60 acast.com The Signal https://thesignalpod.co en Fathm AI,News,Newsrooms,Media,Journalism,Leaders,Product,Journalists,Techonology,Technologists,Creators,Creator Economy,fathm Fergus Bell, Tom Trewinnard AI is already reshaping journalism. So is the creator economy. And for most organisations, the real challenge isn’t knowing that, it’s working out what to do about it.


The Signal is a weekly podcast hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard, co-founders of Fathm.


Each week, they sit down with the people building the future of media, from newsroom leaders and product teams to technologists and creators, to explore how change is actually playing out in practice.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters. That means real examples, honest conversations, and a clearer view of how AI, audience behaviour and new business models are shaping journalism today.


New episodes every week.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> AI is already reshaping journalism. So is the creator economy. And for most organisations, the real challenge isn’t knowing that, it’s working out what to do about it.


The Signal is a weekly podcast hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard, co-founders of Fathm.


Each week, they sit down with the people building the future of media, from newsroom leaders and product teams to technologists and creators, to explore how change is actually playing out in practice.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters. That means real examples, honest conversations, and a clearer view of how AI, audience behaviour and new business models are shaping journalism today.


New episodes every week.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Fergus Bell, Tom Trewinnard thesignal@fathm.co 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 the-signal episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1777454739410-a1561475-d7f2-49df-b470-940157606a08.jpeg https://thesignalpod.co The Signal <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 5: "A disconnected and disengaged generation"]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 36:11 6a27d116401089d02da5f741 false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a27d116401089d02da5f741 6a27d116401089d02da5f741 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 full 1 5 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this episode, Fergus and Tom consider Australia’s Social Media Ban, toxic spaces, resourceful teenagers, the limits of parental guidance and the real impacts of a reduced news diet.


Social Media is the pathway to news, so how will these restrictions affect young people’s ability to access verifiable, quality news? How do you build a news brand without the big platforms? And even if you are a news geek, how do you get to want to be a journalist if you don’t really see journalists? To answer this question, Fergus also talks to Sue Brooks, the chair of the National Council for the Training of Journalists, who considers the seismic shifts in the news industry, how journalism has become "an elite sport", where the future leaders will come from and, crucially, who will pay for it.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this episode, Fergus and Tom consider Australia’s Social Media Ban, toxic spaces, resourceful teenagers, the limits of parental guidance and the real impacts of a reduced news diet.


Social Media is the pathway to news, so how will these restrictions affect young people’s ability to access verifiable, quality news? How do you build a news brand without the big platforms? And even if you are a news geek, how do you get to want to be a journalist if you don’t really see journalists? To answer this question, Fergus also talks to Sue Brooks, the chair of the National Council for the Training of Journalists, who considers the seismic shifts in the news industry, how journalism has become "an elite sport", where the future leaders will come from and, crucially, who will pay for it.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 4.1: "Build Things People Need…"]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 7:44 6a1d42a1626f8869c3771c5f false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a1d42a1626f8869c3771c5f 6a1d42a1626f8869c3771c5f 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 full 1 4.1 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this extra episode, Fergus and Tom consider where audiences are heading, the repurposing of content, efficiency vs creativity and future-casting. Sidenote: is it jif or gif?


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this extra episode, Fergus and Tom consider where audiences are heading, the repurposing of content, efficiency vs creativity and future-casting. Sidenote: is it jif or gif?


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 4: "Dare I Say Liquid Content?"]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 32:30 6a1701ec8ff41815a8e03943 false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a1701ec8ff41815a8e03943 6a1701ec8ff41815a8e03943 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 Drilling into the data, agentic workflows, automating the daily news churn and more full 1 4 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this fourth episode, Fergus and Tom dig into what they've seen and learned after working with nearly 250 newsrooms in 40 countries since September 2024. Trends, data, anecdotes and breaking open the misleading idea that all newsrooms are focused simply on replacing journalists.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this fourth episode, Fergus and Tom dig into what they've seen and learned after working with nearly 250 newsrooms in 40 countries since September 2024. Trends, data, anecdotes and breaking open the misleading idea that all newsrooms are focused simply on replacing journalists.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 3: "Advocating for Humanity in the Loop..."]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 26:57 6a1342a89feea1b67ef89e5b false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a1342a89feea1b67ef89e5b 6a1342a89feea1b67ef89e5b 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 Ep1: Reactions to Digital Media Asia, IDN Times, the oddness of AI podcasts and more full 1 3 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this third episode, Fergus and Tom discuss Digital Media Asia, the rise and rise of Winston and William Utomo's IDN Times, new business models for journalism, the oddness of AI-hosted podcasts and more.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this third episode, Fergus and Tom discuss Digital Media Asia, the rise and rise of Winston and William Utomo's IDN Times, new business models for journalism, the oddness of AI-hosted podcasts and more.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 2: "Significant Change is Coming..."]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 25:44 6a02f8b4b4433645564668ff false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a02f8b4b4433645564668ff 6a02f8b4b4433645564668ff 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 full 1 2 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this episode, Fergus talks about what he saw and heard at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia. They chew over "what is a journalist?", whether Perugia was the Creator Festival, the power of the clip, the incredible rise of Live-Streamed news - looking in particular at Chile's first streaming news channel, Turno - and the "Miami Vice aesthetic" of the recently-acquired TBPN.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this episode, Fergus talks about what he saw and heard at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia. They chew over "what is a journalist?", whether Perugia was the Creator Festival, the power of the clip, the incredible rise of Live-Streamed news - looking in particular at Chile's first streaming news channel, Turno - and the "Miami Vice aesthetic" of the recently-acquired TBPN.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Signal - Ep 1: "Pushing the Boundaries of What’s Possible..."]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 30:26 6a02fee75c981a3573433ef9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/6a02fee75c981a3573433ef9 6a02fee75c981a3573433ef9 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 full 1 1 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this first episode, Fergus and Tom dig into what "innovation" even means in 2026, the fragility of our shared digital history, the ethical perils of prediction markets, the rise of WhatsApp publishing, their own No Whinging mission statement and more.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this first episode, Fergus and Tom dig into what "innovation" even means in 2026, the fragility of our shared digital history, the ethical perils of prediction markets, the rise of WhatsApp publishing, their own No Whinging mission statement and more.


If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.


Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Signal - Ep 0: Introducing Fergus and Tom The Signal - Ep 0: Introducing Fergus and Tom Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 35:15 69fa0d0e82781c7c4579eec0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/69fa0d0e82781c7c4579eec0 69fa0d0e82781c7c4579eec0 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 Episode 0: What is The Signal? Who is it for? Who are Tom and Fergus? These questions and more - answered. full 1 Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this full-length episode, Fergus and Tom explain who they are, walk us through their backgrounds in journalism and dig into what The Signal is about and who it's for. If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.

Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to The Signal, hosted by Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard. In this full-length episode, Fergus and Tom explain who they are, walk us through their backgrounds in journalism and dig into what The Signal is about and who it's for. If you want to understand how the news is being created and distributed, how AI is - and can be - used in newsrooms, insights from media leaders and practical thinking on the future of journalism - as well as honest conversations about what’s working, and what isn’t - then subscribe and follow to stay close to The Signal.

Fergus and Tom will be here every week. Find The Signal on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Edited by James Bullock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Trailer: Welcome to The Signal Trailer: Welcome to The Signal Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1:16 69f1d2558647f8587e446dbd false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/69f1d2558647f8587e446dbd 69f1d2558647f8587e446dbd 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 Fergus and Tom introduce themselves and the ideas and thinking behind The Signal. trailer 1 On this new podcast from the co-founders of fathm, Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard explore their individual stories as journalists and newsroom innovators and explain what The Signal is for, who it's for and what sort of guest they'll be welcoming in.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters, so if you work in journalism, media, content or technology - or you’re trying to make sense of where it’s all going - this is for you. Subscribe and follow to stay close to the signal. The show launches on May 21 - find it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> On this new podcast from the co-founders of fathm, Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard explore their individual stories as journalists and newsroom innovators and explain what The Signal is for, who it's for and what sort of guest they'll be welcoming in.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters, so if you work in journalism, media, content or technology - or you’re trying to make sense of where it’s all going - this is for you. Subscribe and follow to stay close to the signal. The show launches on May 21 - find it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.


Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Trailer: Welcome to The Signal podcast Trailer: Welcome to The Signal podcast Thu, 07 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT 0:39 69f46b288beeba53104aa725 false https://shows.acast.com/the-signal/episodes/69f46b288beeba53104aa725 69f46b288beeba53104aa725 69f1d03a5531bfee7897f7c8 Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard introduce their new podcast, The Signal bonus 1 On this new podcast from the co-founders of fathm, Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard explore their individual stories as journalists and newsroom innovators and explain what The Signal is for, who it's for and what sort of guests they'll be welcoming in.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters, so if you work in journalism, media, content or technology - or you’re trying to make sense of where they're all going - this podcast is for you. Subscribe and follow to stay up to date. The Signal launches on May 21 - find it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> On this new podcast from the co-founders of fathm, Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard explore their individual stories as journalists and newsroom innovators and explain what The Signal is for, who it's for and what sort of guests they'll be welcoming in.


The focus is simple: cut through the noise and get to what matters, so if you work in journalism, media, content or technology - or you’re trying to make sense of where they're all going - this podcast is for you. Subscribe and follow to stay up to date. The Signal launches on May 21 - find it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by Rob Fitzpatrick

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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