Q&A: What's the role of journalism in the age of Trump?
In a rapidly changing world, can journalists still cut through the noise? In this special episode, Alan and Lionel are joined by aspiring journalists from Oxford Brookes University to tackle their tou...
24 Feb 202528min
Can you ‘bomb-proof’ the BBC?
If someone wanted to take over British institutions like Trump's government has done in the USA, what would their first steps be—and how could we guard against them?Joining Alan and Lionel in the Pros...
20 Feb 202545min
Q&A: How to stay safe in a war zone
Which actor would you want to be played by? Though that question isn’t hypothetical for Alan (shoutout Toby Jones), Lionel shares his own thoughts in this week’s Media Confidential Q&A.And with the re...
17 Feb 202522min
Sam Freedman: “The press lobby’s gone feral!”
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Prospect columnist Sam Freedman, a senior fellow at the Institute for Government. Sam reveals the inner workings of the Westminster press lobby—commonly known ...
13 Feb 202537min
Q&A: How to interview a president
This week, we get up close and personal with Alan and Lionel as they discuss dream guests, hobbies and personal media habits. How does a high-flying editor and news junkie switch off, even for a short...
10 Feb 202518min
Norm Pearlstine: “Media is Trump’s cocaine”
Alan and Lionel are joined by American editor and media executive Norman Pearlstine. They reflect on Trump’s second term so far, and how news outlets have reported on some of his astonishing executive...
6 Feb 202532min
Q&A: Reporting as an act of resistance
Alan and Lionel return to answer listeners’ questions on today’s hot topics. With Lionel currently in New York, attention turns to American news coverage. Has US media gone far enough in its coverage...
3 Feb 202523min
Are UK journalists under state surveillance?
On 18th June 1994, Catholic pubgoers in Loughinisland, County Down, were watching a World Cup match when a loyalist paramilitary group burst in and murdered six civilians, wounding five others. To thi...
30 Jan 202544min
