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Ben Zand: How to make money in journalism (without selling your soul)
Season 3 Episode 26
Alan and Lionel are joined by documentary maker Ben Zand, founder of documentary company Zandland and co-host of the new current affairs podcast Unta…
1 month, 1 week ago
The OBR springs a leak! Reporting on a budget shambles story
Season 3 Episode 25
After this month’s media chaos, Alan shares his experience of Monday’s select committee hearing, where BBC board members were brought before MPs. But…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The BBC crisis: The next test
Season 3 Episode 24
The Media Confidential team got up early to talk through the options in advance of BBC heads facing the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport select c…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘The New York Times won’t settle’: Why reporters will not be intimidated by Donald Trump
Season 3 Episode 23
In an era of punitive lawsuits, how can we protect journalistic freedoms?
This week, Alan and Janine talk to David McCraw, the lead newsroom lawyer f…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What’s next for the BBC? A new director-general
Season 3 Episode 22
Alan and Janine discuss the potential candidates for the top job in British media—and there’s no shortage of suspects.
The pair break down the candida…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
Season 3 Episode 21
The BBC is under attack. Alan and Janine go to heart of the biggest media story of the week, and reveal what really happened at the disastrous board …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Nerve: ‘We want to shine a light on culture… with a bit of “F— you” energy on the side’
Season 3 Episode 20
Do you have the nerve?
Carole Cadwalladr and Sarah Donaldson join Alan and Janine to discuss their new independent media platform the Nerve which foc…
2 months ago
The BBC is in a mess—but it’s not what you think
Season 2 Episode 19
Alan is joined by Janine Gibson, editor of the Weekend FT and this week’s guest host on Media Confidential.
The pair discuss the media response to a t…
2 months ago
Goalhanger co-founder: ‘I’ve stepped in to stop Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart arguing’
Season 3 Episode 18
In this week’s Media Confidential, the co-founder of podcasting giant Goalhanger, Tony Pastor, reveals the drama behind The Rest is Politics and the …
2 months, 1 week ago
Has Ofcom opened the door to a British Fox News?
Season 3 Episode 17
As American firm RedBird continues its bid to take over the Telegraph, Alan and Lionel discuss concerns about foreign influence and what it means for…
2 months, 1 week ago