Podcast Episodes

Who's winning in sports media?

This is a bumper week for sports media. New rights deals are up for grabs, while a packed football calendar means logistical headaches for broadcaste…

5 years, 4 months ago

British TV and the threat from tech

This week Ofcom, the media regulator, warned that traditional broadcasting is "at risk" without "radical shake-up". But at risk of what, and what kin…

5 years, 5 months ago

Reporting the vaccine

The UK has approved a coronavirus vaccine and will start rolling it out. But what role does the media play in reporting the science, and perhaps even…

5 years, 5 months ago

A Queen of Advertising

This has been an exceptionally difficult year for advertisers. With shops closed and holidays cancelled, many advertisers saw their revenues drop. Am…

5 years, 5 months ago

A new era for media

Are we witnessing a shift in the balance of media power? The Labour party says emergency laws are needed to make social networks "criminally responsi…

5 years, 5 months ago

John Whittingdale's media agenda

As Minister for Media and Data, John Whittingdale has the power to significantly change the media landscape in the UK over the next few years.

Should …

5 years, 6 months ago

Diana, Panorama and a BBC apology

Princess Diana's brother has called for an inquiry into the circumstances of his sister's historic Panorama interview. Charles Spencer alleges BBC re…

5 years, 6 months ago

'If you're not breaking stories, you're nothing'

Alison Phillips is editor-in-chief of The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. In this extended interview, Phillips discusses her strategy …

5 years, 6 months ago

As America decides, Big Tech weighs in

Facebook and Twitter have been accused of censorship after they suppressed a story by the New York Post about Joe Biden's son, Hunter. The social med…

5 years, 6 months ago

The economics of outrage

A global pandemic, the US election, Brexit negotiations, climate change - the news has never been busier, but how good a job are journalists doing at…

5 years, 7 months ago