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Good enough to eat
We meet Emily Gosling, editor of ‘Typenotes’ magazine, talk to the editor of Austrian food title ‘All You Can Eat’ and chat with the editor of ‘Mekong Review’, Minh Bui Jones.
Reading for keeps
Rowan Pelling from ‘The Amorist’, plus new music magazine ‘Recorder’ and a report on newspaper consumption in the mobile age.
How print media covers terrorist attacks
A look on how print media covers terrorist attacks with Simon Jenkins, Shashank Joshi, Philip Seib and Pascal Hollenstein.
Lessons in being relevant
We ask whether newspapers really matter in an election. Plus: Christoph Amend from ‘Zeitmagazin’ and Studio Safar on their new journal.
The food pages
The best culinary titles understand the art of eating on a deeper level and know how to capture it all on the printed page. We explore the secrets with two publishing connoisseurs: David Lane of ‘The Gourmand’ and restau…
Interesting titles
We welcome the editor of Belgium art and literature magazine ‘Oogst’ plus Davide Cazzaro, editor of a ‘Nang’ magazine which looks at Asian cinema, and Gail Bichler from ‘The New York Times Magazine’.
American newsprint
As a political crisis grips Washington, many in the US’s newspaper industry recalled another incident that saw journalism and politics collide – the Watergate scandal. Journalism professor John Owen joins Tom Edwards to…
It’s a dog’s life
We speak to the team at ‘Dog’ magazine, as well as ‘Zeitmagazin’ editor in chief Christoph Amend about the title’s latest effort: ‘Zeitmagazin München’.
For the business traveller
We speak with Melinda Stevens, editor of the UK edition of ‘Conde Nast Traveller’. Plus: ‘Bloomberg Businessweek’ editor Megan Murphy on the latest issue.
Plethora of print
We speak to the founder of The Hyman Archive, the largest collection of magazines in the world, and chat with the editor of ‘Lodestars Anthology’. Plus: new French title ‘The Skirt Chronicles’ and a look at the French…
Delayed Gratification
A magazine review with ‘Delayed Gratification’ editor Rob Orchard and Maite Rico, deputy editor at El País. Plus: our take on the new editor of British ‘Vogue’.
The art of music writing
We discuss music publications with Will Hodgkinson and Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Plus: Keith Caulfield from Billboard.
The Gentlewoman
We welcome editor in chief of ‘The Gentlewoman’ Penny Martin and chat with Jake Silverstein from ‘The New York Times Magazine’.
State of the newspaper business
We discuss the state of newspapers with George Brock and Jonathan Fenby. Plus: Corinne van Duin, editor of ‘Volkskrant’ magazine.
What’s wrong with Australian newspapers?
Australia’s daily-newspaper sector is in trouble. Dwindling sales and little interest in digital subscriptions are leading to cost-cutting measures across the board. Our Melbourne correspondent assesses the options. Plus…