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Trump’s tariff-mania: What are journalists missing?
Season 2 Episode 58
On Media Confidential this week, Alan and Lionel discuss the world being turned upside down by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
As former editor of the Financi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Q&A: Have you ever felt your life was under threat?
Season 2 Episode 57
What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger?
This week, Alan and Lionel are asked if they’ve ever been unsafe because of the…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is this the most dangerous time to be a journalist?
Season 2 Episode 56
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss alarming threats to global press freedom with guests Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste.
As a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Q&A: Signal and the Atlantic defence leak
Season 2 Episode 55
What would you do if you got added to a messaging group that was discussing top-level classified information?
This week, Alan and Lionel are asked ab…
1 year, 2 months ago
Michael Wolff: Cancelled by Trump attacks
Season 2 Episode 54
In this episode Alan and Lionel talk to journalist and author Michael Wolff, who has chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of Donald Trump acro…
1 year, 3 months ago
Q&A: How to deal with a conspiracy theory
Season 2 Episode 53
How will artificial intelligence change how people consume media?
Alan and Lionel discuss more listeners' questions on this week's Q&A.The editors al…
1 year, 3 months ago
John Sawers: ‘The deep state is what keeps us stable’
Season 2 Episode 52
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to discuss the new world order...or should that be disorder?
They share thei…
1 year, 3 months ago
Q&A: Has journalism become a commodity?
Season 2 Episode 51
Alan and Lionel respond to more listeners’ questions on this week’s Q&A.
In this episode they are asked if the amount of low quality journalism availa…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ash Sarkar: ‘Media is politics by other means’
Season 2 Episode 50
Journalist and political commentator Ash Sarkar joins Alan and Lionel to talk about her debut book Minority rule, adventures in the culture war, whic…
1 year, 3 months ago
Q&A: What's the difference between dead cats and real cats?
Season 2 Episode 49
Alan and Lionel respond to more listeners’ questions on this week’s Q&A.
In a world where the news never sleeps, the editors are asked whether news co…
1 year, 3 months ago