The Digiday Podcast

By Digiday

The Digiday Podcast is a weekly show on the big stories and issues that matter to brands, agencies and publishers as they transition to the digital age.

  1. 1.
    Social media ‘wild, wild west’: How Harper’s Bazaar follows digital trends to retain its authority in fashion
    38:11
  2. 2.
    'We shouldn't have to go on so many first dates': How Bustle Digital Group is wooing advertisers
    39:22
  3. 3.
    CBS News Digital’s Christy Tanner doesn’t expect to see a ‘Trump Slump’ in news consumption
    42:32
  4. 4.
    'Proactive is the path': Group Nine's Geoff Schiller on his selling strategy
    36:28
  5. 5.
    'Urgency around the community': How Pop-Up Magazine pivoted to (even more) experimental storytelling
    37:51
  6. 6.
    The New York Times’ Ben Smith saw the alt-right’s rise and sees a new era for social platforms
    34:25
  7. 7.
    'Convince the gatekeepers': How The Week Jr. is growing its U.S. subscriber base
    42:55
  8. 8.
    ‘You’ve got to earn that’: Mike Hume of The Washington Post’s Launcher on covering gaming and esports inside a mainstream publication
    38:47
  1. 9.
    How Future PLC’s audience-first strategy grew revenue in 2020
    33:51
  2. 10.
    Coronavirus-induced change and accelerations: Digiday’s top trends for 2021
    1:06:12
  3. 11.
    'Using all parts of our business as innovation': Vox Media Publisher Melissa Bell on recent departures and future content
    38:59
  4. 12.
    Google's Amy Adams Harding on why digital newsrooms should 'act like an e-commerce player'
    42:05
  5. 13.
    'I believe enough in this to try to do it myself': CollegeHumor owner Sam Reich on the brand's future potential
    1:04:41
  6. 14.
    'Profitability in the back half of next year': BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti (and Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan) on their big merger
    1:13:23
  7. 15.
    'People give when they're excited about good things': Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw on what drives member support
    39:25
  8. 16.
    Shine co-founders Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey on how mental health went mainstream
    37:30
  9. 17.
    Activision Blizzard Esports' Jack Harari on how the energy and pageantry of gaming is enduring the pandemic
    35:32
  10. 18.
    The 74’s publisher Jim Roberts on bridging equality divides in education and making trust bonds with audiences
    35:12
  11. 19.
    'Retention has been one of our best stories of the year': Bob Cohn on steering The Economist through the crisis
    39:09
  12. 20.
    Diversity 'is a commercial imperative now': Brand Advance CEO Chris Kenna
    35:19
  13. 21.
    'Scale for scale's sake is almost meaningless': Axios CEO Jim VandeHei
    44:36
  14. 22.
    'All taking a chance on each other': Jasper Wang on Defector Media's collective ownership structure
    36:59
  15. 23.
    'One beat in an ongoing movement': BET+ general manager Devin Griffin on the streamer's evolution
    32:03
  16. 24.
    Fortune CEO Alan Murray on taking the conference business to a larger audience (and with a higher price tag)
    35:39
  17. 25.
    Wonder Media Network CMO Shira Atkins on making (and selling) branded podcasts
    32:50
  18. 26.
    Daily Maverick founder Branko Brkic on the hard-hitting journalism that sells memberships in South AfricaBranko Brkic
    35:58
  19. 27.
    'We have to grow this responsibly': Tenderfoot TV co-founder Donald Albright on the podcasting's bright (but consolidated) future
    43:09
  20. 28.
    'People want to take back their mind': Substack CEO Chris Best on the growing appetite for paid newsletters
    39:15
  21. 29.
    Craigslist founder Craig Newmark on why he's donating millions to journalism
    33:11
  22. 30.
    TikTok's Blake Chandlee on surviving a post-techlash world (and White House)
    50:59
  23. 31.
    Hot Pod creator Nick Quah on the 'massive gap' between podcast monetization and engagement
    40:41
  24. 32.
    'We need to be ready to help': Lion Publishers head Chris Krewson on assisting the local news industry
    36:19
  25. 33.
    South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu on navigating a perilous time for Hong Kong
    39:13
  26. 34.
    'I don't ever get the benefit of the doubt': Blavity founder Morgan DeBaun on running a Black media business in 2020
    37:25
  27. 35.
    'Significant growth': Bloomberg Media Group CEO Justin Smith on the accelerated shift to subscriptions
    34:21
  28. 36.
    The audience 'can make up their own mind': Fox News Digital editor-in-chief Porter Berry wants 'voices from all sides'
    41:56
  29. 37.
    'We don't need your clicks': The Dispatch co-founder Steve Hayes on bucking the attention economy
    31:59
  30. 38.
    Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner on 'long, sustainable change'
    32:36
  31. 39.
    TheScore CEO John Levy on why sports betting is going mainstream
    44:15
  32. 40.
    Telemundo's Romina Rosado on why the Hispanic network is betting on streaming
    33:40
  33. 41.
    McClatchy CEO Craig Forman on local publishing's 'paradox': Audience up, ads down
    34:03
  34. 42.
    'Diversify your revenue streams, period': IAB CEO Randall Rothenberg thinks relying on solely on advertising is 'wrong'
    43:07
  35. 43.
    Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan: 'The ad market is not going away'
    34:10
  36. 44.
    'It toughens you': Digital Trends' Ian Bell on the 'grittier' path of bootstrapped media
    34:35
  37. 45.
    Guardian US CEO Evelyn Webster forecasts profit 'even in the most dire scenario'
    40:00
  38. 46.
    How MIT Technology Review shifted its largest event to streaming
    37:51
  39. 47.
    Mel Magazine co-founder Josh Schollmeyer on how the site's 'never been there to push razors'
    28:53
  40. 48.
    Complex's Rich Antoniello's recipe for media in crisis: 'Brand plus brains plus balance sheet'
    38:38
  41. 49.
    GroupM’s Brian Wieser: 'Every brand should figure out how to be useful'
    20:41
  42. 50.
    Attention Capital's Joe Marchese on the crisis -- and opportunity -- in how we measure eyeballs on the internet
    32:13

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