The Economist to introduce paid podcasts
The Economist plans to introduce a new subscription tier this Thursday called Economist Podcasts+ for $4.90 monthly, the Economist president Bob Cohn told Axios reporter Sara Fischer. Fischer reports, “Audio has become the Economist’s fastest-growing platform for audience growth. Executives believe that momentum can be harnessed to bolster subscriptions, which serve as the company’s main source of […]
Crypto journalist Shin’s “Unchained Podcast” comes to CoinDesk
The following was sent out from prnewswire.com: CoinDesk is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking addition to its podcast network as renowned crypto journalist Laura Shin brings her highly acclaimed Unchained Podcast to CoinDesk’s platform. Beginning today, listeners can tune in to Unchained on CoinDesk.com, with new episodes airing twice each week at 7AM ET Wed & 2 PM ET Friday. Laura Shin is one of the most […]
FT launches markets podcast “Unhedged”
The Financial Times has launched Unhedged, a new podcast that will dissect market trends and discuss how Wall Street’s best minds respond to them. The podcast will drop every Tuesday and Thursday. “Unhedged” will be hosted by FT financial reporter Ethan Wu, who will be joined on Tuesdays by FT markets editor Katie Martin. The […]
Bloomberg hires Shavin to be senior podcast producer
Bloomberg has hired Noami Shavin to be a senior podcast producer. She has been at Axios for more than four years and was involved in the development and launch of “Axios Today” and “How it Happened” and the relaunch of “Axios Re:Cap.” Shavin also worked at Vox.com as an assistant editor and at Smithsonian Magazine as an […]
The Economist names Ogunbiyi co-host of “The Intelligence”
The Economist has promoted Ore Ogunbiyi to co-host of “The Intelligence” podcast. Recently, she held the post of health care and consumer correspondent. Ogunbiyi joined The Economist in April 2021 as a business affairs fellow. Previously, she was a reporter at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and interned at the BBC. Ogunbiyi has a […]
“The Closer” podcast to focus on deals
A new podcast called “The Closer” is coming next month that will focus on important deals and their impact. The podcast, which will start Feb. 6, will be hosted by Aimee Keane, a former Financial Times journalist who was the founding executive producer and host of the FT’s first narrative business podcast, “Behind the Money.” […]
WSJ seeks a supervising producer for news podcasts
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a supervising producer to join its daily news podcast team. The supervising producer drives daily production for two of the WSJ’s specialized daily podcasts, Tech News Briefing and YourMoney Briefing, but also works across the unit’s podcasts, ensures that needs of outside partners are met and fills in for […]
WSJ promotes Zinsli to executive producer for audio team
The Wall Street Journal has promoted Chris Zinsli to be an executive producer for its audio team. In this new role, he will be overseeing news podcasts. Zinsli has been a senior editor and supervising producer since January 2020. He previously was an editor for WSJ Pro Venture Capital for more than a decade. He also worked […]
The Economist senior podcast editor Gittleson departing
Kim Gittleson, the senior editor for podcasts at The Economist, is leaving to join Prologue Projects. Gittleson is the co-editor of “The Intelligence,” The Economist’s daily current affairs podcast. She previously worked as a podcast host at the Wall Street Journal. Previously, Gittleson was with BBC News where she first served as a New York business […]
WSJ seeks an executive producer for news podcasts
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an executive producer to oversee its growing selection of news podcasts. Top candidates for this position will demonstrate excellent journalistic instincts, creative production and team-management skills. You will be in charge of inspiring a team of audio journalists to produce innovative, creative work under tight deadline pressures. Please note, […]
