Q&A: Bezos or Musk–who would you rather be in a rocket with?
Alan and Lionel are asked about Tortoise's imminent takeover of the Observer. The hosts discuss a surprisingly timely encounter, and share some breaking news about Prospect.They also discuss blasting ...
21 Apr 202523min
Who owns the media?
Does it matter who funds and owns the media?This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Rodney Benson, professor and author of How Media Ownership Matters, who compares the ways in which newspapers are f...
17 Apr 202528min
Q&A: How do you spot a story?
In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are asked what makes a good story—and which big ones they’ve missed.They reminisce over the hedonistic days of Vanity Fair magazine, following the release of former...
14 Apr 202525min
Trump’s tariff-mania: What are journalists missing?
On Media Confidential this week, Alan and Lionel discuss the world being turned upside down by Donald Trump’s tariffs.As former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel weighs in on how the press are han...
10 Apr 202531min
Q&A: Have you ever felt your life was under threat?
What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger?This week, Alan and Lionel are asked if they’ve ever been unsafe because of their journalism.They talk about Tom McTague moving jo...
7 Apr 202514min
Is this the most dangerous time to be a journalist?
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss alarming threats to global press freedom with guests Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste.As an award-winning journalist with Al Jazeera, Peter w...
3 Apr 202547min
Q&A: Signal and the Atlantic defence leak
What would you do if you got added to a messaging group that was discussing top-level classified information? This week, Alan and Lionel are asked about the Atlantic’s stunning report that some of the...
31 Mar 202532min
Michael Wolff: Cancelled by Trump attacks
In this episode Alan and Lionel talk to journalist and author Michael Wolff, who has chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of Donald Trump across his “Fire and Fury” book series. The latest inst...
27 Mar 202536min
