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Are the British Museum thefts more than just a whodunnit and is there too much coverage of US politics?
Episode 49
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Jess …
2 years, 4 months ago
Bonus episode: After Prigozhin’s reported death, what now?
Episode 48
In this special episode of The News Meeting the team discuss what Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death means for Vladimir Putin, the Wagner Group, Ukra…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why wasn’t Lucy Letby stopped sooner and what to make of the women's World Cup final?
Episode 47
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Keith…
2 years, 4 months ago
Is Elon Musk “the space dictator” and why is the PSNI data leak so significant?
Episode 46
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Alexi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why is King Charles getting a pay rise and what’s happening in Niger?
Episode 45
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Basia…
2 years, 5 months ago
Leaving the ECHR and Zelda Perkins on toxic workplace culture
Episode 44
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Giles…
2 years, 5 months ago
What happens when you’re switched at birth and what does Rishi Sunak believe?
Episode 43
What should lead the news? Three journalists pitch the story they think matters most to James Harding.
In this episode he’s joined by Basia Cummings, …
2 years, 5 months ago
Why is the latest Trump indictment so significant and who cares about wild camping?
Episode 42
Giles Whittell and the team discuss the latest charges against Donald Trump, assisted dying and wild camping returning to Dartmoor.
What should lead t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why should you care about a coup in Niger and what is carbon capture?
Episode 41
What should lead the news? Three journalists pitch the story they think matters most to Liz Moseley.
They discuss Rishi Sunak’s new carbon capture sc…
2 years, 5 months ago
How do you report climate science and should UFOs ever lead the news?
Episode 40
What should lead the news? Three journalists pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise's deputy editor Giles Whittell.
They discuss a new l…
2 years, 5 months ago