News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas
The Guardian contacted 11 major organizations that run fossil-fuel ads after Wednesday’s speech by António Guterres
December 2023
Vox and Condé Nast are latest to announce media layoffs
Vox lays off at least 20 people in second round of cuts this year while Condé Nast to reduce staff by 5% over next few months
March 2022
There's a podcast for that
Listen and learn: the five best podcasts for the curious-minded
Would you like to know why we scream, what’s wrong with the body mass index or why people laugh at Kenny G? There’s a podcast for that
April 2016
Publishing and platforms
Can news publishers take on the tech giants at their own game?
The Washington Post is following in Amazon’s footsteps by monetising core technology, and other media companies could follow suit
August 2015
NBC Universal invests $200m in Vox Media
Digital media business with brands including sport, tech and news valued at $1bn, with NBC said to be close to investing further $200m into BuzzFeed
May 2015
Vox Media taking over tech site ReCode amid digital media shakeup
Respected news site focused on the business side of Silicon Valley joins company behind Vox.com, Eater, and the Verge
February 2015
Obama: I'm as productive as any president since Lyndon Johnson
Greenslade
Rupert Murdoch's grandson launches an audio news app
July 2014
Greenslade
News Corp considers app-based news service to attract 'millennials'
Rupert Murdoch's latest bid to appeal to a young audience
May 2014
Why can't nerds break news instead of just explaining it?
James Ball
James Ball: There is 'breaking' news that masquerades as 'exclusive', and then there's a true scoop. Here's hoping the new wave of explainer sites won't forget
April 2014
Journalists can learn lessons from coders in developing the creative future
Richard Sambrook
Richard Sambrook: It's about more than learning JavaScript or Python – we need graduates who understand tech if the UK is to stay competitive
The Upshot, Vox and FiveThirtyEight: data journalism's golden age, or TMI?
James Ball
James Ball: A New York Times site completes the trio started by Nate Silver and Ezra Klein. Maybe it's all a little too much information
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
One big reason why Buzzfeed might never win a Pulitzer prize
Peter Preston
Media blog
Digital journalism: we're still waiting for the third model of news publishing
Emily Bell
Media interview
Vox.com's Melissa Bell: 'This is a chance to do journalism differently'
