Media Voices: Film Stories' founder Simon Brew on crowdfunding an independent magazine

Media Voices Podcast

English - January 28, 2019 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Previous Episode: Media Voices: Immediate Media Product Director Laura Jenner on the role of product in publishing

Next Episode: Media Voices: Digiday editor-in-chief Brian Morrissey on shifting digital publishing economics

On this week's episode of Media Voices, the founder of Film Stories magazine Simon Brew talks the dos and don'ts of a crowdfunding campaign, the potential of independent magazines, and the importance of giving new voices a chance to be heard.

In the news roundup Peter, Esther and Chris discuss why Facebook might be folding its messaging apps together, what next for journalism after over 1,000 media jobs were cut Buzzfeed, Gannett and Verizon Media, and examine why Condé Nast is choosing to put all of its magazine titles behind paywalls. The team brainstorms new messaging app names with horrifying results.