Equality in Podcasting

The public facing image of podcasting needs to look more like the podcasters who make up the medium. 

Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Mary Nichols (DJ Fusion), and Brian Smith to talk about diversity and equality in podcasting, and a million podcasts in Apple Podcasts.

Stories discussed on this Round

Mary Nichols (DJ Fusion) BlackRadioIsBack.com

Title: UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS: BLACK PODCASTERS NEED BRANDS TO INVEST LONG-TERM

URL:  https://adage.com/article/agency-news/uncomfortable-conversations-black-podcasters-need-brands-invest-long-term/2262571

Title: The Necessity of Diversity in the Digital Newsroom

URL: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/media-diversity-digital-transformation-by-alexandra-borchardt-2020-06

Brian D. Smith www.grief2growth.com

Title: There Are Now More Than A Million Podcast

URL: https://mashable.com/article/apple-one-million-podcasts-milestone/#:~:text=A%20podcasting%20milestone%20was%20hit,more%20than%20one%20million%20podcasts.&text=Podcasting%20just%20hit%20a%20major,we%20don’t%20mean%20episodes.

Title: Podcast Transcripts- Who’s In Control?

URL: https://podnews.net/article/podcast-transcripts-why-and-when

Ray Ortega

Title: SiriusXM acquires Simplecast to double down on podcasts

URL: https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/17/siriusxm-acquires-simplecast-to-double-down-on-podcasts-with-distribution-and-analytics-tools/

Dave Jackson 

Title: Scripps Exploring Sale of Podcast Service Stitcher (behind paywall)

URL: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/scripps-exploring-sale-of-podcast-service-stitcher

Title: iOS 14 includes revamped Podcasts app with curated suggestions

URL: https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/22/ios-14-includes-revamped-podcasts-app-with-curated-suggestions/

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