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America’s assault on free speech
Season 3 Episode 6
How have Trump’s defamation lawsuits affected press freedom?
Alan and Lionel discuss Donald Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times with NPR…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What would you ask Donald Trump?
Season 2 Episode 5
As Donald Trump visits the UK, Alan and Lionel consider: if you were given one question to ask at Thursday’s press conference, what would it be?
The e…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Does the news need gatekeeping?
Season 3 Episode 4
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by journalist and researcher Ayala Panievsky to talk about her most recent book The New Censorship: How the War…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Murdoch succession: Lachlan gets the power; his siblings get rich(er)
Season 3 Episode 3
After a gruelling few years and a bitter legal battle, Rupert Murdoch’s heir has been chosen.
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss the conclusion to the…
4 months ago
Greg Lukianoff: ‘Bring back freedom of speech’
Season 3 Episode 2
Does the First Amendment have a future?
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel talk to Greg Lukianoff, the lawyer, best-selling author and …
4 months ago
Why is the media dancing to Farage’s tune?
Season 3 Episode 1
Media Confidential is back for Season 3!
Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber take a dive into the world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they g…
4 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s 100 days, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ethan Zuckerman: How to escape the internet hellscape
Season 2 Episode 94
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Will AI achieve superintelligence—and, if so, when?
W…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mehdi Hasan: ‘The media doesn’t want to hear certain people’
Season 2 Episode 93
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4 months, 4 weeks ago
Slavoj Žižek: ‘Elon Musk lives like a communist’
Season 2 Episode 92
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5 months ago