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Q&A: Has the media contributed to ‘tinderbox Britain’?
Season 2 Episode 91
Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing as…
5 months, 1 week ago
Tesla exposed: how a whistleblower lifted the lid on Elon Musk
Season 2 Episode 90
What turns a loyal devotee into a whistleblower seeking revenge? And what would you do if an anonymous source handed over reams of sensitive informat…
5 months, 1 week ago
Q&A: Can you express your own views as an editor?
Season 2 Episode 89
In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel are asked how much an editor’s personal opinions and politics affect their judgements.
They also discuss M…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How long can Ofcom allow Nigel Farage to keep his own show?
Season 2 Episode 88
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Stewart Purvis, formerly editor-in-chief of ITN and content regulator for Ofcom.
Stewart talks about confron…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: Mamdani vs the media
Season 2 Episode 87
In this week's Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel are asked about Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for New York mayor, and whether big newspapers have …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Tom McTague: ‘This country’s problems run deeper than Starmer thinks’
Season 2 Episode 86
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Tom McTague, former Unherd political editor and recently appointed editor-in-chief at the New Statesman.
Tom …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: Would you ever break an NDA?
Season 2 Episode 85
In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel react to a petition signed by hundreds of media industry figures and BBC journalists, which criticises th…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Sophia Smith Galer: How to make the truth go viral
Season 2 Episode 84
In the age of TikTok, how can newsrooms earn attention?
Alan and Lionel are joined by Sophia Smith Galer, digital journalist, author and founder of Vi…
6 months ago
Q&A: Should the BBC have a paywall in the USA?
Season 2 Episode 83
In this week’s Q&A, the hosts weigh in on the BBC bringing in paid services for across the pond.
They also discuss Anna Wintour stepping down from Vog…
6 months ago
Only in Denmark? Meet the ‘existential editor’ covering life, death, love and everything in between
Season 2 Episode 82
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by Line Vaaben, who is ‘existential editor’ at Danish newspaper Politiken.
Line and her te…
6 months, 1 week ago