Survive and Thrive: The Media Viability Podcast
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DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to talk about how they survive in a challenging media landscape. We ask about recipes for success, as well as bad decisions.
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MAY 29, 2026
Survive and Thrive: Yasmina Al-Gannabi on social media strategy and analytics
Should public-interest media be on Social Media? What analytics are actually helpful? Are websites dead? DW's META Lead and Social Media Security Officer Yasmina Al-Gannabi answers the big platform strategy questions.
42 MIN
MAR 6, 2026
Survive and Thrive: DW’s experts on digital censorship
Esther Kleine and Oliver Linow share insights on how to operate online despite being blocked, monitored and attacked.
39 MIN
DEC 5, 2025
Survive and Thrive: Izabela Moi on news deserts
From São Paulo’s outskirts, Izabela Moi of Agência Mural shares how local voices revive journalism where it vanished.
32 MIN
SEP 5, 2025
Survive and Thrive: AI - friend or foe? with Paul McNally
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of media in real-time. This episode investigates the promise and peril of AI in media. Our guest: Paul McNally.
33 MIN
JUL 4, 2025
Tamar Kintsurashvili: "We're obstacles for a government that tries to manipulate public opinion"
Welcome to the new season of "Survive and Thrive," where we delve into the challenges of independent public-interest media in a turbulent era. Tamar Kintsurashvili from Georgia is the first guest.
30 MIN
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