Media Voices Podcast

WalesOnline’s Jillian MacMath on transforming a portfolio of newsletters

This week we hear from Jillian MacMath, Audience Editor at WalesOnline. She was chosen by the judges as the winner of the first ever Hero of the Year at the <a href="https://voices.media/introducing-the-winners-of-the-inaugural-publisher-newsletter-awards/">Publisher Newsletter Awards</a>, so what better person to come and discuss everything newsletters with us.
Jillian talks about the opportunities she saw to get more strategic about the newsletter portfolio when she joined WalesOnline, what metrics should matter to anyone with a newsletter, and what dedicated newsletters like football and food look like with a local focus. She also tells the story of their pop-up Covid newsletter, explains how to get other members of the newsroom invested in newsletters, and how they're using key names to build more personal relationships via the inbox.
Newsletters and publishers innovating in the inbox this year will be one of the chapters we explore as part of our upcoming Media Moments 2023 report. Find out more and <a href="https://voices.media/mm23/">pre-register for the report here</a>.

Media Voices is a weekly look at all the news and views from across the media world, featuring leading figures from media and publishing businesses. The team behind the podcast take a common sense approach to media analysis, from the practices of journalism to deep dives into publisher business models.