Bloomberg Industry hires Schwartz to produce and anchor “UnCommon Law”
Josh Block, executive producer for video and audio at Bloomberg Industry Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I am excited to announce that Matthew Schwartz will join the audio team to produce and anchor our flagship narrative journalism podcast, [Un]Common Law. The show will continue to combine storytelling with legal issues and public […]
WSJ’s Lewellyn joins Vox Media as “Today, Explained” producer
Amanda Lewellyn, a Wall Street Journal development producer, has joined Vox Media to work on its flagship product “Today, Explained” as a producer. She previously was a fill-in host and producer for the “Tech News Briefing” podcast at The Journal. Lewellyn has been at The Journal since November 2019, producing across multiple podcasts, including “Tech News Briefing” […]
Bloomberg seeks a head of podcasts
The Head of Podcasts is responsible for overseeing the strategy, development and production of Bloomberg’s podcast slate, leveraging both our existing shows to grow them and identifying promising new podcasts from the newsroom. We’re looking for a candidate who is creative, self-starting and ambitious about how to grow our podcast operation in a highly competitive […]
Lewellyn departs WSJ for new opportunity
Amanda Lewellyn, a development producer, helping to test and launch new audio initiatives, is leaving The Wall Street Journal for a new opportunity. She has been in that role for the past year. She previously was a fill-in host and producer for the “Tech News Briefing” podcast. Lewellyn has been at The Journal since November […]
The Verge hires Minters as editorial director for audio
Brooke Minters has joined The Verge as editorial director for audio, overseeing its podcast operation, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel announced Wednesday. Dane McMillan of The Verge writes, “In her new role, Minters will develop The Verge’s audio slate, launching new shows and working to grow existing shows, which include “The Vergecast” and “Decoder with Nilay Patel.” Minters […]
Economist exploring charging for podcasts
The Economist, which has twice as many podcast listeners as subscribers, is exploring whether to charge to listen to them, writes Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher writes, “Most podcasts associated with news websites remain un-paywalled, with one notable exception being that of the otherwise paywall-free Il Post in Italy. “The Economist has some breathing room to figure out […]
What’s Bloomberg Media’s podcast strategy with iHeart Media
Sara Guaglione of Digiday examines Bloomberg Media’s podcast strategy as part of its strategy with iHeart Media. Guaglione writes, “They are a mix of daily and weekly news programs and narrative-style limited series. Bloomberg Media’s existing slate of over 20 podcasts, meanwhile, has been distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and can be heard on iHeartRadio as […]
Bloomberg launches “Bloomberg Crypto” podcast
The following excerpt was sent out: Stacy-Marie Ishmael is the managing editor for Crypto at Bloomberg News and your host for Bloomberg Crypto: A new daily podcast from Bloomberg and iHeart Radio. Each weekday, she dives into how digital assets are affecting our lives, examining the players and what’s at stake in this unproven financial landscape. Join Stacy-Marie for the very latest in crypto news […]
Next City is looking for writers
Are you an urbanist writer with a podcast addiction? If so, email me— I’d love to assign you a story for Next City. For this piece (700-900 words, research but no reporting) and hoping to assign this week. ABOUT THE COMPANY Next City is a nonprofit news organization that believes journalists have the power to […]
Facebook to pull out of podcast business
Facebook will pull the plug on its podcast business and plans to remove it completely from its social media presence effective June 3. As a result, the social media giant — which has faced heated criticism for its inability to police false and incendiary content — will stop letting people add their podcasts to its […]
