Podcasts are accessible to people because they easily slot into the "news moments" which appear throughout your day, making them a great way to stay on top of a fast-paced industry like the media.
They are a way to get your regular scoop of the latest media news and research, career advice and journalistic tips, or best practices that are working for other publishers.
Here, we have collated a list of our own personal favourites, and those from our community, to help you find a new regular fix. Fair warning: it is not exhaustive, so let us know if any other podcasts for journalists have you hooked - or if you have your own show that should be on this list. We want to hear from you.
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The essentials
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
- Presenter: Federica Cherubini
- Focus: Media trends, social media platforms, news consumption, paying for news
- One must listen: Digital News Report 2024 - episode one
- Presenters: Tim Peterson and Kimeko McCoy
- Focus: US media and publishing industry, commercial revenue strategies, modern newsrooms, generative AI, creator economy
- One must listen: Inside Dow Jones’s AI governance strategy
The Rebooting Podcast with Brian Morrissey
- Presenter: Brian Morrissey
- Focus: Media business models, revenue, creator economy
- One must listen: Building independent business models
- Presenters: Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber
- Focus: Industry news, scoops and analysis
- One must listen: The Observer's existential crisis
- Presenter: Ilaria Biancacci
- Focus: Women in journalism, gender bias
- One must listen: News through a gender lens with Francesca Donner, The Persistent
- Presenters: Beck Bamberger
- Focus: Tech journalism, journalist careers, professional development
- One must listen: Alan Neuhauser, Axios Pro, on climate reporting, pitching, communicating and building contacts
The Publisher Podcast (formerly the Media Voices Podcast)
- Presenters: Chris Sutcliffe, Esther Kezia Thorpe and Peter Houston
- Focus: Media and publishing industry news, commercial revenue strategies, audience growth, podcasting and newsletters
- Presenter: Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall
- Focus: UK news and media industry, regulation, journalism standards, legal battles
- One must listen: Grenfell: the journalists and bloggers who warned of disaster
- Presenters: Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter
- Focus: Freelance journalism, skills and tips, breaking into specialist journalism, careers
- One must listen: Social media management
- Presenters: Alberto Cairo and Simon Rogers
- Focus: Data journalism, tech and tools, storytelling
- One must listen: Data stories at the Markup and Calmatters with Sisi Wei
- Presenter: Simon Owens
- Focus: Tech news, creator economy, content production and monetisation, revenue strategies
Journalism.co.uk (us!)
- Presenter: Jacob Granger
- Focus: Media innovation, audience growth, digital strategy, revenue strategy, social media
- One must listen: Brian Whelan from Times Radio on growing a successful YouTube news channel
Newcomers
- Presenters: Daniel Ionescu
- Focus: Young entrepreneurs and business leaders from the media world and further afield
- One must listen: Modern leadership with lexie Kirkconnel-Kawana
- Presenters: Dr Kortni Alston Lemon
- Focus: positive newsroom culture, mental health, workplace wellbeing and resilience
- One must listen: 'Servant leadership' with Dr Karen Ladley
Control Alt Deceit: Democracy In Danger
- Presenters: Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones
- Focus: Eight-part deep dive into the threats facing democracy
- One must listen: Elon Musk and the emergence of the American oligarchy
Even more enjoyable listens:
The Kicker: 'encouraging excellence in journalism in the service of a free society' by Columbia Journalism Review
Better News: Brought to you by 'the broccoli of media-focused podcasts', It's All Journalism, this show is produced in partnership with the American Press Institute.
How To Fail with Elizabeth Day: Not journalism-specific, but useful pep talks and how to bounce back from failures
On The Media with Brooke Gladstone: WNYC Studios looks at current news events from a journalist's perspective, aiming to dig into topics of concern to reporters
International Press Institute: Various shows including Decoding Disinformation, Media Freedom Rapid Response In Focus, The Press Freedom Files, Today in Short
Almost Professional: smartphones, filmmaking, social media, apps and other techy goodness, with Blake Calhoun
It's All Journalism: Behind the scenes of how journalists do their jobs
Not currently running - but still great:
These are either discontinued or not publishing regularly, but are well worth diving back into or keeping tabs on:
Geekout with Matt Navarra: Social media wizards Matt Navarra and Martin SFP Bryant talk to the big names and chew over the latest news in the ever-changing social media landscape
The BBC Academy Podcast: A beginner's guide to everything from craft skills to taking your next step in the broadcast journalism industry. Evergreen
The Knowhow: Three academics discuss the political and social issues in a post-truth era and the dilemmas news media face covering them
Editor's Inbox Podcast: A series of discussions with editors about how they have learned to do the job and how it is evolving.
Baekdal Podcast: Media trends, business strategies and monetisation models
We Are Black Journos: Elevating and inspiring stories from both established and aspiring black journalists
Interhacktives: Social media news from students on the Interactive Journalism MA course at City, University of London
Media Tribe: Stories from some of the world’s most critically acclaimed journalists, directors and media executives, brought to you by Shaunagh Connaire
The Mobile Storytelling Podcast: Sporadically publishes, but when it does, few better places to get the latest know-how in mobile journalism, from Wytse Vellinga and Bjorn Staschen
The Storyful Podcast: Issues around the journalism industry itself, while analysing news coverage in the 21st century
Journalism 101: Reporters, students and lecturers on the craft of journalism - "the class is now in session"
Journo: How news is made, disseminated and consumed; with top journalists
Frontlines of Journalism: Disinformation, social media and post-truth
BBC Brave New Media: The future of independent media around the world
Media Insider: Media news from across the European media landscape brought to you by The Fix Media
The Tip Off: behind the scenes of investigative journalism in the UK, hosted by journalist Maeve McClenaghan
Talking True Cases: conversations with reporters, journalists, experts, law enforcement, and others to discuss some of Britain's biggest cases, crimes, the justice system, and more.
Behind the Headlines: Honest conversations about mental health, online abuse and journalist wellbeing
Who did we miss? Let us know
This article was updated on 20 November 2024 by Jacob Granger.
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