Tips to improve the online reading experience: The Media Roundup
Improving the online reading experience Ex-Times Head of Digital Alan Hunter has written an excellent piece on creating the optimal online reading experience. He was one of the pioneers of… (more)
Have newspapers forever lost young audiences? — The Media Roundup
Today’s roundup is brought to you by Chris “The differences seem to be growing”: A look at the rising generation of news consumers This is an excellent companion piece to our latest… (more)
Cannes 2022: What publishers and agencies are talking about this summer
This week, Media Voices co-host Peter Houston is at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. He catches up with attendees at the festival to find out what… (more)
Digital newspaper ad revenue to surpass print by 2026: The Media Roundup
Newspaper circulation revenues (in both digital and print) are expected to surpass advertising this year U.S. digital newspaper ad revenue to surpass print by 2026 The U.S. is expected to… (more)
Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2022: Key findings
In this special episode of Media Voices, Chris, Peter and Esther comb through the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2022 to pick out the key findings for publishers. This year’s report reveals… (more)
Is Google Search dying, and what does it mean for publishers? — The Media Roundup
Is Google dying? Or did the web grow up? This is a faaaascinating read, and one that speaks to the ephemeral nature of life online. For The Atlantic, Charlie Warzel… (more)
How to drive registered users to become paid subscribers, and more: The Media Roundup
Local papers lose out to Facebook as UK towns become ‘news deserts’ Local Facebook groups have supplanted local newspapers as the default source of information in many British towns, according… (more)
How publishing companies are evolving to become data-first operations: The Media Roundup
How The Conversation uses audiences-informed commissioning Three months ago, a UK-based team at The Conversation started experimenting with a different approach to commissioning. Instead of its established topic-led process, the… (more)
SEO experts weigh in on bias in Google search results: The Media Roundup
Is Google biased against the Daily Mail/Mail Online? What the experts say We discussed this in the news round-up of this week’s episode, so this is a timely piece with input… (more)
Imagine a world without big newsbrands: The Media Roundup
This issue we ask if the global future of journalism is out of the hands of the biggest newsbrands, get insight from a team that aims to defund disinformation, and… (more)
Why events still matter: The Media Roundup
This issue we look at look at why events still matter, why data gathering is a two-way street, DDM’s $3 billion business and podcasts replacing print. Today’s roundup is brought… (more)
Off Zoom and into the room at FIPP Congress: The Media Roundup
This issue we look at positivity and progress in Portugal, Raconteur’s progress from print flop to profit, what the WaPo’s visual forensics team is working on now, and why the… (more)
The future of newsletters is personal: The Media Roundup
Today we're asking what the future of editorial newsletters looks like, scrutinising what happens when journalists get catty on Twitter, taking a look at what happened to BuzzFeed’s shares, and… (more)
Which community-building platforms should you choose? — The Media Roundup
Today we’re looking at community platforms, GQ and the metaverse, Elon Musk and Twitter and a brand new newsletter for London by Londoners. Which community building platforms should you choose?… (more)
Depp-Heard trial emboldens content creators to lean harder into breaking news: The Media Roundup
We’re looking at why content creators’ coverage of the Depp-Heard trial is concerning, the incoming pivot to video II, some reader revenue models for those not ready to pay full… (more)
When does paywalling podcasts pay off? — The Media Roundup
In this issue, we look at when The Economist might start gating access to its podcasts, look at the turnaround in fortunes at HuffPo, reaffirm the value of regular readers,… (more)
Why The Independent combined two apps into one: The Media Roundup
Why The Independent combined two apps into one The Independent’s new app aims to leverage its mixed subscription and advertising model to help the newspaper reach four million registered users… (more)
Page-view targets aren’t good for local news: The Media Roundup
In this issue, we look at the early cracks in Reach plc’s page-view push, how Vogue Portugal is instilling body confidence through print, Bloomberg Media’ podcast partnership, and a moral… (more)
Younger people will pay for news in podcasts: The Media Roundup
How Tortoise is using podcast subscriptions to attract new audiences Tortoise is well known for its membership offering. It limits access to articles with a metered registration wall and only… (more)
Condé Nast “no longer a magazine company”: The Media Roundup
Condé’s comparison of magazine readers to web and social audiences makes no sense Our very own Peter is popping off at a statement from Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch. He… (more)
