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 […]
Protocol’s Pierce hired by The Verge to co-host podcast
David Pierce, who left tech news site Protocol earlier this month, has been hired by The Verge to be editor-at-large and join the cast of the site’s namesake podcast “The Vergecast.” Aude White of The Verge writes, “Pierce begins his role on April 18th, appearing on The Vergecast for the first time since he left The Verge […]
Crain’s Detroit starting real estate newsletters, podcast
Crain’s Detroit Business said Tuesday that it is launching two real estate newsletters and podcast. A story on its website states, “Today, we launch our new Commercial Real Estate report newsletter with senior reporter Kirk Pinho, along with a new podcast featuring conversations with movers and shakers in the industry. “The weekly newsletter, delivered on […]
The WSJ’s “As we Work” podcast hopes to create a community
Madison Conte of The Wall Street Journal “Women In” newsletter interviewed Tess Vigeland, who is hosting a new podcast called “As we Work” for the publication. Here is an excerpt: WSJ: What are you hoping to accomplish with “As We Work”? TV: This is a subject where I think people have really good advice for one another, […]
Insider launching “The Refresh from Insider,” a podcast with regular updates
Insider announced Monday the launch of “The Refresh from Insider,” which combines live broadcast news with the conversational voice and on-demand convenience of news podcasts. “The Refresh from Insider” was created in partnership with Spooler. “The Refresh from Insider” offers listeners updated, on-demand news in a podcast format on the Insider app and website and […]
