Plus: A new star-studded show from the Welcome to Night Vale team, the state of Australian podcast listening, and a word on the lack of radio and podcast-related coverage in Fall Arts Previews.
Plus: a new model for audio native advertising (sponsor-produced episodes in an otherwise editorial show), ESPN goes cross-platform, and The New York Times enters the competitive politics podcast space.
The forces behind BuzzFeed’s and Longform’s podcasts are going into business for themselves, with an impressive initial list of clients — including The New York Times.
“A constructive question, at this point: What, exactly, makes a podcast strategy? Seems like a simple question with an obvious answer, but I think it’s actually pretty complex.”
Plus: Google plans its podcast play, Anchor joins the social-audio game, and SoundCloud’s financial numbers raise questions about viability (or acquisition).
“I worry about big money pouring into podcasting…I really, really hope that all the money pouring into podcasting won’t bury tiny, weird independent podcasts.”
“Nick, you gotta realize: Our jobs are totally made up. I have some ideas as to what her job is going to be, but I have no idea what the day-to-day is going to be.”
Quah, Nicholas. "Hot Pod: Charting the outflow of public radio talent to the new for-profit podcast industry." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 12 Jan. 2016. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Quah, N. (2016, Jan. 12). Hot Pod: Charting the outflow of public radio talent to the new for-profit podcast industry. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/hot-pod-charting-the-outflow-of-public-radio-talent-to-the-new-for-profit-podcast-industry/
Chicago
Quah, Nicholas. "Hot Pod: Charting the outflow of public radio talent to the new for-profit podcast industry." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 12, 2016. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/hot-pod-charting-the-outflow-of-public-radio-talent-to-the-new-for-profit-podcast-industry/.
Wikipedia
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