New York Times: Comedy Podcast Inside News Corp. Feasts on a Scandal

Posted on 22 August, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"As some Murdoch-owned media properties chose to minimize the unfolding scandal, [The Bugle producer Chris] Skinner and the pair of comedians behind the podcast, Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver, went straight for the jugular. The Bugle, among the most popular comedy podcasts in Britain with roughly 400,000 weekly downloads, spent three weeks hammering their corporate owners, News International, and Mr. Murdoch himself."

Sparksheet: The New Yorker On Brand: Q&A with Web Editor Blake Eskin

Posted on 4 May, 2010 by Martin Stabe

Eskin: "The most immediate business goal of all Condé Nast websites is to generate print subscriptions. Having a website is much easier than sending out a lot of mail to people – especially younger people who don’t necessarily open mail. And the website has been a consistent generator of subscriptions."

How-Do: Tameside Council launches 60 Second News, attracts blogger’s ire

Posted on 29 April, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"Tameside Council has launched ... a minute long broadcast. The weekly service, first aired on 4 April, has already attracted online opprobrium due to its perceived bias and running costs."

Daily Mail: The BBC’s online icon reveals the business of podcasting

Posted on 11 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Peter Day on why his In Business podcast tops the BBC download charts: "We do not mention share prices, we shy away from the City, we pay little attention to profits or even losses. What we want to hear about is ideas." Update: Jeff Jarvis is also a fan.

Daily Mail: Forget Jonathan Ross, the BBC’s REAL star is a veteran business reporter who’s king of the podcasts

Posted on 11 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"He has just turned 60, spends his spare time bell-ringing at his local church and has the slightly crumpled air of a university don. But Peter Day, a veteran business reporter on BBC radio, has become an icon for the iPod generation."

Strange Attractor: Duty to buy a newspaper?

Posted on 15 October, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Kevin Anderson: "I can't remember the last time I actually bought a physical newspaper. ... But I'm drowning in information. ... I can't filter TV news so I don't 'use' it much. It's too time consuming for what I get out of it"

BBC Radio Five Live: Pods and Blogs: Pods and Blogs first Podcast

Posted on 7 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Pods and Blogs now available as a podcast. About time, too. A great programme broadcast at an unsocial hour demands timeshifting. I just hope it's not one of those BBC "trials".

Invisible Inkling: How to interview a reluctant A-list blogger

Posted on 28 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"The solution, and a good one at that: Podcast the interview. The reporter gets his quotes; the blogger gets his public interview; the public gets an extra piece of the story: Everyone’s happy. The question now, is how many of your sources would buy int

Online Journalism Blog: Marie Claire podcast raises product placement ethics

Posted on 25 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Women’s Wear Daily ... has raised the issue of magazine podcasting ethics separating advertising and editorial after Marie Claire’s Unilever-sponsored 'The Masthead With Marie Claire' podcast featured repeated mentions of the company’s products."

BusinessWeek: Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Podcasters

Posted on 6 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"A lack of standards for placing podcast ads or measuring audiences has hobbled ad spending, which only hit $80 million last year."

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