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Q&A: What’s happening to the Telegraph?
Season 2 Episode 71
In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel discuss the sale of the Telegraph and what comes next for the newspaper.
They also talk about whether anything can…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump v the New York Times
Season 2 Episode 70
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by Joseph Kahn, executive editor of the New York Times. Alan, Lionel and Joe discuss edit…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: Who is the rudest person you've ever interviewed?
Season 2 Episode 69
In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel discuss their most difficult interviews.
They also discuss why journalists are no longer sent out to cover…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
CNN's CEO: ‘If we didn't have politicians on air who might lie, we'd struggle to fill the airwaves’
Season 2 Episode 68
At the Truth Tellers summit in London, Alan and Lionel sit down with Mark Thompson, the CEO of American media giant CNN.Mark is asked if he has sat …
8 months ago
Q&A: How to make the Evening Standard great again
Season 2 Episode 67
In this week’s Q&A session, Alan and Lionel are asked whether there’s still a market for the London Standard and what they would do if its owner Evge…
8 months ago
Harry Shukman: Undercover in the Far Right
Season 2 Episode 66
This week on Media Confidential, journalist Harry Shukman joins Alan and Lionel to discuss his year spent infiltrating the far right.
Harry’s new book…
8 months, 1 week ago
Q&A: It’s ‘Da Business’— The launch of Alan and Lionel's (imaginary) new newspaper
Season 2 Episode 65
In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are presented with a thought experiment: if they had to join forces, how would they run a brand new media venture…
8 months, 1 week ago
New hope for the newsroom?
Season 2 Episode 64
Alan and Lionel are joined by Lea Korsgaard, co-founder and editor-in-chief at Zetland, the Danish media organisation revolutionising the way people …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: How do you prepare for the death of a Pope?
Season 2 Episode 63
Following the death of Pope Francis last week, Alan and Lionel answer how a reporter should prepare for the expected—and the unexpected.
They discuss …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Are cartoonists about to be cancelled?
Season 2 Episode 62
What is allowed to be a joking matter? And where does one draw the line?
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss the pitfalls of being a satirist in 2025. …
8 months, 3 weeks ago