August 12, 2018 Here’s How Merrill Brown Plans To Fix The Media Problem: Check out The News Project (MDE289) Podcast Share this post: Minter Dialogue with Merrill Brown Merrill Brown is founder and CEO of The News Project, a startup helping to make news and news rooms better and more affordable. As the site says, The News Project uses “technology and integrated services to empower journalists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and investors in information businesses to rapidly launch and effectively operate high-impact, sustainable news and information properties focused on vital, underserved topics and passionate communities.” With a deep background in media, Merrill has been involved as a board member or adviser of many notable organisations, including GoLocal24 and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He’s also Principal at MMB Media, a strategic and management consulting firm for media and digital businesses. In this conversation, we look at The News Project, the state of the news business, the challenges and opportunities for media companies, how brands could be taking advantage or adopting the same mindset and much more. Below, you’ll find the show notes and, of course, you are invited to comment. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes to rate it. To connect with Merrill Brown: You can find Merrill Brown on Twitter: @merrillbroYou can send an email to Merrill Brown hereFind Merrill Brown on Linkedin Site(s) mentioned: The Texas Tribune – texastribune.orgThe Bitter Southerner – bittersoutherner.comCal Matters – calmatters.orgICIJ – International Consortium of Investigative JournalistsProPublica.orgScandinavian media companies blazing trails: Amedia (see below) and Svenska Dagbladet, among others. Here’s how this Norwegian publisher built a successful digital subscription model for local news ————– Further resources for the Minter Dialogue Radio Show: Meanwhile, you can find my other interviews on the Minter Dialogue Radio Show in this podcast tab, on Buzzsprout or via iTunes. Please don’t be shy about rating this podcast on iTunes here! Music credit: The jingle at the beginning of the show is courtesy of my friend, Pierre Journel, author of the Guitar Channel. And, the new sign off music is “Finger Paint,” written and performed by Josh Saxe, produced by Chase Geiser. Here’s a link on iTunes. I invite you to take a spin on Pierre’s podcast or listen to more of Josh’s music! NEWSletter Subscribe to Minter’s Bi-Weekly NEWSletter and receive a free copy of the exclusive and updated 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation Your Gift For Signing Up 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed! advertising, business model, data journalism, investigative journalism, media, Merrill Brown, newsrooms, Propublica, subscription model, The News Project Minter Dial Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, author & consultant on Leadership, Branding and Digital Strategy. After a successful international career at L’Oréal, Minter Dial returned to his entrepreneurial roots and has spent the last ten years helping senior management teams and Boards to adapt to the new exigencies of the digitally enhanced marketplace. He has worked with world-class organisations to help activate their brand strategies, and figure out how best to integrate new technologies, digital tools, devices and platforms. Above all, Minter works to catalyse a change in mindset and dial up transformation. Minter received his BA in Trilingual Literature from Yale University (1987) and gained his MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1993). His newest book Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence, bowed in December 2018 and won the Book Excellence Award 2019 as well as being shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. It's available in Audiobook, Kindle and Paperback. He is also co-author of Futureproof (Pearson, Sep 2017) and sole author of The Last Ring Home (Myndset Press, Nov 2016), a book and documentary film, both of which have won awards and critical acclaim. Minter has a new book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader, published by Kogan Page, that released January 2021. It's easy to inquire about booking Minter Dial here. View all posts by Minter Dial Previous post Next post