Esther Kezia Thorpe
47 posts
Publisher Podcast Awards shortlist
MediaVoices has revealed the shortlist for the seventh year of The Publisher Podcast Awards, in the UK. From hundreds…
7 May 2026
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.
7 May 2026
PODCAST: Semafor’s Ben Smith on ‘post-traffic’ news
Few understand better than ex-BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith the attraction of scale. But he saw the “terminal decline” beginning for the web and is keeping Semafor firmly rooted in quality over quantity, and direct audience connections.
21 April 2026
Podcast: How Faversham House became a digital and events powerhouse
Culture change has been vital to bringing Faversham House’s sustainability and utility brands fully digital. But centering the audience as part of a brand ecosystem will be key to keeping the publisher resilient in the future, says CEO Amanda Barnes.
16 April 2026
PODCAST: Turning newsletter readers into subscribers
Whether you’re launching a paid newsletter, or enticing free subscribers to upgrade to a paid product, emails can…
25 March 2026
PODCAST: Why AI integration is ‘like a trip to IKEA’
Informa is the world’s largest B2B events organiser. Like many others, its AI strategy comes in three parts:…
19 March 2026
PODCAST: What AI means to events
We’re some way off sending our robot counterparts to events for us. That may mean that, as a…
12 March 2026
PODCAST: Daily Mail CEO on the real impact of AI
The UK’s Daily Mail has historically been a publication built on reach and high traffic volumes. But with…
26 February 2026
The Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 open for entries!
The 2026 Publisher Podcast Awards, by MediaVoices, have opened entries for the seventh year of the awards, with…
20 February 2026
PODCAST: how to combat AI models
One of the thorniest AI issues for publishers is how to respond to tech companies scraping content to…
19 February 2026