S2E07: Talking Trends
News organizations must invest in innovation to attract new audiences and retain those they already have, but face doing so against a background of massive disruption within the industry.
In this episode, we talk to Nic Newman, from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism about the key trends facing media companies in the year ahead—including business disruption, the potential of the cloud, remote working, the challenge of new platforms, trust in journalism, and more.
Our Guest This Episode
Nic Newman
Nic Newman is a senior research associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, and lead author of the annual Digital News Report, the world’s largest ongoing study of consumer behavior around news. Nic also authors an influential annual report on media and technology trends. He is also a digital media consultant and has recently worked with companies such as the Financial Times, Globo, BBC, and News UK on product, data, and audience strategies.
Previously, Nic was a journalist and senior editor at the BBC and was a founding member of the BBC News website. Later, as Head of Product Development and Engineering for BBC News, he helped introduce innovations such as apps, blogs, podcasting, and on-demand video.
More Resources
For more on this topic, check out:
News Production from Anywhere - Webinar Series – Discover all you need to know about creating and delivering news from anywhere, including moving workflows to the cloud.
Making the Media Podcast - What’s Next? – How are Europe’s biggest broadcasters addressing the challenges ahead?
Contact Us
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Credits
Host: Craig Wilson
Producer: Matt Diggs
Social: Wim Van den Broeck
Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin

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