Eric Beecher: Making an enemy of Murdoch
Alan and Lionel are joined by Eric Beecher to discuss his new book, The Men Who Killed The News about media moguls' abuses of power.At 33, Eric became the youngest ever editor of The Sydney Morning He...
24 Okt 202437min
Q&A: Advice for aspiring editors? Get a backbone!
On this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are back with a postbag of questions.One listener wonders if AI makes exposing the truth almost impossible, while another asks for some insider tips for new editors...
20 Okt 202417min
Michael Lewis on his critics: “It’s all horseshit”
Alan and Lionel are joined by Michael Lewis, the bestselling author of The Big Short and The Blind Side.His new book Going Infinite chronicles the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the tycoon behind...
17 Okt 202450min
Q&A: Is an editor's life just about boozy lunches?
From today's hottest new columnists to the perils of fine wine, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber discuss listeners' questions with characteristic dry wit.This week's episode tackles Lionel’s favourit...
13 Okt 202419min
Esther Solomon: Editing in a war zone
Alan and Lionel are joined by Esther Solomon, editor of the English language edition of Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper known for critically reporting on human rights and Israel's policies towards Pales...
10 Okt 202443min
Q&A: Should social media platforms be legally regulated?
Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber dig into the Media Confidential mailbox to answer listeners' questions about the media. This week, they discuss political bias in UK newspapers, as well as the growin...
6 Okt 202419min
Justine Roberts: Mumsnet takes on Big Tech
Justine Roberts is not happy. Earlier this year she discovered that tech giant OpenAI has been scraping Mumsnet—the successful website of which she is CEO—for content. AI machines, like ChatGPT, train...
3 Okt 202434min
Q&A: What went wrong at the Evening Standard?
In this episode of Media Confidential Q&A, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber dig into the mailbox to tackle listeners' questions about the media industry.The topics on the table this week: what led to...
29 Sep 202420min
