This week we hear from Bonnie Kintzer, CEO of Trusted Media Brands - which includes brands like FailArmy, Family Handyman, and Reader’s Digest. She tells us about the opportunities she saw to turn around the company when it was facing bankruptcy in 2013, how the business has weathered some of the storms of the past decade, and why she thinks it’s vital to focus on where the audiences are regardless of platform algorithms. She also explains why a 're-start-up' mentality helped TMB get ahead.
In the news roundup the team debates why it's so difficult to find common ground on discussions of platforms paying publishers directly, and asks if Google not serving news to Canadian consumers will shift the dial on those arguments. Did you know Elon Musk has a Brummie accent?
AI in the newsroom: Opportunities, regulation and risk
Project 23’s Elaine dela Cruz on creating DE&I programmes in media
The Addition’s Charlotte Henry on changing TV consumption habits
Reuters Institute’s Dr Amy Ross Arguedas on studying trust
Newsrewired special with Journalism.co.uk: leadership, AI and business models
WalesOnline’s Jillian MacMath on transforming a portfolio of newsletters
Media Briefs: Yes, you can use Apple News to build first-party data
Motor Sport Magazine’s Zamir Walimohamed on making subscriptions work
LADbible Group’s Jake Strong-Jones on the best use of social platforms
MyLocal’s Daniel Ionescu on platforms for sustainable local news
The New Statesman’s Chris Stone on podcast and platform experiments
The Happy Journalist’s Jacqui Merrington on why she’s optimistic about AI and journalism
Grub Street’s Jo Cummings and Peter Houston: What kind of idiots still make magazines?
Big Noises: Stuart Forrest on clickability vs clickbait
Big Noises: Rafat Ali on choosing the slow path to growth
Big Noises: Ricky Sutton on publisher valuations, AI, and platform frenemies
Big Noises: Mpho Raborife on keeping Gen Z engaged
Big Noises: Michelle Manafy on the media’s universal problems
Big Noises: Shirish Kulkarni on why there are no quick fixes in media
Media Voices at FIPP Congress 2023: Resilience in the face of disruption
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