Media Summit Podcast

We’re bringing together the world's top journalists, editors, and media professionals to explore the craft and business of journalism—along with its evolving relationship to the economy, tech, and venture capital.Investors, journalists, founders, communications professionals, and others interested in the world of business news should apply to attend this invite-only event.

Media Summit Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Interview with Fast Company's Brendan Vaughan at Media Summit | SF 2025

  Feb 25, 202623 minS0

  <p>At Media Summit | SF 2025, J.J. Colao sat down with Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company, for a conversation about the business of modern media, revenue models, the role of print, the pressure of clicks, and what AI means for publishers.</p><p><br></p><p>Brendan shares how Fast Company thinks about diversifying revenue, why they maintain a print magazine in an increasingly digital world, the work that goes into their iconic lists, and why he thinks the global AI arms race is setting us up to repeat the mistakes of social media.</p><p>⏱ TIMESTAMPS</p><p>0:00 — Teas...

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  Inc. vs. Substack, Podcasts, and Group Chats, with Inc.’s Editor-In-Chief Mike Hofman

  Feb 17, 202617 minS0

  <p>In this fireside conversation from Media Summit | NYC 2025, J.J. Colao sits down with Mike Hofman, Editor-in-Chief of Inc., to unpack how one of the most iconic founder-focused media brands is adapting to a radically different landscape.</p><p><br></p><p>Mike started his career at Inc. as a fact-checker, left for roles at GQ and Fast Company, and returned nearly 15 years later to lead the publication as Editor-in-Chief. In this conversation, he explains what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why Inc. is increasingly focused on events, community, and direct relationships with founders.</p><p><br></p><p>Ra...

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  Why Trust Collapsed in Media, and What Comes After, with Eric Hippeau

  Feb 10, 202620 minS0

  <p>In this fireside conversation from Media Summit | NYC 2025, J.J. Colao sits down with Eric Hippeau, Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau and former CEO of Huffington Post and Ziff Davis, to unpack what actually broke the media business and what (if anything) can be rebuilt in its place.</p><p><br></p><p>Eric has spent three decades operating at the intersection of journalism, technology, and capital. He’s seen media before the internet, through the rise of platforms, and now into the AI era. This conversation is less about nostalgia and more about first-principles thinking: trust, distribution, monetization, an...

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  How Fortune Is Actually Using AI in the Newsroom with EIC Alyson Shontell

  Feb 4, 202616 minS0

  <p>In this fireside conversation from Media Summit | NYC 2025, Alyson Shontell (Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer of Fortune) sits down with Peter Kafka from Business Insider to talk candidly about what it actually takes to run a modern newsroom in the AI era.</p><p><br></p><p>Rather than speculating about whether AI will “replace journalists,” the conversation stays grounded in practice: how AI is being used inside Fortune today, where it meaningfully helps, where it doesn’t, and why source-driven reporting and editorial judgment matter more as automation improves.</p><p><br></p><p>Shontell walks through Fortune Intell...

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  Who Holds the Press Accountable Now? Media Summit | NYC 2025

  Jan 27, 202622 minS0

  <p>What happens when journalists have to cover their own industry while that industry is under political, legal, and financial pressure? At Media Summit | NYC 2025, we hosted a candid, sometimes uncomfortable conversation about the state of media reporting itself.</p><p><br></p><p>This panel brought together Oliver Darcy (Status), Max Tani (Semafor), moderated by Hadas Gold (CNN) to unpack how journalists are navigating power, accountability, and credibility in a fragmented media landscape.</p><p><br></p><p>This wasn’t a theoretical discussion. It was about what reporters are actually seeing (and feeling) on the ground right now.</p>...

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