Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy advertisers are blacklisting news
Digital advertisers are maintaining blacklists of news topics they disapprove of. Some brands have even added keywords associated with President Trum…
6 years, 8 months ago
Taking care of reality TV guests
The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is proposing new safeguarding rules for reality or unscripted television and radio shows. It says that “due care must…
6 years, 9 months ago
Hunting spies and exposing lies
Eliot Higgins is the founder of Bellingcat, the team of open-source investigators behind a series of extraordinary scoops. Their investigations into …
6 years, 9 months ago
Changing the game of sports journalism
The Athletic is a subscription website without adverts, known for its highly detailed coverage of US sports teams. It is now launching in the UK in A…
6 years, 9 months ago
The power of the columnist
As Boris Johnson swaps his newspaper column for Downing Street, how much power do columnists really have? We convene a master class with three big na…
6 years, 9 months ago
Tommy Robinson and the rules of journalism
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has been jailed for contempt of court for his coverage of a sex abuse trial. Separately, journal…
6 years, 9 months ago
Inside Wimbledon
Wimbledon claims to reach over a billion viewers globally. With up to 18 matches taking place simultaneously, televising the tournament is the world'…
6 years, 10 months ago
Who's watching the BBC?
The BBC has published its Annual Report and it raises some very big questions for the corporation. Is it still independent? Some of the BBC's biggest…
6 years, 10 months ago
The lure of the obvious
From Brexit to Trump, why do so many journalists keep getting it wrong? Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic, believes political journalism has …
6 years, 10 months ago
How the media sells us gender equality
The Advertising Standards Authority has introduced new rules that ban "harmful gender stereotypes" from adverts. Meanwhile, ITV has announced that it…
6 years, 10 months ago