, the future of political reporting in an election year and why they think GB News is striking a chord with viewers by offering them more of what they want.(As part of this podcast was
How publishers can sell online advertising in an awful market
Guardian US senior vice president for advertising Luis Romero talks to Press Gazette about what it is like to sell in the toughest ad market since 2008.He also shares some tactics and strategies the Guardian is deploying to persuade more brands to spend money on reaching its 40m US readers per month.His pitch is a simply one - stop supporting the dark corners of the internet on tech platforms and
Why bad news can be good for business publishers with Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour
Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour spoke to Press Gazette about how the financial news division of News Corp managed to just achieve its most profitable quarter since 2007.In this edited version of his interview at the Press Gazette Media Strategy Network event in New York, he also spoke about what publishers need to focus on as global uncertainty looks set to continue in
How to make local news pay with Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker
Last year UK regional news giant Newsquest made £40m in pre-tax profits on turnover of £190m.This year it is tracking to have ad revenue broadly flat over two years.CEO Henry Faure Walker spoke to Dominic Ponsford about how the publisher of 200+ titles is bucking the trend on both audience and advertising revenue decline. He also shed light on some fascinating experiments using generative AI in th
From subscriptions to membership at Elle
Elle UK editor Kenya Hunt talks to Press Gazette about why she hopes readers will pay £150 a year to become fashion industry insiders as members of Elle Collective.She also talks about the future of magazines, diversity and why magazine editors have a duty to present images of female beauty responsibly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How the Daily Mail become a hit on Tiktok
The Daily Mail has an average reader age of 56 but has managed to become an unlikely hit on youth social media platform Tiktok. The newsbrand is currently celebrating becoming the biggest publisher of news on Tiktok, ahead of broadcasters Sky News, ABC News and NBC News. Mail Online head of social video Phil Harvey, who joined the publisher in March, told Press Gazette how and why their
The Murdoch Factor
Rupert Murdoch has announced his plans to step down as executive chairman of News Corp after nearly 70 years in charge in November.Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford discusses The Murdoch Factor with Peter Jukes (author of Fall of the House of Murdoch and co-founder of Byline Times). What is the key quality which has enabled Murdoch's success and what does the future of media look like
Is the future looking brighter for Future?
CEO of Future plc Jon Steinberg explains why he believes his company still has the right ingredients for success (whatever investors may currently seem to think).He also talks about how he has tackled taking over from a highly successful predecessor, what he thinks about AI in publishing and how the company is just starting to generate revenue from digital subscriptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast
Launching in a time of turmoil, with Semafor CEO Justin B Smith
Bron Maher speaks to Semafor CEO Justin B Smith who explains the news startup's launch strategy.Semafor launched in October last year promising to be the news outlet for the "200 million people who are college educated [and] read in English”.Nine months on, chief executive Justin B Smith explains to Press Gazette that, while it still wants that audience, in the nearer term Semafor is going to look
AI in the newsroom part 2 - caution at The Guardian
Like most news publishers, The Guardian is still in an experimentation phase with generative AI as it tests the technology’s limits and learns whether it can fit into an editorial workflow.Crucially, however, it has not deployed any gen AI tools yet and is not planning to do so in the immediate future.Head of editorial innovation Chris Moran joined the Future of Media Explained podcast to explain
AI in the newsroom at Mediahuis
Our latest edition investigates practical applications of generative AI in the newsroom at European news group Mediahuis. Aisha Majid interviews Trui Lanckriet, MediaHuis' group data and insights director Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big news media trends for 2023: This much we know
Dominic Ponsford, Charlotte Tobitt and William Turvill from Press Gazette sum up the big news media trends from the first half of 2023.They share what we have learned so far about generative AI, the looming showdown between news publishers and tech giants and a macro-economic climate which is costing thousands of journalists their jobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa
Solutions journalism at The Times
Times columnist Rachel Sylvester talks to Press Gazette about a pioneering project which is shaping the policy agenda in two major areas of public life: education and health. Over the last two years she has been leading commissions charged with developing concrete solutions for reforming these two areas. The results have been welcomed by politicians and readers alike and spawned numerous
Generative AI and the news business: Don’t get fooled again
Dominic Ponsford speaks to CEO of Agate Dominic Young about the threat posed to the news business by generative AI and reveals what publishers can do about it.Young was closely involved in licensing and digital development at News International in the early years of online publishing.He feels news publishers and regulators must learn from the mistakes of the past when tech platforms were given the
Why Barstool Sports is betting on success during a ‘dark time for media’
In seven years at US sports and lifestyle digital media powerhouse Barstool Sports, chief executive Erika Ayers has helped grow revenues from around $2m to above $250m.Ayers told the latest episode of Press Gazette's Future of Media Explained podcast about the diverse revenue mix that has made this possible - and why the company has continued to grow when other digital-first and social media-heavy
How the FT found a new paying audience with FT Edit
On the 48th episode of Press Gazette's Future of Media explained podcast we speak with Malcolm Moore, the editor of the Financial Times' low-price product FT Edit.When Press Gazette last interviewed Moore in March 2022, when FT Edit had just launched, he shared his hopes that the new app would entice a group of new paying readers toward the FT - without cannibalising its existing audienc
Doing battle with the duopoly, with Paul Deegan of News Media Canada
Paul Deegan is the president and chief executive of News Media Canada, which represents 560 news publishers across Canada. Since starting in his role around two years ago, Deegan has been at the forefront of Canada’s battle to force Google and Facebook to pay for news. With the nation’s Online News Act approaching passage into law, Press Gazette’s William Turvill interviewed Deegan to learn m
How publishers can cash in on online shopping: e-commerce and affiliate marketing, with The Independent
This episode of Press Gazette’s Future of Media Explained podcast features an interview with Christian Broughton, Managing Director of The Independent. The Independent runs one of the best-known affiliate marketing operations among news publishers through its Indy Best product reviews and recommendations section. As advertising revenue has declined, publishers are increasingly turning to othe
Tina Brown on Sir Harry's legacy and the future of investigative journalism
Former New Yorker editor Tina Brown talks to Press Gazette about the future of investigative journalism and the legacy of her late husband Sir Harry Evans.She shares her concerns about quality journalism and shares some solutions about what can be done to save it.Brown also has some forthright views about Prince Harry and his fight against the UK tabloids over allegations of phone-hacking and ille
Life after The Times for David Aaronovitch: Going solo on Substack
David Aaronovitch left The Times in March after 18 years as a columnist with the paper. But he quickly got underway with his solo venture: Notes from the Underground, hosted on Substack.In this week's Future of Media Explained podcast, Aaronovitch discusses his departure from The Times, why he decided to write for Substack, and shared his views on how newspaper comment sec
The Podfather: How to build a podcast from scratch, with Andrew Harrison of Podmasters
Andrew Harrison, the co-founder and group editor of Podmasters, was one of the early pioneers of British current affairs podcasting. He and his team launched Remainiacs (since rebranded as Oh God, What Now?) in 2017 using Harrison's PPI compensation payout. Today Podmasters produces several other shows, including The Bunker, Hello Girls and Mugshots with Michael Crick. In this week's Future o
