Tortoise Media
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22 Berners St, London W1T 3LP, UK
Tortoise Media is a British news website co-founded in 2018 by former BBC News director and The Times editor James Harding and former US ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun. Tortoise produces podcasts and holds live discussion events called "ThinkIns" and "Discussion Lates" in the London area. It is part of the slow journalism movement. It purchased The Observer in December 2024 with the transfer taking place on 22 April 2025. Wikipedia
Website: www.tortoisemedia.com
Latest news
- Feb 13, 2024: Podme, a premium Nordic podcast company, has launched Sweet Bobby in Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. The original show was made by Tortoise Media, and adapted by Banda.
- Jun 27, 2023: Into The Dirt is new from Tortoise Media today. It's a 6-part series telling the story of one man’s journey from corporate spy to self-proclaimed double agent – and how it ruined him. A look at how the world of corporate intelligence agencies operate, the first two parts are available from today.
- Nov 28, 2022: Tortoise Media and Podimo have launched a multi-show partnership. Their first show, a weekly, is called The News Meeting.
- Mar 25, 2021: Tortoise Media, the "slow media news platform" in the UK, has signed with Acast for podcast distribution and monetisation. They were using Transistor.
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