---
title: "The State of Media in Drupal Core"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/media-in-core"
type: episode
date: 2017-09-21
updated: 2017-09-22
---

# The State of Media in Drupal Core

#  The State of Media in Drupal Core 

  

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Matt and Mike talk with Drupal Media Initiative folks, Janez Urevc, Sean Blommaert, and Lullabot's own Marcos Cano about getting modern media management in Drupal core.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Janez Urevc 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/slashrsm.jpeg?itok=4slJUve- "slashrsm.jpeg") 

 Team lead and a senior software engineer at MD Systems, Janez is the lead of the Media in Core initiative. 

###  Sean Blommaert 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/seanb.jpg?itok=iSaijPqI "seanb.jpg") 

 Sean is a freelance developer, active Drupal (core) contributor, and a maintainer of the Media system in Drupal 8 core. 

###  Marcos Cano 

 ![Marcos Cano wearing a red button down shirt and wearing glasses in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/marcos-headshot-2023.png?itok=xmN7p6Ij) 

 Marcos is a Drupal developer who brings his extensive programming expertise, engineering background, and project management experience to bear on everything he does.

 [  More about Marcos   ](/about/marcos-cano) 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Media Initiative Roadmap   ](https://www.drupal.org/node/2825215)
- [  Media Entity in Core Change Record   ](https://www.drupal.org/node/2863992)
- [  DrupalCon Vienna Publishing Summit   ](https://www.meetup.com/preview/Drupal-Austria/events/242918946)
- [  Marco's DrupalCon Vienna Session: Making content editors happy in Drupal 8 with…   ](https://events.drupal.org/vienna2017/sessions/making-content-editors-happy-drupal-8-entity-browser)
- [  Sean's DrupalCon Vienna Core Conversation: State of the media initiative   ](https://events.drupal.org/vienna2017/sessions/state-media-initiative)
- [  Dries' blog: A plan for media management in Drupal 8   ](https://dri.es/a-plan-for-media-management-in-drupal-8)
- [  Janez's blog: Call for help with Media source plugin porting   ](https://janezurevc.name/call-help-media-source-plugin-porting)

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- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)