ARCHIVE ‘One man’s terrorist’: Israel, Lebanon, Iran and beyond
We bring back Media Storm's episode on 'terrorism' to reflect on the escalating war in the Middle East, and ask how geopolitical biases are playing into this week's headlines and restricting our under...
3 Okt 202448min
S4E16 Nuclear weapons: deterrence or destruction?
Nuclear weapons: peace in our times, or destruction in our future? What you think probably depends on where in the world you are - because what journalists write generally depends on where in the wor...
26 Sep 20241h 1min
S4E15 What the media won't say about the monarchy
Prince Harry’s 40th birthday, Kate Middleton back at work, and ANOTHER dramatisation of that Prince Andrew interview. Headlines about the Royals are frequent front pages - but is this actually news? ...
19 Sep 202455min
S4E14 Violence against women is a man's problem: Gisèle Pelicot, Rebecca Cheptegei, and millions more
Content warning: rape, sexual assault, and gender-based violence Headlines about gender-based violence are sadly not rare. But over the last week, two harrowing stories have sent shockwaves around th...
12 Sep 20241h 2min
S4E13 Why is no one talking about Sudan? Plus Jess Phillips NHS claim and pub garden smoking ban
Headlines about wars in Ukraine and Gaza have flooded front pages - yet, the "world's biggest humanitarian crisis" is battling for media attention. Why? In Sudan, a terrible war is raging. What star...
5 Sep 202458min
S4E12 Paralympics: An afterthought? Plus ‘two-tiered’ policing and Labour’s migrant ‘amnesty’
The Paralympic Games are underway - and there's plenty to celebrate! More coverage than ever before, a public-participating opening ceremony, and over 160 nations televising the event. But is it eno...
29 Aug 202452min
S4E11 Prisons: Overcrowding, Operation Early Dawn, and child strip-searches
‘UK PRISONS OVERCROWDED AFTER RACIST RIOTS!’ ‘A CHILD IS STRIP-SEARCHED EVERY 14 HOURS’ ‘SCORES OF CRIMINALS COULD BE FREED IN DAYS’ Headlines this week spotlight the UK’s criminal justice system, as...
22 Aug 202457min
S4E10 Just Stop Oil: Why do people hate them so much?
Cult members. Fanatics. Selfish. Evil. All words that have been used to describe climate activists in the mainstream media. Just Stop Oil have made many headlines since 2022, be it by stopping traffi...
15 Aug 202459min
