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Beware the threat of AI and ‘post search’
Arguably, the biggest challenge facing media businesses over the next few years is grappling with the opportunities and threats created by AI. AI tools offer huge opportunities for improving…
Why The Economist is a role model
The Economist is a diferent kind of weekly magazine. Not just because its own editors insist on calling it a “newspaper” but because it really does justify the descriptor “legendary”. Its…
“Newsletters can always find new big voices”
Last week, 450 people packed into the London venue of The Publisher Summits and Awards, produced by MediaVoices. Here are some of the key themes and lessons of the four distinct summits and…
Why podcasts need communities
Discovering and developing a community around podcasts is no longer a nice-to-have. In 2025, a community can be a real differentiator and a source of direct and indirect revenue. It can,…
Looking back on “An excellent event” and to ‘Monetising B2B’ in 2026
Whether or not you were able to attend the Flashes & Flames Monetising B2B conference in London last month, attached (below) is our 48-page report of the event. If you were there, our…
‘Trust in news’ is stable but X soars
The 2025 edition of the excellent Digital News Report has been published by the Reuters Institute and Oxford University (download below). Key findings include: Reuters Institute Digital News…
How UK’s Indy was digitally transformed in 10 years
Ten years ago, Evgeny Lebedev’s dreams of owning a successful UK media group seemed to be crashing when he announced that his newspaper The Independent (popularly known as The Indy) was going…
What 1440 means to all media
It’s a never-ending challenge for established news media, seeking to compete with disrupters while defending their still-profitable traditional brands. The growth of daily newsletters has been…
A revival or has print never really gone away?
MediaVoices has produced a sparky new report “Inside the Print Revival”, looking at why print magazines are making headlines again – from mainstream news outlets to the…
Flashback to 2023: Haymarket bounces back
How Haymarket surprised us again … Premium content This content is exclusive to Flashes & Flames members. You can join our membership for £189/year. Find out more. Username…
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