This week we hear from two of the three editors of The Paper, an intimidatingly-sized Welsh indie magazine. Oliver Gabe and Owen Davies take us through the annual publishing plan, why they launched the title with a live variety show, and what makes the title feel truly distinctive in a saturated marketplace.
In the news roundup Esther, Peter and Chris discuss some items of relatively good media news, before segueing into the bad. We ask whether generalist media titles are one end of a seesaw and bespoke local and specialist titles are the other, and discuss why 'distinctiveness' and 'community' are too often used to paper over cracks in media business models.
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The Conversation UK's chief executive Chris Waiting on building community around expertise
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The BBC's Specialist Disinformation Reporter Marianna Spring on proactively countering conspiracies
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WSJ Newsroom Innovation Chief Robin Kwong on developing features for a news brand
The NCTJ's Head of Partnerships and Projects Will Gore on local news and journalism training
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