Podcast Episodes

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 …

1 year, 4 months ago

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,…

1 year, 4 months ago

CNN Syria Report, 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…

1 year, 4 months ago

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 c…

1 year, 5 months ago

How to interview Anna Wintour, welfare on TV sets, where to start with Reddit

Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour talks to Katie about her career and the new exhibition, VOGUE: Inventing the Runway. As more allegations emerge ab…

1 year, 5 months ago

The end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the BBC

We talk to journalists and influencers about how they discuss assisted dying. As staff at The Observer vote to go on strike over the plans, its outgo…

1 year, 5 months ago

Investigating abuse in the Church of England, Tyson vs Paul, NYT Games, Leaving X for Bluesky

The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked renewed discussion about accountability in the Church of England. Cathy Newman, Presenter…

1 year, 5 months ago

How to cover Trump now, Taskmaster creator Alex Horne and who will replace Gary Lineker?

When Donald Trump won in 2016, it boosted cable news and newspaper subscriptions, with some outlets taking an avowedly anti-Trump stance; some even c…

1 year, 6 months ago

Trump's winning media strategy, Observer sale, royal journalism

Donald Trump has pledged to send reporters to jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses. We discuss how the Presidential c…

1 year, 6 months ago

Ballots, bias and big tech

This week, The Media Show broadcasts from Washington DC, and asks what the election tells us about the media's role in modern America.

The Washington…

1 year, 6 months ago