{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/623317507e51370012bc96c3/62aaf49beed38500160bf87c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How free newspapers survived Covid, with City AM editor Andy Silvester","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/623317507e51370012bc96c3/1648558737757-1e7e6b3b3dfbf86ae760f0222755cc2b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Press Gazette's UK editor&nbsp;Charlotte Tobitt&nbsp;hears from City AM editor Andy Silvester about how the free business newspaper got through the Covid-19 pandemic despite being forced to take an 18-month hiatus from print.</p><p><br></p><p>Silvester says a canny move to a digital-first operation, and massive diversification in online revenues, has helped it survive and thrive amid a challenging market for free sheets.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more on freesheets and the future of media at <a href=\"pressgazette.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pressgazette.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"New Statesman Media Group"}