2021 was a special year for the world of media. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to hit media businesses in many different ways. While a lot of media were devastated by the pandemic, others continued to grow and flourish mostly thanks to the subscription boom. Notably, many smaller and medium-sized newsrooms have witnessed more success with reader revenue.

In the new episode of Media Insider, The Fix sat down with Jacob Granger, senior reporter at Journalism.co.uk to discuss 2021’s subscription and membership success stories, major trends in podcast and audio as well as how newsletters and the creator economy have shaped the media landscape.

Speakers:  

David Tvrdon, Media Correspondent at The Fix, Subscription growth specialist at Dennik SME  

Jacob Granger, Senior editor at Journalism.co.uk

The Fix website: https://thefix.media/

The article with stories featured in the episode: https://thefix.media/2021/12/23/a-look-back-at-stories-that-shaped-the-european-and-global-media-landscape-in-2021/ 

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