The Future of Media, Explained - from Press Gazette
Episodes
Tech transformation at ADWEEK with Mike Beyman
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ADWEEK chief strategy officer Mike Beyman talks AI, tech transformation and new forms of advertising for publishers with Press Gazette editor in chief...
Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt talk about how journalists broke news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest and why they named him despite the ...
Quality not discounts: How The Atlantic is powering subscriber growth
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ben Smith on building a $40m turnover news business in three years
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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-...
Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 £...
The rise of paywalls in the regional press with MEN editor Sarah Lester
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt speaks to Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester shortly after the UK's biggest regional newsbrand added...
How to stop working for you CMS and make it work for you
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Ponsford talks to WP Engine director of product management Jason Konen and CTO of Bigbite Jason Agnew about the future of content management.T...
Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips on life after Google
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Turmoil at The Telegraph, trouble at The Times | Misinformation and the Huntington train stabbings
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and UK editor Charlotte Tobitt discuss the latest front in the Telegraph ownership battle, the publicat...
Optimising programmatic advertising: What publishers need to know
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 r...
The race to video with Goalhanger's Jack Davenport
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever medium publishers started out on, many are now racing towards Youtube and other online video platforms as the fastest growing source of both ...
Personalisation is paying off for Hamburger Morgenpost
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hamburger Morgenpost head of product Dana Schluenzen tells Dominic Ponsford how offering readers a personalised selection of homepage stories has paid...
Why The Economist isn't doing deals with OpenAI
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Eco...
Reach versus Newsquest, publishers versus AI and the break-up of Google
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How the Kyiv Independent built 20,000 paying members in a warzone
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyiv Independent launched in November 2021, just three months before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here chief operating officer Zakhar Prot...
How The Times became a small screen success story
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Times Media head of digital Edward Roussel talks about the relaunched smartphone app which is now the title's most important platform commercially. He...
On the front line of the reality wars with Rob Waugh
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Waugh talks about the shadowy figures who are successfully bombarding UK news media with fake content. Fictional experts and non-existent experts ...
Video masterclass with PA Media's Joe Pickover
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 acros...
Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'The death of the website' was the name of one panel session at a recent publishing industry conference. Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsfor...
Alison Phillips on crime, tabloids and positive news
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Mirror editor Alison Phillips talks to Press Gazette's Dominic Ponsford as she launches a new weekly podcast called Crime Scene with former Met...
Making political news pay the Politico way
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 si...
Jim Mullen's legacy at Reach | Value of news to Google | Sun losses, Times profits
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 accoun...
Why AI could spell doomsday or a big payday for publishers with Matthew Scott Goldstein
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford caught up with New York-based publishing consultant Matthew Scott Goldstein (MSG) to talk about the fut...
How to lose £100m with GB News | Print decline in the USA | Green shoots at Reach
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
London's Local News Renaissance with Jim Waterson
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Newsletter strategy for publishers: Masterclass with the FT's Sarah Ebner
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
What works on Substack, how Youtube became newstube and why Harry took the cash
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bron Maher discusses Press Gazette's new ranking of the most lucrative titles on Substack, Charlotte Tobitt explains how and why publishers are curren...
AI tipping point in 2025: What publishers need to know
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 se...
What we learned in 2024 about the business of news
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How Bluesky became News-sky, discovering new Google traffic and what Trump 2 means for you
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Generative AI in the newsroom at the Telegraph
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 featu...
Election endorsements, revolting Guardian journalists and regulating AI
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Making news pay the Boston Globe way
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boston Globe chief commercial officer Kayvan Salmanpour reveals the key decisions made around online subscriptions, advertising and other revenue area...
Bonnier News CEO on power of bundles and personalisation
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
World's biggest football publisher expands into USA
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Total Politics is making B2B work without a paywall
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ou...
Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed on cracking a busy news podcast market
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fi...
Daily Mail CEO Rich Caccappolo on keeping journalism free
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode includes excerpts from an interview between Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford and Rich Caccappolo, CEO of Daily Mail publish...
The Atlantic's winning subscription strategy with CEO Nicholas Thompson
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic has become profitable after years in the red and marked the major milestone of reaching one million subscribers, it announced in April.CE...
ADHD, autism and the news business: How different minds can thrive in media
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford talks about exclusive new research on the prevalence of neurodiversity in news media. He also speaks to Times Ra...
How to make news pay on Youtube with TLDR
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Youtub...
How The Economist is attracting younger readers with cut-price daily app
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford discusses the latest UK magazine industry circulation figures with reporter Bron Maher.They pick out th...
Online advertising - how publishers can survive a tsunami of change
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Beyond Google? Amazon and Microsoft are future says Ricky Sutton
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former online editor of the News of the World turned tech entrepreneur turned future of news Cassandra Ricky Sutton joins Dominic Ponsford on the podc...
Why Reach is upbeat about online ads despite the big cookie switch-off
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
Political reporting in an election year with Christopher Hope and Gloria De Piero
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wes...
How publishers can sell online advertising in an awful market
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 200...
Why bad news can be good for business publishers with Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How to make local news pay with Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 fla...
From subscriptions to membership at Elle
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 E...
How the Daily Mail become a hit on Tiktok
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Murdoch Factor
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 edito...
Is the future looking brighter for Future?
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of Future plc Jon Steinberg explains why he believes his company still has the right ingredients for success (whatever investors may currently see...
Launching in a time of turmoil, with Semafor CEO Justin B Smith
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
AI in the newsroom part 2 - caution at The Guardian
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like most news publishers, The Guardian is still in an experimentation phase with generative AI as it tests the technology’s limits and learns wheth...
AI in the newsroom at Mediahuis
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest edition investigates practical applications of generative AI in the newsroom at European news group Mediahuis. Aisha Majid interviews Trui ...
Big news media trends for 2023: This much we know
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Solutions journalism at The Times
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Times columnist Rachel Sylvester talks to Press Gazette about a pioneering project which is shaping the policy agenda in two major areas of public lif...
Generative AI and the news business: Don’t get fooled again
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Why Barstool Sports is betting on success during a ‘dark time for media’
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In seven years at US sports and lifestyle digital media powerhouse Barstool Sports, chief executive Erika Ayers has helped grow revenues from around $...
How the FT found a new paying audience with FT Edit
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Doing battle with the duopoly, with Paul Deegan of News Media Canada
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Deegan is the president and chief executive of News Media Canada, which represents 560 news publishers across Canada. Since starting in his role ...
How publishers can cash in on online shopping: e-commerce and affiliate marketing, with The Independent
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Press Gazette’s Future of Media Explained podcast features an interview with Christian Broughton, Managing Director of The Independe...
Tina Brown on Sir Harry's legacy and the future of investigative journalism
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 E...
Life after The Times for David Aaronovitch: Going solo on Substack
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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:&n...
The Podfather: How to build a podcast from scratch, with Andrew Harrison of Podmasters
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
The future of music journalism with NME's Holly Bishop
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NME was founded as a newspaper devoted to rock music back in 1952. More than 70 years on, and NME is no longer in print and covers a broad range of mu...
Going global with GQ editorial boss Will Welch
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Covid-19 pandemic led Conde Nast to accelerate its plans to create a digital-first global content strategy. Several of its big...
Making tabloid journalism pay in the digital age
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of News UK’s top executives talks to Press Gazette about how Rupert Murdoch’s most beloved brand is still managing to pay its way.Dominic Cart...
Why the New York Times wants you playing games, with Jonathan Knight
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times has the most paying subscribers of any English-language publisher, boasting some 9.6 million people buying access.But the...
Donations as a reader revenue strategy, with Mother Jones CEO Monika Bauerlein
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American investigative magazine Mother Jones began life in 1976 with the idea of producing a "new brand of socially conscious journalism".As an indepe...
Why there’s still life left in TV news bulletins, with 5 News editor Cait Fitzsimons
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
5 News editor Cait Fitzsimons has sat down with Press Gazette to discuss the programme and its place in broadcasting following its rela...
The future of women's magazines
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Women's magazines (along with other mag sectors) had a tough time in the 2010s, with Marie Claire, Now, InStyle UK, Look and Glamour among the print c...
The future of paid for local journalism
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 35th episode of Press Gazette’s Future of Media Explained podcast features an interview with Edward McCann, Director of Publishing Operations at...
The Future of Climate Journalism, with Carbon Brief's Leo Hickman
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette’s 34th Future of Media Explained podcast takes a look at climate reporting - and why fresh-faced reporters out of journalism school ar...
Paywall Strategies for 2023
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode looks at paywall strategies for publishers in 2023 and is sponored by AdvantageCS.In a tough market, paywalls, podcasts and newsle...
Beyond rolling news with Sky News
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sky News was named News Provider of the Year at Press Gazette's British Journalism Awards in December.The news broadcaster had a huge year -...
Building a direct audience using email newsletters, with Metro.co.uk editor Deborah Arthurs
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Newsletters are a growing tool for increasing engagement and loyalty – but it’s not one-size-fits-all.Metro.co.uk has 11 newsletters, with mo...
The future of Royal reporting after Spare
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Press Gazette talks to the journalist who first broke news of Harry and Meghan’s romance, Camilla Tominey, about the future of royal reporting.Tomin...
2023 journalism trends and predictions with Nic Newman
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 29th episode of Press Gazette’s Future of Media Explained podcast features an interview with Nic Newman, senior research associate at the Reuter...
What we learned in 2022 and what’s happening next
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sit back and share a glass of sparkling wine with the Press Gazette team as they reflect on a year in media and share some predictions about what will...
Achieving liftoff with a launch: Punchbowl News CEO Anna Palmer on creating an 'indispensable' political news outlet
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Palmer is the co-founder and chief executive of Punchbowl News, a subscription-based political news startup based in Washington, DC. In this epis...
Bouncing back: How world's largest in-flight magazine publisher recovered from being grounded
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An earlier version of this podcast was missing a section, this has now been corrected.Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford spoke t...
Leadership in a downturn with Katie Vanneck-Smith
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder of Tortoise and former president of Dow Jones Katie Vanneck-Smith spoke to Press Gazette about leadership as she starts her new role as CEO...
Finding big revenue in small customers with self-serve advertising
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsored by DanAds, the 24th episode of the Press Gazette Future of Media Explained podcast looks at self-serve advertising.Press Gazette's reporter ...
Making B2B pay... without a paywall, with Sean Griffey
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Griffey is the chief executive and co-founder of Industry Dive, a US B2B publisher that was recently acquired by Informa for £323m. Here he spea...
The future of podcasting
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We spoke to editor of Tortoise studios Ceri Thomas and head of strategy at Auddy Oliver Thomas about the future of podcasting.Thomas explained how pod...
Misinformation and the US mid-terms | in partnership with Reuters
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Partner content. In the newest edition of Press Gazette's Future of Media Explained podcast, we sat down with Reuters to hea...
From Hollywood Reporter to Ankler Media: Janice Min on making a profit from newsletters
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Min is a former leader of The Hollywood Reporter and Us Weekly. Now she is attempting to build up Ankler Media, a newsletter start-up that cove...
Building a recession-proof media business with Bloomberg Media CEO M Scott Havens
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Press Gazette's William Turvill interviews M Scott Havens, the chief executive of Bloomberg Media. Havens, who took up his role earlier thi...
How to avoid the CMS snake-oil salesmen | in partnership with Big Bite
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest podcast takes an a look out how to make costly mistakes when investing in a new content management system.Experts from Hello, CNN, New Stat...
From newsman to money man: Jim VandeHei on the $525m rise of Axios
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Press Gazette's William Turvill interviews Jim VandeHei, the co-founder and chief executive of US news outlet Axios. Founded in January 201...
Seven things media leaders need to know
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Future of Media Explained episode draws on Press Gazette's Future of Media Technology Conference to reveal seven key insights for media lea...
The risks and rewards of investigative journalism with FT's Dan McCrum
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Financial Times investigative reporter Dan McCrum was named Press Gazette's journalist of the year at the 2020 British Journalism Awards for...
Online abuse and what to do about it
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Online abuse towards journalists has become an endemic problem since the rise of social media. A Unesco survey last year found 73% of female journalis...
Newsroom leadership with ex-Insider news boss Jim Edwards
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Newsrooms could traditionally be a toxic place full of shouting and abuse. Thankfully most are no longer like this, but some bad habits remain. E...
How to reach Gen Z with Pink News CEO Benjamin Cohen
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The twelfth episode of Press Gazette's Future of Media Explained podcast, back after a summer break, explores a challenge shared by many publishers: r...
How to make the most of live events bounceback, with Wired’s Greg Williams
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Publishers around the world were dealt a devastating blow in March 2020 when many events had to be abruptly cancelled, with UK B2B publishers losing m...
Magazines in the metaverse with Hearst UK
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tenth episode of Press Gazette's Future of Media Explained podcast dives into the metaverse and augmented reality technology with Hearst UK.In May...
Making podcasts pay with Immediate Media's HistoryExtra
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ninth episode of Press Gazette's Future of Media Explained podcast gets meta by talking about podcasts and how they can make money for publishers....