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James O’Brien on the media figures who “broke Britain”
Season 1 Episode 8
Alan and Lionel speak to LBC broadcaster and author James O’Brien, who takes aim at Daily Mail chief Paul Dacre, news mogul Rupert Murdoch and journa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Should Ofcom get GB News under control?
Season 1 Episode 7
With former prime minister Boris Johnson soon joining Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lee Anderson and Nigel Farage as a presenter on GB News, there appears to be l…
2 years, 2 months ago
AI and the future of journalism with Mathias Döpfner
Season 1 Episode 6
One of the key figures in global media talks to Alan and Lionel about how artificial intelligence will transform the industry.
Mathias Döpfner is the…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is there a media bias against Israel?
Season 1 Episode 5
The BBC has come under fire for the way it has reported on the war between Israel and Hamas—but is it the only organisation to have made mistakes?
L…
2 years, 2 months ago
Disinformation on X, and the power of the Telegraph’s Barclay brothers
Season 1 Episode 4
As the Israel-Gaza war boosts concerns about disinformation and misinformation on X, Alan and Lionel speak to Joanna Geary, who used to be Twitter’s …
2 years, 2 months ago
Israel, Hamas and media in a time of war
Season 1 Episode 3
Alan and Lionel discuss how the awful violence in Israel and Gaza is being reported by media there (and elsewhere), and the extent to which local new…
2 years, 3 months ago
Legendary US editor Marty Baron on Donald Trump, Edward Snowden and Jeff Bezos
Season 1 Episode 2
Alan and Lionel talk to Marty Baron, perhaps the most distinguished and garlanded editor in America since Watergate.
Collision of Power is Baron’s boo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Rupert Murdoch steps back: politics and succession, with Malcolm Turnbull and Michael Wolff
Season 1 Episode 1
Alan and Lionel discuss the Murdoch family ‘succession’, after Rupert Murdoch handed control of Fox and News Corp to his eldest son, Lachlan.
They ana…
2 years, 3 months ago
Preview Episode
Season 1
Welcome to Media Confidential.
Who are Alan and Lionel, and what will they be discussing in this brand new show from Prospect Magazine?
Our hosts give …
2 years, 3 months ago