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2025-01-15

  Reporting the LA Fires, AI Michael Parkinson, US TikTok ban approaches

We talk to reporters in Los Angeles about the challenges of covering the fires there. As the government prepares to begin the charter renewal process which will decide the future of the BBC, one option being discussed is mutualisation. We explore what ... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2025-01-08

  Uncovering the grooming gangs, Meta ditches fact checkers, Grand Theft Auto 6

We talk to Andrew Norfolk, one of the first journalists to report on the grooming gangs story, an issue now in headlines around the world because of the interventions of Elon Musk. Nazir Afzal, former prosecutor explains how journalists helped advise t... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2025-01-01

  PR v journalism, Post Office drama one year on, predictions for 2025

A New Years Day programme where we look forward and back. The Media Show teams up with Radio 4's crisis communications podcast, When it Hits the Fan, to discuss what the big stories of the year tell us about how journalists and PR professionals interac... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-12-18

  CNN Syria video, Health Misinformation, Time Person of the Year

We discuss why CNN is under pressure after a viral news report from Syria turned out not to be all it claimed to be. As ABC News settles a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump for $15m, we look at what it means for journalism. Also on the programme, a ... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-12-11

  Media in the new Syria, how to be an online investigator, can you copyright a vibe?

Kholoud Helmi, co-founder of independent Syrian newspaper Enab Baladi and reporter Edmund Bower discuss the fall of the Assad regime. We hear about claims of misconduct at one of the world’s largest LGBT media platforms. Mia Sato from The Verge and inf... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-12-04

  How to interview Anna Wintour, welfare on TV sets, where to start with Reddit

Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour talks to Katie about her career and the new exhibition, VOGUE: Inventing the Runway. As more allegations emerge about the conduct of Master Chef host Gregg Wallace, we hear about the on-set rules supposed to protect p... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-11-27

  The end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the BBC

We talk to journalists and influencers about how they discuss assisted dying. As staff at The Observer vote to go on strike over the plans, its outgoing editor explains why he's against a proposed sale of the Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media. We ask ... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-11-20

  Investigating abuse in the Church of England, Tyson vs Paul, NYT Games, Leaving X for Bluesky

The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked renewed discussion about accountability in the Church of England. Cathy Newman, Presenter and Investigations Editor, Channel 4 News, reflects on her investigation which triggered it. Mark Stib... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-11-13

  How to cover Trump now, Taskmaster creator Alex Horne and who will replace Gary Lineker?

When Donald Trump won in 2016, it boosted cable news and newspaper subscriptions, with some outlets taking an avowedly anti-Trump stance; some even called this the ‘resistance’. What’s going to happen now? We talk to journalists with different approach... 		  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-11-06

  Trump's winning media strategy, Observer sale, royal journalism

Donald Trump has pledged to send reporters to jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses. We discuss how the Presidential campaign was covered and what happens next. James Harding of Tortoise Media discusses his plans to buy T... 		  BBC Radio 4 author