News Meeting: Sudan’s forgotten war and Britain’s drink spiking epidemic

What should lead the news? Chris Anderson, head of TED and author of Infectious Generosity, pitches his story to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.

The team discusses the Sunday Times’ investigation into drink spiking, the ongoing war in Sudan and why we’re wired to focus on bad news stories.

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Guests:

• Chris Anderson, head of TED and author of Infectious Generosity
• Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
• Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

Host: James Harding, editor-in-chief at Tortoise

Producer: Rebecca Moore

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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