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Q&A: Has the media contributed to ‘tinderbox Britain’?
Season 2
Episode 91
Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago
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Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, as authorities anticipate a summer of unrest.
The hosts also explore whether journalistic freedoms are under threat, and the responsibility of the press when reporting—or speculating on—medical diagnoses. Do we need a UK equivalent of the “Goldwater rule”?
Plus, Media Confidential sets the record straight, having accidentally broadcasted fake news...
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