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- 30 April 2021 (Creation)
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1 mp3 (16.7 MB) and 1 WAV file (337 MB)
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Interview with Mylene Sylvestre, Guardian Publishing Director. Conducted by Guardian Foundation Project and admin officer Emma Jones on 30 April 2021. Recorded remotely using Zencastr and Google Meet software.
Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):
00:24 Introduction to the role of Publishing Director which is responsible for production, distribution and sales across all print products
01:10 A typical working day during the coronavirus pandemic including the daily management team meeting, reviewing production and distribution, team and project update meetings and virtual calls
04:20 Discusses the biggest issues in her work at the moment including team wellbeing and the new Saturday magazine launching in September
05:45 The challenges of remote working for the new Saturday magazine project
06:52 Her recent highlights, including sign-off for new quality newsprint for the papers and spending more time with her family while working from home
09:35 The different experiences of her team members while working from home, including career development challenges and the benefits of finding and proving that they are a team that can work well remotely
12:08 Her view of the future, including the structural decline of print and the value she and others continue to place on it
14:50 The expertise and dedication of her team members
16:00 The importance of the Guardian’s mission in terms of the freedom of the press holding the powerful to account, and her hopes that that will outlive print
17:50 Her 22 years at the Guardian including the digital ‘revolution’, huge growth in readership and the underlying values pulling together her different roles
19:55 How she would like to encourage young readers in 2021 to take up the paper now – ‘The Guardian is a good friend to have beside you when trying to understand a complex world.’
Duration: 20 minutes and 29 seconds.
Creator: Jones; Emma; project officer
Creator: Guardian News & Media Ltd (2006-)
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The 'archive access' WAV recording is available via the GNM Digital Repository. The master post production Zencastr mp3 file is closed.
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Copyright: Guardian Foundation*
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