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May 15

What makes a podcast influential?

Last week I noticed a press release, sent out via PressGazette (a British media news website). The article announced that Acast, the Scandi podcast hosting and advertising company, would be leading a consortium of “probably the most influential” publishers in podcasting. Those publishers? The Guardian, The Times, The Economist, The…

Podcasting

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What makes a podcast influential?
What makes a podcast influential?
Podcasting

10 min read


May 9

Vice Media made a big, dumb bet on staying cool

This piece first appeared on my newsletter, Future Proof. Do subscribe to that as another way of supporting my writing. New media sites are like London buses. You wait ages for one to come along, and then two get cancelled at once. Last week I was writing about BuzzFeed News…

Journalism

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Vice Media made a big, dumb bet on staying cool
Vice Media made a big, dumb bet on staying cool
Journalism

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May 1

BuzzFeed changed the game — and still lost

This blog originally appeared on my newsletter — Future Proof — so do subscribe to that if you want to read pieces a week or so earlier… BuzzFeed News is closing, its founder Jonah Peretti announced this week. “We are reducing our workforce by approximately 15% today across our Business…

Journalism

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BuzzFeed changed the game — and still lost
BuzzFeed changed the game — and still lost
Journalism

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Apr 28

Let’s change the standards for host-read podcast advertising

Pretty simple one this: are we significantly undervaluing (or misvaluing) host-read advertising on podcasts? The thought for this short call-to-arms came when I was listening to Pivot, the New York magazine podcast hosted by tech veterans Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway. At the opening of the most recent episode, I…

Podcast

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Let’s change the standards for host-read podcast advertising
Let’s change the standards for host-read podcast advertising
Podcast

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Apr 17

LLMs are definitionally plagiaristic

One of the things I’m most afraid of is leaving the future of technology (a.k.a. the future of civilisation) to technologists. There are very few places where a humanities degree is a useful qualification (I should know: I have a couple of them) but I’ve found it a helpful tool…

Artificial Intelligence

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LLMs are definitionally plagiaristic
LLMs are definitionally plagiaristic
Artificial Intelligence

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Apr 13

Are we ready for the impact of AI deepfakery?

This blog first appeared on my newsletter, Future Proof. If you enjoy my writing here on Medium, please do subscribe (free, or paid) as it helps me do my writing here, there and everywhere. Subscribe. I’ve been feeling very nervous about artificial intelligence. This is not because it is currently…

Technology

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Are we ready for the impact of AI deepfakery?
Are we ready for the impact of AI deepfakery?
Technology

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Mar 29

Podcasting 101: Be a good listener

This is part of my Podcasting 101 course. If you appreciate these posts, please follow me on Twitter, subscribe to my newsletter, or drop me an email. It’s amazing how easy it is, as you wade into the waters of on-demand audio, to forget to be a listener. What you…

Podcast

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Podcasting 101: Be a good listener
Podcasting 101: Be a good listener
Podcast

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Mar 28

Farewell Blue Ticks, and all they stood for

Twitter has a revenue problem, and that problem is about to become your problem. Elon Musk, the site’s new owner and a man thrashing about in the oceanic depths looking for a life raft, has announced that the legacy verification system is ending in April. …

Business

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Farewell Blue Ticks, and all they stood for
Farewell Blue Ticks, and all they stood for
Business

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Mar 27

Scared of technology? I’m looking for you!

I can’t pinpoint exactly the moment when I started to fear technology. It might have been the first time an AI forced my entire professional career to flash before my eyes, but it might have been earlier. As someone working in digital media, I’ve been conscious of a hunger within…

Technology

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Scared of technology? I’m looking for you!
Scared of technology? I’m looking for you!
Technology

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Mar 17

Podcasting 101: the first question to ask yourself

This is a new series of quick, simple lessons in podcasting. I’m calling it Podcasting 101 and if I don’t do any more of these, don’t hold it against me. But I’ll try to. …

Podcast

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Podcasting 101: the first question to ask yourself
Podcasting 101: the first question to ask yourself
Podcast

4 min read

Nick Hilton

Nick Hilton

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Writer. Media entrepreneur. London. Interested in technology and the media. Co-founder podotpods.com Email: nick@podotpods.com.

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