Katherine Viner on how The Guardian has lasted 200 years: The Media Roundup
Katherine Viner on how The Guardian has lasted 200 years It wasn’t that long ago that very few people would have bet on the Guardian reaching its 200th anniversary. But… (more)
Desktop spike is good news for publishers: The Media Roundup
Surprise COVID trend: Doomscrolling moved to desktop Working from home has changed the way we read. People are now scrolling deeper through article pages on desktop, and slightly less through… (more)
Immediate Media posts record subscriptions, Twitter acquires Scroll, and more: The Media Roundup
What next for Immediate Media? We like to share good news here at Media Voices, so this look at Immediate Media and its strong foothold as it looks to take… (more)
The problem with Substack’s ‘platform or publisher’ conundrum: The Media Roundup
The problem with Substack's 'platform or publisher' conundrum Another day another dig at poor old Substack. This time it’s James Ball having a go in the Observer. The problem, again,… (more)
How publishers can incorporate more audio: The Media Roundup
9 ways newsrooms can incorporate more audio in their work In 2021, the media platform with the highest weekly reach in the United States is audio. Data published last month… (more)
“It’s personal, it’s passionate, it’s something beautiful”: Publishing insights from The Fat Zine founder Gina Tonic
‘The more shit we can put into the world that someone can relate to, the less people have to feel like lonely, little misunderstood freaks.’ This week we hear from… (more)
What Substack is really doing to the media, Apple battles Spotify over podcasting, and more: The Media Roundup
What Substack is really doing to the media Substack is, by all accounts, a rising star. The journalists who have launched newsletters on the platform are (usually) unbound by allegiance… (more)
“The real plus side of this has been the reach of building new audiences”: WSJ Editor on virtual events as a live magazine
This week, we hear from The Wall Street Journal’s Editor of Live Journalism and Special Content Kim Last. She talks about the role of live journalism at the publication, how… (more)
Facebook (finally) turns its attention to audio: The Media Roundup
Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products According to Recode, Facebook is planning to announce a series of products under… (more)
Women rise to the top at major media companies, how female news leaders are changing work culture, and more: The Media Roundup
How female news leaders are changing work culture for women Digiday has spoken to several women in senior newsroom positions and while they see progress, there are still clear obstacles… (more)
Vanity Fair-meets-Substack as the new media business model: The Media Roundup
Former Condé Nast Editor plans a Vanity Fair for the Substack Era A new publication (yet to be named) from Vanity Fair veteran Jon Kelly aims to attract writers with… (more)
What publishers can learn from creator culture, ad industry’s major comeback, and more: The Media Roundup
What newsrooms can learn from creator culture and monetization strategies It’s easy to dismiss social media creators and influencers as simply chasing fame, and to assume that they shouldn’t be… (more)
Behind Vice’s affiliate revenue venture: The Media Roundup
Vice is finally entering the affiliate space, but is drawing a firm line between edit and commerce Vice isn’t the beast it once was, even if its spiky editorial tone… (more)
How Economist drives revenue with podcasts, Telegraph creating 60 jobs in six months, and more: The Media Roundup
Why Silicon Valley's most astute critics are all women There’s no scientific method within John Naughton’s piece for The Guardian, but his observations are nonetheless interesting. He noticed that the… (more)
The digital news industry was built on lies: The Media Roundup
The digital news industry was built on lies Setting the scene with the ‘ham-fisted’ HuffPost layoffs in March, the founder of Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall paints a familiar picture… (more)
Membership best practice, Drew Barrymore, and micropayments: The Media Roundup
31 effective subscriber-retention ideas to steal We’re combining two stories here under the banner of ‘membership best practice’, based on surveys of people working in the industry. The first, this… (more)
Building a multi-million dollar media company from scratch: The Media Roundup
How The Newsette founder Daniella Pierson turned a newsletter for women into a multi-million dollar company With poor grades and no connections in the industry, Daniella Pierson knew she wouldn’t… (more)
Medium’s pivot (again), news via WhatsApp, and more: The Media Roundup
Medium, the platform with more pivots than a see-saw factory Cards on the table, I love Medium. I always have, way back to its first iteration when you had to… (more)
“Success and impact become quite interchangeable”: Publishing insights from Shado co-founder Hannah Robathan
This week Hannah Robathan, co-founder of Shado, tells us about the realities of publishing a print magazine and online platform that gives people the space to tell their own stories.… (more)
NYT eyes the $100 billion games market: The Media Roundup
Facing a post-Trump slowdown, the New York Times eyes the $100 billion games market The most searched-for terms on the New York Times website last year weren’t “Trump” or “Biden”… (more)
