The Battle Between Newspapers and SEO, Vertical Drama and the Washington Post's Right to Reply

Carly Steven and Caroline Frost join Matt Deegan

On this week’s The Media Club - can big tech be tamed? As the competition regulator tries to tweak Google’s algorithm, Mail Online’s SEO chief Carly Steven explains what the impact’s been for her outlet and also what are today’s challenges for content creators online.

Also on the show, are vertical dramas the next big thing? We took a look at Pride & Prejudice. Caroline Frost, Radio Times TV Editor and Podcast Host, tell us what she thinks.

All that plus discontent swells at a BBC meeting over Gaza coverage and the Washington Post upgrades the right to reply for the people that it quotes.

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Further reading:

• CMA to force Google's hand

• Vertical Dramas

• BBC staff voice discontent over Gaza coverage

• Politics Joe place new video series behind paywall

• Washington Post launches From The Source

• ITV Daytime Moves To A Surprising New Location

• UK Adults Spend More Time On Phones Than TV

• Radio Myths Busted On Indie Podcast

• Journalist Develops TikTok app for reporters