A conversation with journalists, pollsters and academics about politics and the media. Hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media, the podcast aims to...
The Substack Rich List Is Revealed With The Press Gazette's Bron Maher
On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Bron Maher, a senior reporter at The Press Gazette. The outlet has published its annual Substack rich list, unveiling the highest earners in the industry, including the likes of Heather Cox Richardson, Nate Silver and Mehdi Hasan. It sounds like a European list could be coming soon. We also talk about the state of the media industry heading into the rest of 2025. Trump, AI and a volatile advertising market, it’s all going on. And Bron explains which news media companies he’s keeping an eye on.Produced and hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media.
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Is Keir Starmer Just Bad At Comms? With James Millar
After a long holiday on the other side of the world, I’m back in action for 2025 and will be keeping up my quest to interview some of the most impactful, insightful and imaginative communicators in and around the world of politics. On that note and on this episode I speak to James Millar, the Godfather of Scottish Political Podcasting. I met James, a former columnist for the The Press & Journal, years ago when we were both Lobby hacks and many SW1-types will be familiar with the name. Others may remember his PoliticalYeti podcast. Now, we’ve both turned to the so-called dark-side and we subsequently discussed the UK government’s communication efforts or, rather, the lack of them. As well as James’ move to Substack and his view on the current political landscape in Britain, especially in light of Trump’s new administration. Produced and hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media.
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Tim Ross: How Labour Really Won The General Election
On this episode of The Political Press Box I speak to Tim Ross, co-author of Landslide :The Inside Story of the 2024 Election (Biteback Publishing).Alongside his fellow co-author Rachel Wearmouth, Tim has provided the first full journalistic account of why Labour won the last general election in the UK and, perhaps more importantly, why the Conservatives lost the vote. I talked to Tim, who edits for Politico in his day job, about Rishi Sunak’s mentality coming into the campaign, how Labour used AI technology to get out their vote and his views on the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government as well as the lessons the news media can learn from the campaign and Trump’s victory in America. Edited, produced and hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media.
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Gawain Towler on UKIP, Brexit and The Reform Party
On this episode of The Political Press Box I speak to Gawain Towler, a veteran press officer for the Eurosceptic cause, working first in and around the EU Parliament as a journalist and then joining UKIP.Gawain went on to spin for the Brexit Party and then its successor party, Reform, at the last general election. Gawain is now turning his hand to political commentary. We discussed how he dealt with the media at the last election, Gawain’s plans for the future and how Reform plans to take on the established parties.I hope you enjoy the episode. Please do make sure to subscribe and leave a review. Hosted and produced by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power and Media.
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How podcasts and YouTube changed politics forever
On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Nick Hilton, a former podcast producer for The New Statesman and The Spectator, who launched his own podcast company, Podot, more than six years ago.Nick is also a TV critic for The Independent and he has own Substack, Future Proof. But the reason why I spoke to Nick this time around is regarding the power of podcasting, with both the Trump and Harris campaigns attempting to win over podcast hosts, including the likes of Joe Rogan, The Nelk Boys, Andrew Shulz, Theo Von and Alex Cooper, and their highly-engaged audiences during the US election campaign.We also discuss the current state of YouTube, where many established content creators are going through a soul searching process, with some rethinking their relationship with the platform. I hope you enjoy the episode. Please make sure to subscribe and leave a review. Produced and hosted by Ian Silvera, Editor of Tech, Power & Media.
A conversation with journalists, pollsters and academics about politics and the media. Hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media, the podcast aims to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of Westminster, Washington and beyond. www.news-future.com
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