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Q&A with Maya Draisin, SVP, Progress Marketing, TIME
Q&A with Maya Draisin, SVP, Progress Marketing, TIME
TIME has launched three new initiatives — TIME for Health, TIME for Learning, and most recently NextAdvisor — as well as expanded TIME for…
Saanya Jain
Jun 29, 2020
Q&A with Evelyn Webster, CEO US and Australia, The Guardian
Q&A with Evelyn Webster, CEO US and Australia, The Guardian
This week, The Idea caught up with Evelyn to discuss The Guardian’s record contribution numbers and the future of reader revenue not based…
Saanya Jain
Jun 15, 2020
Q&A with Dorothy McGivney, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The New York Times
Q&A with Dorothy McGivney, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The New York Times
This week, we caught up with Dorothy, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The New York Times who was hired last November to help build a…
Tesnim Zekeria
Jun 8, 2020
Q&A with Louise Story, Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer, The Wall…
Q&A with Louise Story, Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer, The Wall…
Louise was first at The Journal as a summer reporting intern, before finishing up business school and spending the next 12 years at The New…
Saanya Jain
Jun 1, 2020
Q&A with Sherrell Dorsey, Founder of The PLUG
Q&A with Sherrell Dorsey, Founder of The PLUG
This week, we caught up with Sherrell to learn more about The PLUG — a digital platform that covers the black tech sector. Read to learn…
Tesnim Zekeria
May 26, 2020
Q&A with Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX
Q&A with Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX
This week, The Idea caught up with Kerri to learn how PRX — a non-profit platform which helped launch the Radiotopia network and…
Saanya Jain
May 18, 2020
Q&A with Emily Ramshaw, CEO and co-founder of The 19th
Q&A with Emily Ramshaw, CEO and co-founder of The 19th
This week, we caught up with Emily to learn more about The 19th— a news outlet that sits at the intersection of women, politics, and…
Tesnim Zekeria
May 11, 2020
Q&A with Theo Balcomb, Executive Producer of The Daily and News, New York Times
Q&A with Theo Balcomb, Executive Producer of The Daily and News, New York Times
This week, The Idea caught up with Theo to learn about how she approaches growing one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world and what
Saanya Jain
May 4, 2020
Q&A with Emily Ryan, Director of Product at Harvard Business Review
Q&A with Emily Ryan, Director of Product at Harvard Business Review
This week, The Idea caught up with Emily Ryan to learn more about her role, why HBR is experiencing the “best numbers it’s ever seen,” and…
Tesnim Zekeria
Apr 27, 2020
Q&A with Keith Hammonds, President, Solutions Journalism Network
Q&A with Keith Hammonds, President, Solutions Journalism Network
This week, The Idea caught up with Keith to learn about his path to solutions journalism, the business case for it, and how SJN is…
Saanya Jain
Apr 20, 2020
Q&A with Jeremy Gilbert, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Washington Post
Q&A with Jeremy Gilbert, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Washington Post
This week, The Idea caught up with Jeremy to learn about how The Washington Post approaches innovation in storytelling, from experimenting…
Saanya Jain
Apr 13, 2020
Q&A with Sam Von Ehren, Game Maker at The New York Times
Q&A with Sam Von Ehren, Game Maker at The New York Times
This week, we caught up with Sam Von Ehren to learn more about his role as the game maker at The New York Times. Read to learn about how…
Tesnim Zekeria
Apr 6, 2020
Q&A with Laxmi Parthasarathy, Chief Operating Officer of Global Press
Q&A with Laxmi Parthasarathy, Chief Operating Officer of Global Press
This week, we caught up with Laxmi Parthasarathy to learn more about Global Press, a non-profit media organization that trains and employs…
Tesnim Zekeria
Mar 31, 2020
Q&A with Mike Donoghue, Founder and CEO, Alpha Group
Q&A with Mike Donoghue, Founder and CEO, Alpha Group
This week, The Idea caught up with Mike to learn about Alpha Group’s partnership with BuzzFeed to facilitate conversations on covid-19 via…
Saanya Jain
Mar 23, 2020
Q&A with Delia Cai, Growth and Trends Editor, BuzzFeed
Q&A with Delia Cai, Growth and Trends Editor, BuzzFeed
This week, we caught up with one of our own — Delia Cai, an Idea veteran. Once a fellow at Atlantic Media, she is now a growth and trends…
Tesnim Zekeria
Mar 16, 2020
Q&A with Heidi Moon, Product Manager, Slate
Q&A with Heidi Moon, Product Manager, Slate
This week, The Idea caught up with Heidi Moon about the evolution of Slate’s membership program, Slate Plus. Read on to learn about the…
Saanya Jain
Mar 9, 2020
Q&A with Jason Bender, Director of Digital Strategy, TED Conferences
Q&A with Jason Bender, Director of Digital Strategy, TED Conferences
This week, The Idea caught up with Jason Bender to learn more about TED’s digital strategy and how the company is leveraging its digital…
Tesnim Zekeria
Mar 2, 2020
Q&A with Emily Ingram, Director of Product @ Chartbeat
Q&A with Emily Ingram, Director of Product @ Chartbeat
This week, The Idea spoke with Emily about recent Chartbeat initiatives on paywall optimization, Multi-Site View and image testing…
Saanya Jain
Feb 24, 2020
Q&A with Ashley Fern, Director of Digital Content and Strategy, Betches Media
Q&A with Ashley Fern, Director of Digital Content and Strategy, Betches Media
This week, The Idea spoke with Ashley Fern to learn more about how Betches Media leverages audience feedback and maintains a unified brand…
Tesnim Zekeria
Feb 18, 2020
Q&A with Shoshana Berger, Senior Editorial Director @ IDEO
Q&A with Shoshana Berger, Senior Editorial Director @ IDEO
This week, The Idea spoke with Shoshana to learn about how her journalism background informs her work at the design agency IDEO, and…
Saanya Jain
Feb 10, 2020
Q&A with Ben Dreyfuss, Editorial Director, Growth & Strategy at Mother Jones
Q&A with Ben Dreyfuss, Editorial Director, Growth & Strategy at Mother Jones
This week, The Idea caught up with Ben Dreyfuss to learn more about how Mother Jones is growing its digital presence. Subscribe to our…
Tesnim Zekeria
Feb 3, 2020
Q&A with Jennifer Brandel, Co-Founder and CEO of Hearken
Q&A with Jennifer Brandel, Co-Founder and CEO of Hearken
This week, The Idea caught up with Jennifer Brandel about public-powered journalism and what journalism will look like in 50 years…
Saanya Jain
Jan 27, 2020
Q&A with Sara Hines, Director of Product, Parenting at The New York Times
Q&A with Sara Hines, Director of Product, Parenting at The New York Times
This week, The Idea caught up with Sara Hines to learn about how NYT Parenting was built and its plans for 2020. Subscribe to our…
Tesnim Zekeria
Jan 21, 2020
Q&A with Nancy Miller, Editorial Director, Brand Studio at Pop-Up Magazine
Q&A with Nancy Miller, Editorial Director, Brand Studio at Pop-Up Magazine
This week, The Idea caught up with Nancy Miller about Pop-Up’s approach to branded content and the inspiration behind Pop-Up’s LEGO-themed…
Saanya Jain
Jan 13, 2020
The Most Interesting Things in Media in 2019 According to 46 Leaders from Across the Industry
The Most Interesting Things in Media in 2019 According to 46 Leaders from Across the Industry
Each week, we ask our interviewee to tell us “the most interesting thing happening in media at a company other than their own.” Over the…
Tesnim Zekeria
Jan 6, 2020
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