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Joshua BentonAugust 6, 2020

In the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with Lookout, his plan for quality local news

Lookout doesn’t want its local news sites to be a supplement or alternative to the local daily. They aim to be the news source of record in their communities, outgunning their shrunken newsprint rivals from Day 1.

Kameel StanleyJuly 7, 2020

Podcast creators of color grapple with a system that doesn’t let them own their work

“You can look at any number of instances over history in our country. Black creators often get the short end of the stick when it comes to ownership.”

Jake ShapiroAugust 12, 2019

PodPass wants to build the identity layer for podcasting (before some big tech company does it first)

“Ultimately, we hope that a critical mass of podcasters, hosting providers, and apps/platforms will help shape and adopt PodPass as a generative strategy to expand podcasting — creating more value for listeners and creators alike.”

Nicholas QuahJune 26, 2018

RadioPublic opens up a new investment platform so individual users can get a stake

Plus: Civil + podcasts, Anchor’s troublesome TOS, and IAB’s standards.

Nicholas QuahFebruary 6, 2018

Can public radio powerhouse WNYC navigate a crisis of its own making?

Plus: RadioPublic stands up for the little guys, everybody’s going Hollywood, and Gannett wants to build “The Wire” (but non-fiction).

Nicholas QuahJanuary 30, 2018

Turns out people really like podcasts after all (and now we have numbers to prove it)

Plus: PRX expands, WNYC shuffles, NPR stagnates, Dirty John adapts, Macmillan strategizes, and Gimlet parties.

Nicholas QuahAugust 22, 2017

The daily podcaster’s choice: Try to fit in listeners’ crowded mornings or tackle the evening commute?

Plus: Radiotopia’s Millennial comes to a close, another podcast-to-TV adaptation, and reaching the growing audience of young, middle-class Latinos.

Nicholas QuahFebruary 28, 2017

Is Spotify’s move into original podcasts a pure platform play or something more open?

Plus: A new season of shows from Gimlet, award-winning audio fiction, and NPR’s Embedded returns.

Shan WangNovember 21, 2016

With its new app, RadioPublic wants to tackle podcasting’s lingering challenges

Its ambitions are three-pronged: improving show discovery, improving how (and how deeply) listeners engage with their favorite shows, and improving channels through which show creators can make money.

Nicholas QuahSeptember 27, 2016

Hot Pod: Will the next wave of audio advertising make podcasts sound like (yuck) commercial radio?

Plus: Panoply expands to London, Midroll makes a bigger bet on live events, and Bloomberg finds audio success.

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