Esther Kezia Thorpe

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Podcast: How creator news amplifies ‘Global South’ voices

Ismael Akwei is the editor of Global South World, a news brand founded in 2023 to build a more informed and nuanced understanding of the Global South. Its mission is to ‘counter parachute journalism and condescension’ with news and opinion from a network of journalists and creators that live across Asia, Africa and South America.
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PODCAST: Turning Variety into a B2B2C brand

More than a century old, Variety has transformed from a B2B pure play to a hybrid business and consumer publication. Publisher and co-president Dea Lawrence explains how this shift has helped the entertainment industry’s paper of record thrive through decades of disruption.