Apple is expanding its news footprint into the podcast space. Launching for free is “Apple News Today,” a daily audio news briefing co-hosted by Apple News editors Shumita Basu and Duar…
Today,” a daily audio news briefing co-hosted by Apple News editors Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino covering “some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.” The “Apple News Today” episodes are available weekday mornings in the Apple News app in the U.S. and on Apple Podcasts.
On another front, Apple News is producing about 20 audio stories per week, which will be “narrated by professional voice actors.” Those are available only to subscribers of Apple News Plus in the U.S. , and Apple describes them as audio versions of “some of the best feature reporting and long-form pieces” published by partners such as Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Essence, Fast Company, GQ, New York magazine, Sports Illustrated, Time, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Wired.
In addition, the tech giant announced that Apple News is adding more local and regional news outlets, including the Charlotte Observer, the Miami Herald, and The News & Observer . Also, Apple News introduced a new curated local news section, currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, Houston, L.A., and New York.
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