This week, Jon speaks to Rich Laverty, women's football writer, about his experiences working as a man within the women's game.

But before that, Jon and Ahmed cover some of the important news stories from the week in football media.

Their topics:

Peter Herbert and the media's coverage of black voices

Copa90's misogyny scandal

The Athletic Soccer’s recent hires

The impact of Alexa on football media

Other headlines in the global media

Enjoy!

This week, Jon speaks to Colin Webster, game designer and creator of the football strategy game Counter Attack, about his experiences of developing a board game modelling football.

But before that, Jon and Matt cover some of the important news stories from the week in football media.

Their topics:

Booming fandom in China

The Athletic Soccer's recent lay-offs

The EU Copyright Directive

Facebook's plans to sub-contract journalism

Other headlines in the global media

Enjoy!

This week, Jon speaks to Katie Whyatt of The Telegraph about her experiences working for an outlet that has just rolled out the first dedicated Women's Sport section.

Before that, Jon and George cover the news in football media this week, looking at:

Telegraph Women's Sport

Copa90's new business model

The media coverage of the Moise Kean racism incident

Apple News Plus and the future of content subscription

Other headlines in the global media.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the twenty-third episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, we’re going off-road a little as I get exclusive access to the cast and directors of a new film, The Keeper, which tells the story of Bert Trautmann.

In the course of the podcast, I give my own opinion of the film before speaking to the Director Marcus H. Rosenmuller and actors John Henshaw, Freya Mavor and David Kross about their experiences of making the film.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

We’ll be back next week with another interesting guest from the world of the football media. Before that, though, it’s the director and cast of The Keeper.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the twenty-third episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to James Montague – freelance journalist and author.

In the course of our conversation, we talk about his experiences of investigative journalism across the world of football, corruption and intrigue within the beautiful game and slow journalism and its compatibility with football.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

We’ll be back next week with another interesting guest from the world of the football media. Before that, though, it’s James Montague, investigative journalism and the seedy side of football.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the twenty-second episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to Dr Jonathan Ervine – senior lecturer in French at Bangor University.

In the course of our conversation, we discuss French football, its media, the role that football plays in French identity, French club's trepidation into esports and the future of the football media.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

We’ll be back next week with another interesting guest from the world of the football media. Before that, though, it’s Jonathan Ervine, Academia, French football and Esports.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the twenty-first episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to Chris Sweeney – feature writer at a number of newspaper and magazines, and author of Mad Dog Gravesen: The Last of the Footballing Mavericks

In the course of our conversation, we discuss the book itself, the experience of writing a monograph-length work, and the practicalities of publishing.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

Next week, we’ll be talking to Jonathan Ervine, senior lecturer in French at Bangor University. Before that, though, it’s Harry Robinson, VAVEL and the art of podcasting.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the twentieth episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to Harry Robinson – Head of Content at VAVEL and host of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast and the United Through Time Podcast.

In the course of our conversation, we discuss the work of VAVEL, the ins and outs of podcasting, and his experiences of working within the media as a young person.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

We haven’t sorted a guest for next week as of yet but be assured the podcast will happen. Before that, though, it’s Harry Robinson, VAVEL and the art of podcasting.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the nineteenth episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to Ryan Baldi – Senior writer at Football Whispers and author of The Next Big Thing.

In the course of our conversation, we discuss his experiences of working for Football Whispers, the ins and outs of writing a book, and his experiences of working within a number of different publishing models.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

We haven’t sorted a guest for next week as of yet but be assured the podcast will happen. Before that, though, it’s Ryan Baldi, Football Whispers and the Process of Book Publishing.

Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the eighteenth episode of the Football Media Podcast.

I'm Jon Mackenzie and, across the course of the new season, I'm going to be bringing you a weekly podcast that seeks to open up the often-murky underworld of the football media.

This week, I'm speaking to Dan Orlowitz – football writer for the Japan Times.

In the course of our conversation, we discuss his experiences of working within the Japanese media, the differences between Japanese and western media, and whether or not the AFC will ever achieve parity with other associations worldwide.

If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe, rate and review on iTunes in order to help us gain exposure and, if you are a social media person, follow us on Twitter @FootyMediaPod.

Next week, we’re talking to Ryan Baldi about the process of writing and publishing his book The Next Big Thing but, before that, it’s Dan Orlowitz, Japanese football and its media culture.

Enjoy!