The Media Show

What next for Channel 4?

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week Dr Hilary Cass published her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of gender identi...

How I set up Truth Social

10 Apr 2024

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The Executive Chairman of the Sky News Group, David Rhodes shares his plans for Sky News – and on his years as a senior TV news exec in New York.Elo...

Fear, threats and intimidation

03 Apr 2024

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British counter terrorism officers are investigating the stabbing last Friday of an Iranian TV host outside his home in London. Iran International pre...

How conspiracy theories went mainstream

27 Mar 2024

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Last week, the Princess of Wales announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. It was preceded by weeks of speculation about her whereabouts ...

Is the clock ticking for TikTok?

20 Mar 2024

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As the US Congress moves to ban TikTok on national security grounds, we ask could the UK follow? Elon Musk lured former CNN journalist Don Lemon to bo...

Is seeing still believing?

13 Mar 2024

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We discuss the controversial photo of the Princess of Wales and her children released by Kensington Palace on Sunday which was removed from circulatio...

Pam Abdy, CEO Warner Bros Motion Picture Group

08 Mar 2024

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Exclusive interview with one of Hollywood's most powerful executives

Is this the end for TalkTV?

06 Mar 2024

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With the scandal still all over the front as well as the back pages, we explore what the Christian Horner allegations tell us about the challenges jou...

Reverberations of the Israel-Gaza War

28 Feb 2024

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With Islamophobia, antisemitism, and threats against MPs all in the news, what role has the media itself played in stoking tensions? Also in the progr...

Russia and Ukraine: reporting the war two years on

21 Feb 2024

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Two years on from Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine and in the week of the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, what have reports from the...

Prince Harry's dispute with the tabloids - who's next?

14 Feb 2024

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Last week Prince Harry settled his outstanding claims with the Mirror titles – but only after he took them to court – where a judge ruled the Prin...

Tucker Carlson's head to head with Putin

07 Feb 2024

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Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News presenter, has travelled to Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. What will both men hope to gain ...

How air fryers cooked up a media feast

31 Jan 2024

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This week Channel 4 announced major job cuts, caused in part by a decline in the amount of advertising the channel sells to fund its programmes. We lo...

Deepfakes v democracy

24 Jan 2024

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Voters in New Hampshire have been getting phone messages apparently from Joe Biden urging them not to take part in the state's presidential primaries....

Hashtags and hijacking

17 Jan 2024

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On the day the United States designates the Houthis as a terror group, we explore how the organisation hones its message through music, video and poet...

The Post Office Scandal: a failure of the press?

10 Jan 2024

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Why did it take an ITV drama for a huge miscarriage of justice to get the headlines it deserves? As the government races to respond to public outrage ...

Return of The Traitors

03 Jan 2024

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The Traitors is a format based on the Dutch series De Verraders and it's now popular all over the world. We talk to Mike Cotton, a reality TV expert w...

Meera Syal

27 Dec 2023

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When she graduated from university, Meera Syal says she couldn't see a future for a young Asian woman in showbusiness. Four decades later, on top of a...

How CNN got into Gaza

20 Dec 2023

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It's currently almost impossible for international journalists to enter Gaza. For those who can, it's a deadly conflict to cover. We talk to news orga...

Martin Lewis, Britain's most influential journalist?

13 Dec 2023

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Martin Lewis is easily one of Britain's most influential and trusted journalists. His Money Saving Expert website ranks as one of the most-read news s...

Investigating Lockerbie, 35 Years On

06 Dec 2023

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How Christina Lamb pieced together for The Sunday Times reports of acts of sexual violence by Hamas during the 7 October attacks. What a new documenta...

BONUS Lord Grade, Ofcom Chair, in conversation with Katie Razzall

29 Nov 2023

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Lord Grade recorded at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference, 29 November 2023

Regenerating the Doctor

29 Nov 2023

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We look at the latest developments in the sale of the Telegraph Newspaper and planned cuts at BBC Newsnight. Jane Tranter, the force behind the new Do...

Inside the mind of the tech bro

22 Nov 2023

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As Sam Altman returns to run OpenAI after his sensational firing just days earlier, why is the idea of the charismatic founder so appealing in Silicon...

Suella Braverman's high-risk media strategy

15 Nov 2023

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It's a week since Suella Braverman published that article about the policing of protests in The Times and the repercussions are still being felt. We c...

Conspiracy theories and the Israel Gaza conflict

08 Nov 2023

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It's claimed social media videos featuring bogus "crisis actors" are being used by both sides as part of the conflict's information war. We explore th...

Al Jazeera and the information war

01 Nov 2023

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The Israel-Gaza war continues to raise pressing questions about how the media covers the conflict, including media blackouts and the challenges report...

From Frozen to the top of Disney

25 Oct 2023

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Jennifer Lee changed cinema forever when she wrote and directed Frozen. The film won her an Academy Award and she became the first woman to helm a fea...

Gaza hospital blast: searching for the facts

18 Oct 2023

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The deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza raises many questions about how the media is covering the Israel Gaza war. Ros Atkins talks to senior execu...

Reporting the Israel Gaza war

11 Oct 2023

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Exploring how the media is covering the conflict, we look at the battle for influence online and some of the misinformation that has been circulating,...

The Tories, the message and the media

04 Oct 2023

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Tim Montgomerie Eleni Courea and Cleo Watson discuss goings on at the Conservative party conference with Ros Atkins. Plus Jennie King and Marco Silva ...

Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner

27 Sep 2023

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We look at Rumble, the online platform where Russell Brand's is now hosting a regular show, and explore the politics of free speech on the internet. P...

The Russell Brand allegations

20 Sep 2023

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Channel 4's CEO Alex Mahon says the allegations made against Russell Brand are "disgusting and saddening," but what do the claims mean for the TV indu...

Who will buy The Telegraph?

13 Sep 2023

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Who’s going to buy The Daily Telegraph and the Spectator? The titles have been up for sale since June, after Lloyds seized control from the Barclay ...

A rulebook for the web

06 Sep 2023

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The EU Digital Services Act, which aims to tackle disinformation and misuse of user data, offers a blueprint for internet regulation around the world,...

Is AI now coming for your private data?

30 Aug 2023

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Ros Atkins and guests consider the dilemmas faced by streaming companies in the face of growing costs and competition, the changing face of sports bro...

Reporting the Lucy Letby Trial

23 Aug 2023

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The murder trial of Lucy Letby lasted 10 months and came to its conclusion this week, with the former nurse being sentenced to a whole life prison sen...

AI - destroyer of journalism?

16 Aug 2023

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How will the recent explosion in AI change how we find out about what’s going on in the world? What sources will AI rely on to deliver trustworthy n...

Trying Trump

09 Aug 2023

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As of now, Donald Trump has three criminal trials pending – the latest, and most serious, concerns allegations that he conspired to overturn the res...

The Hegarty Effect

02 Aug 2023

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Advertising executive Sir John Hegarty has created campaigns for some of the world's most famous brands including Levi's, Lynx, and Audi. He was a fou...

Hot off the press

26 Jul 2023

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How journalists are covering the European heatwaves and wildfires.Guests: Justin Rowlatt, Climate Editor, BBC News; Laura Tobin, broadcast meteorologi...

Going undercover in Myanmar

19 Jul 2023

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Stuart Ramsay has just returned from spending a month undercover in the jungle of Myanmar where an often forgotten civil war still rages. He tells us ...

The BBC Presenter Story

12 Jul 2023

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As the BBC pauses its investigation into the alleged inappropriate behaviour of an unnamed presenter, we consider why this is still a story with more ...

Reporting the French riots

05 Jul 2023

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After the fatal shooting of a 17 year old boy by a police officer during a traffic stop in a suburb of Paris, protests and riots have taken place acro...

Spinning the coup that wasn't

28 Jun 2023

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In days gone by, the organisers of a military coup would be after the radio towers and the TV stations. But when Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagn...

Gauging the power of Britain's right-wing media

21 Jun 2023

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With Boris Johnson’s current parliamentary career over, we’re asking what The Daily Mail hopes to get in return for the rumoured million pounds it...

Charlie Brooker

14 Jun 2023

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Charlie Brooker is one of the most influential satirists working today. Having started out as a cartoonist, his razor sharp writing on culture and the...

How to interview Andrew Tate

07 Jun 2023

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Last week the BBC's Lucy Williamson conducted an interview with Andrew Tate, his first with a major TV broadcaster since being released into house arr...

Westminster's Secrets and Lies

31 May 2023

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Westminster journalists are the ultimate insiders, with privileged access to the Houses of Parliament and the people running the country. Do they work...

Bellingcat answers Elon Musk's 'psy-ops' claim

24 May 2023

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Eliot Higgins, founder and creative director of Bellingcat, responds to claims by Elon Musk that the investigative group is engaged in 'psy-ops. Also ...

Twitter bows to Erdoğan?

17 May 2023

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As the vote for the Turkish presidency heads for a second round, we explore the challenges journalists in the country are facing covering its closest ...

Jeremy Bowen: seeing through the fog of war

10 May 2023

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Jeremy Bowen, BBC News' International Editor, talks about his career and new Radio 4 series, Frontlines of Journalism, which explores the obstacles th...

David Olusoga: Bafta-winning historian

03 May 2023

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The historian and broadcaster David Olusoga is being honoured with a BAFTA special award. He gives his first interview since the news dropped. Comedi...

'The craziest day in cable news history'

26 Apr 2023

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It’s been a tumultuous week across the US media landscape from the collapse of BuzzFeed News to the firings of primetime hosts including Fox’s num...

Hunting the Pentagon leaker

19 Apr 2023

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Jack Teixeira is the 21 year old US airman charged with leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents. They appeared on the gaming platform ...

Head to Head with Elon Musk

12 Apr 2023

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BBC North America Tech Reporter James Clayton takes us inside his last minute interview with Elon Musk; Executive Producer Juliette Howell who runs Ho...

China and the Information War

05 Apr 2023

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TikTok is the biggest media brand to come out of China and has been in the news because of US security concerns about the app. China denies there is a...

Britain's Best-Connected Editor

29 Mar 2023

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During his long career in Fleet Street, Geordie Greig has occupied the editor’s chair at some of the country’s biggest news titles including The D...

Writing a First Draft of History

17 Mar 2023

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Journalist Gary Younge has seen up close some of the defining moments of our age. From Nelson Mandela's rise to power, to the aftermath of Hurricane K...

The Great Impartiality Debate

15 Mar 2023

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After a tweet by Gary Lineker triggered a BBC crisis, The Media Show asks whether the concept of impartiality is still relevant to audiences. What doe...

We Need to Talk About Gary

08 Mar 2023

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The BBC says that it is having a “frank conversation” with Gary Lineker after he tweeted that the language setting out the government’s new plan...

Covid's back in the news

01 Mar 2023

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The Daily Telegraph has got hold of thousands of WhatsApp messages sent by Matt Hancock when he was Health secretary during the pandemic. Meanwhile, t...

The 'shameful' coverage of Nicola Bulley

22 Feb 2023

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Nicola Bulley's family have denounced some media coverage of her disappearance as 'shameful'. What are the lessons for the media in reporting missing ...

Charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent... and more!

15 Feb 2023

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Meet one of the pioneers of reality TV; Fenton Bailey hung out with Andy Warhol in the 80s, launched RuPaul’s pop career in the 90s, and made what m...

Free speech at GB News

08 Feb 2023

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GB News launched almost two years ago, promising to shake up traditional news channels. But as one of its star presenters quits, is the channel in tro...

BBC's Modi documentary controversy

01 Feb 2023

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In India, a BBC documentary about India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is causing controversy. The documentary explores tensions between Narendra Modi...

The Story Behind the Nadhim Zahawi Scoop

25 Jan 2023

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The story of Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs was broken thanks to the work of journalists and investigators. Katie Razzall meets two of them. Also in the ...

Why the BBC chairman says he won't quit

24 Jan 2023

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Richard Sharp is accused of helping facilitate a loan to the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, when Mr Sharp was applying to be BBC chairman. His ap...

Investigating Andrew Tate

18 Jan 2023

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What the rise of Andrew Tate tells us about modern masculinity and the media, with the VICE journalist who investigated him. Andrew and Tristan Tate b...

What the Culture Minister Really Thinks

11 Jan 2023

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Michelle Donelan is the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. In this broad interview with Katie Razzall, the minister explains wh...

Staying loyal to The Traitors

04 Jan 2023

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As The Traitors prepares to launch in the US, the producer behind the series discusses why it was a hit in the UK. Also in the programme, what the Chr...

The Magic of Natural History

28 Dec 2022

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The last five years have seen a surge in demand for natural history programmes. But as budgets get tighter and commissioners become more discerning ho...

Inside the mind of Elon Musk

21 Dec 2022

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Since taking charge of Twitter in October, Elon Musk has temporarily banned some journalists from the platform, overhauled the verification system, re...

Read All About It... in America?

14 Dec 2022

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Newspaper group Reach has announced plans to launch US operations for the Mirror, Express, and Irish Star. But can these British brands really succeed...

My plan for ITV

07 Dec 2022

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Kevin Lygo is ITV’s Managing Director of Media and Entertainment. He tells us how ITV X will reach new audiences, why he agreed to Matt Hancock join...

China's journalism crackdown

30 Nov 2022

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As protests sweep China on a scale not seen for 30 years, the challenge facing journalists is to report the story for the Chinese public to get accura...

Gary Lineker: 'We were sportswashed'

23 Nov 2022

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The BBC presenter Gary Lineker says a failure to speak out more about human rights issues during the World Cup in Russia in 2018 explains his approach...

Does the media report climate protests responsibly?

16 Nov 2022

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How should journalists cover climate protests? The climate conference Cop27 ends this week. But you might have seen more about the activists who thre...

Qatar: a World Cup size failure of sports journalism?

09 Nov 2022

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“The worst World Cup ever” is how PR Week describes Qatar’s hosting of the event. The latest controversy was just this week, after the tournamen...

Elon Frees the Bird

02 Nov 2022

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Does it matter that the world’s richest man now owns Twitter? Elon Musk is the latest American billionaire to take control of an influential social ...

The BBC: Another 100 years?

26 Oct 2022

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If you turned on your wireless set 100 years ago, what would you have heard? Katie Razzall looks back at the earliest days of the BBC as it celebrates...

Egged on by the Press?

19 Oct 2022

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“At last! A true Tory budget”, proclaimed The Daily Mail after the mini-budget. Four weeks on and a very different tone: “In office but not in p...

Interviewing Zelensky

12 Oct 2022

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As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, what role does journalism play in peace-making, in dialling down the rhetoric? The BBC’s John Simpson w...

How to Run a Movie Studio (and take Tom Cruise to space)

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Donna Langley is one of the most powerful women in Hollywood. As Chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, she oversees film franchises like F...

Telling the tale of market turmoil

28 Sep 2022

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On the day the Bank of England intervened to calm turmoil following the Chancellor's mini-budget last week, we look at the challenge facing journalist...

The media mourns a monarch

21 Sep 2022

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The Queen's funeral was the culmination of days of coverage across the British media. The new culture secretary called the BBC’s efforts "phenomenal...

The death of the Queen

14 Sep 2022

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The Queen's coffin has travelled in ceremonial procession to Westminster Hall today where she will lie in state for four days until her funeral on Mon...

Microsoft v The Regulator

07 Sep 2022

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We look at what may be the biggest media deal of the year – Microsoft is trying to buy one of the world’s leading games producers Activision Blizz...

Podcasting the News

31 Aug 2022

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As Global's new daily podcast The News Agents launches, we ask Jon Sopel for his reflections on the BBC he left and the freedoms of a new home. And ...

Reporting from Ukraine - six months on

24 Aug 2022

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Six months after Russia invaded Ukraine, what has the media taught us about the war and what has the war taught us about journalism? How has the narra...

Have soaps run their course?

17 Aug 2022

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The end of both Holby City and Neighbours in the space of a few months suggests that something is wrong in the world of soaps. Viewers have been decli...

Covering strikes: Whatever happened to the Industrial Correspondents?

10 Aug 2022

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As postal workers become the latest group to call a strike, and railway workers and train drivers plan to walk out again through August, we look at ho...

It's... another true crime show!

03 Aug 2022

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Crime and true crime has always been big business in films and books. But when Serial exploded onto the scene almost eight years ago it launched a who...

Into the Metaverse

27 Jul 2022

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In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its name to Meta, reflecting its shift towards “the Metaverse”. Today, the c...

Inside the Tory TV showdowns

20 Jul 2022

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There’s a balance of risk and reward for any politician taking part in a TV debate but what's at stake for the presenters? Julie Etchingham and Kris...

The Race for the Tory Crown

13 Jul 2022

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What role does the press play in choosing the next Conservative leader? How do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesn’t have a...

How Boris Johnson lost the press

06 Jul 2022

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These are perilous moments for Boris Johnson. As we witness a stream of resignations from his government we look at the role the media has played in t...

The Return of 'Q'

29 Jun 2022

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QAnon is the conspiracy theory that claims Donald Trump has been waging war on a cabal of satanic paedophiles who stole the 2020 US election. Supporte...

Another Warning for the BBC

22 Jun 2022

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The media regulator Ofcom has released a review of how the BBC operates. It's considered how the BBC deals with complaints, how it approaches impartia...

Carole Cadwalladr v Arron Banks: a victory for press freedom?

17 Jun 2022

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Carole Cadwalladr gives her first interview after Brexit campaigner Arron Bank loses his libel case against her. Mr Banks, the founder of the pro-Brex...