Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGeorge Osborne on covering the budget, Real Housewives' Andy Cohen, media strategies of the far right
George Osborne, presenter of Political Currency, on covering his first Labour budget as a journalist. After it was pulled from the programme of the L…
1 year, 6 months ago
BBC News cuts, Isis Prisons Museum, the perils of press junkets
The BBC has announced cuts to its news output including closing the interview show HARDtalk after nearly 30 years. We talk to HARDtalk presenter Step…
1 year, 6 months ago
Reporting Gaza, expert women on the news, publishing's big week
The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf, The Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes, how to increase the number of female experts on the news, and the publishing industr…
1 year, 7 months ago
Middle East crisis, Sony's video game flop, The Sidemen
As the Israeli offensive against targets in Lebanon continues, we discuss the challenges for journalists reporting the story from Beirut and Jerusale…
1 year, 7 months ago
Al Fayed and the media, Have I Got News for You USA, TV news in Afghanistan
Katie and Ros meet Erica Gornal, director of the BBC’s new investigation into serious sexual abuse allegations by Mohamed al Fayed. Jimmy Mulville, t…
1 year, 7 months ago
TV's "culture problem", origins of Trump's pet eating allegations, the race for AI supremacy
Donald Trump’s ‘migrants eat pets’ claim is the US election’s most viral meme so far. We talk to the journalist who tracked down the source of that s…
1 year, 7 months ago
Russia’s alleged ties to US influencers, Government terrorism watchdog, Lucy Letby coverage
The US Department of Justice says it has uncovered a Russian-influence operation recruiting prominent US right-wing influencers to convey its message…
1 year, 8 months ago
Grenfell: the journalists and bloggers who warned of disaster
As the final report of the six-year Grenfell inquiry is published, we explore the way the story has been covered by journalists. We hear about a boom…
1 year, 8 months ago
Telegram founder arrested
After the detention in France of Pavel Durov, owner of the controversial Telegram app, we explore what the first arrest of a social media boss means …
1 year, 8 months ago
TV's hidden dilemma
To many, we're living through a golden age of TV. But behind the rich offerings for consumers lie several growing structural issues, from a market ov…
1 year, 8 months ago