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EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 33 MIN

Communiqué's David Adeleke on turning a newsletter into a sustainable media business

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In this week's episode of The Publisher Podcast, we're joined by David Adeleke, founder and CEO of Communiqué, a media business that analyses African media and its creative economy. Communiqué started out as a newsletter, but now runs live events and publishes research about the scope of the creator economy across the continent. We last spoke with David four years ago on the podcast, and a lot has changed since he set up his newsletter as a side project. He talks to Peter about how he always wanted Communiqué to be more than a newsletter, his vision for a 'proper' media business, and how he is hiring to build a culture that can be replicated elsewhere. He also talks about community and the importance of bringing what he does online into physical spaces. Get the write-up of the key points of this interview in your inbox by subscribing to The Publisher Newsletter, over on voices.media

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