Will the BBC cave in to Trump?
In today’s Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel discuss Donald Trump’s court case against the BBC. As the broadcaster requests the president’s phone records from January 6th, some commentators think it...
2 Jul 20min
Vicious media: How the Murdoch press attacks its targets
In this week’s Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger talks to Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson, authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment.The three discuss the struc...
29 Jun 35min
Starmer’s downfall: Is the media to blame?
In this week’s episode, Alan and Lionel chew over Keir Starmer's resignation. How does a modern politician feed the media—and avoid being eaten? If Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, will he be bett...
25 Jun 28min
Beeban Kidron: What the Online Safety Act gets right (and wrong)
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel speak to crossbench peer and activist Beeban Kidron about the Online Safety Act.Beeban has spent years advocating for children's rights in the digital ...
22 Jun 35min
Murdoch’s biggest deal yet
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel discuss the Murdoch family’s biggest ever deal, as Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox TV buys streaming service Roku. What does it suggest about the company’s direc...
18 Jun 28min
The 60 Minutes meltdown: inside the power struggles reshaping America’s iconic news show
In this Monday’s episode of Media Confidential Alan and Lionel are talking to NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik about what is actually happening at American broadcaster CBS.They discuss the p...
15 Jun 31min
Henry Nowak and how the media fuels racism
In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan questions the quality of reporting around the Henry Nowak case, and questions why so many in the media are focusing on the cost of DEI training in the polic...
11 Jun 35min
Joshi Herrmann ‘If we're going to devolve more power to places like Greater Manchester we’re going to need to bulk up the quality of the local media.’
In this week’s Media Confidential Alan and Lionel are joined by Joshi Hermann, founder of The Mill. The three discuss how The Mill has expanded out from Manchester to seven cities in just three years ...
8 Jun 37min
