The Media Show
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
- Website
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dv9hq
- Description
- Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-02-20 20:51
- last episode published
- 2025-02-19 17:39
- publication frequency
- 6.89 days
- Contributors
- BBC
- Owner
- BBC Radio 4
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 768
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2025-02-19 | As international talks continue about the war in Ukraine, former NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu and Times defence editor Larisa Brown compare notes. David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, joins us to discuss his editorial process and business strate... |
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| 2025-02-12 |
In the room with Trump and Musk, BBC Media Action answers its critics, what makes tech bros tick? What happened at Elon Musk’s unexpected White House press conference alongside President Trump? Reuters’ Jeff Mason was there. Semafor’s Max Tani and First Amendment expert Katie Fallow discuss Trump’s $20 million lawsuit against CBS News. We also exam... |
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| 2025-02-05 | Katie and Ros are joined by some of the biggest names in media to dissect the shifting landscape of news, business models, and audience trust. Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon discusses the network’s latest research on Gen Z’s relationship with truth and news ... |
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| 2025-01-29 |
China's AI win, transparency in family courts, refugee life close up From TikTok to AI, concerns are growing around the world about the influence of Chinese technology. Kathrin Hille, FT Greater China correspondent, tells us how TikTok might be influencing the political views of young people in Taiwan but former Head of... |
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| 2025-01-22 |
Prince Harry settles, Gaza ceasefire coverage, Children’s TV The long-running legal battle between Prince Harry and the British tabloids has come to a dramatic end. As the owner of the Sun newspaper offers him a full apology and substantial damages, we unpick the significance of the settlement. Prince Harry and ... |
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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 ... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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 ... |
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| 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... |
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