What is its success?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>The Daily’s success is four million daily downloads, twice as many as in early 2020. This number is significant in terms of audience since the podcast has a discussion format and usually takes the time to analyze a news item in 25-30 minutes. It’s not a short podcast.\u00a0<\/p>
When you look up the show on Apple Podcasts, you’ll notice that The Daily has an excellent rating of 4.7 stars out of 5, proving the program’s quality. Innovative journalism in a world where “the way we inform ourselves is changing” – as said in the INA article, is at the core of The Daily’s success. Though, how do you get to a podcast with such impact?<\/p>
What are the podcast’s keys to success?<\/b><\/p>
Through the article written by INA, we discover the keys to success when creating a podcast. Here are the ones we remember:<\/p>
–\u00a0The New York Times editorial quality and its journalists
<\/b>The Daily’s success is no surprise. Most episodes are an interview with a member of the newspapers’ editorial staff, discussing a news story they have covered. Knowing the achievement of the organization and its recent digital transformation, one can make a clear link between the podcast’s success, the organization’s strategy, and the skills of its editorial staff.<\/p>
– An effective format<\/b><\/p>
As said in its name,\u00a0The Daily comprises day-to-day episodes from Monday to Friday. Perfect to offer a 30-minute news dose that fits everyday travel and transportation.<\/p>
– The planning of the episodes, the script made beforehand\u00a0<\/b>\u270d\ufe0f
<\/b><\/span><\/span>We’re getting into what’s most interesting for us. Clare Toeniskotter quotes: “We try to plan as much as possible, at least five days in advance, including for major news events.” This planning gives them quite a bit of leeway in creating their episodes. On top of that, the team making the podcast structures each upcoming interview. They write down the script of the interview, both questions and answers.<\/p>
– The team’s adaptability
<\/b>The INA article describes that the podcast team schedules its episodes but “adapts to the news.” The team adapts if it plans to do more ambitious episodes or some involving work done over several days. On top of that, the podcast has two presenters who effectively share the job and allow for a good rotation of episodes, even if something unexpected happens.<\/p>
– A team organization, collaborative and effective creation\u00a0<\/b>\ud83d\udcac
<\/b><\/span><\/span>The Daily requires going fast. We observe a robust collaborative organization, with a large editorial team of nearly 40 people, rotating according to the episodes and periods. This fast-growing and now international team uses Google Hangouts to work, from brainstorming to recording.<\/p>
–\u00a0The sound signature
<\/b>We want to point out one last element of success, which is obviously the sound signature, The Daily’s audio branding. The show first used third-party sound banks and today has its composers. The article highlights the importance of jingles and energetic but also “neutral” themes so that the melodies do not trigger specific emotions, as the podcast is indeed a news show.
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