Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
Reaching to the Noughties, The Power of the Podcast Live Show
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. What's this? A newsletter on a Thursday? Yes! I thought that you might appreciate your second dose of independent media reporting and analysis earlier in the week, so I'm now going to publish on a Thursday instead of a Friday. Not that long ago, I revealed the strain hacks at Reach are under as their bosses impose ever more demanding targets on them. It’s all in the name of traffic. Of course. Since then, those bosses have been testing out yet another traffic driver and it all has a rather noughties feel to it - MSN. Yup, outlets like the Mirror and Daily Star are putting articles onto a network best known by Millenials for providing early instant messaging. Indeed, while Reach might be putting a particular emphasis on it internally, other publishers like the Guardian and Independent are doing the same. Go on… dare you to reveal your screenname… Seeing Your Favourite Podcast Live ShowIt’s a Tuesday evening in early December and I’m in church. This, for various reasons, is not exactly a regular occurrence for me. There is no service taking place though. Instead, the congregation is here to worship the stars of their favourite podcast. On a stage positioned near a lovely Christmas tree, Carl Miller, the host of "Kill List", and producers Caroline Thornham and Tom Wright, are being quizzed about murder-for-hire websites by Jamie Bartlett. Bartlett is, of course, the host of another wildly popular podcast - "The Missing Cryptoqueen". (If you haven’t listened to Kill List 1.) Do 2.) Listen to my conversation with Carl on The Addition Podcast.) Miller, Thornham and Wright got something approaching a rock star’s welcome when they came onto the stage. Never has being a podcast producer been so cool. The Union Chapel in Islington was packed, but it is a relatively small venue compared to some others that big-name podcasters have been appearing at recently. "The News Agents" hosts Jon Sopel, Emily Maitlis and Lewis Goodall have been at the Royal Albert Hall. Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell of "The Rest is Politics" went on tour across the UK at venues that include the 02 Arena in London.
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free No newsletter this week, but there is a new episode of TV+ Talk to enjoy! Believe Again Today, Ted Lasso returns to our screens after a hiatus. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss the hit show coming back...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free From My Notebook There is finally going to be some proper Test cricket towards the end of this month, as Pakistan visit England. Joe Root has taken up the captaincy once again, following the departure of Ben Stokes. It...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading. If you know somebody else who would find this interesting, forward it on! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition. Subscribe for Free Bit of a different one today, as I wrap up some bits in my notebook. Back on Monday. Will England be in the World Cup semi-finals? Keep up with the weekend's action on The Addition World Cup Live Blog. From my Notebook...