Q&A: How does an in-depth investigation begin?
In this episode of Media Confidential Q&A, Alan and Lionel return with the answers to all your burning questions and shed some light on the inner workings of the media industry. This week: why is the ...
22 Sep 202419min
Elon Musk: The Man Who Destroyed Twitter
Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber talk to NYT tech journalists Kate Conger and Ryan Mac about their new book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.The editors also explore the tumult at the...
19 Sep 202449min
Q&A: Why does the press hate Prince Harry?
Alan and Lionel return with their weekly Media Confidential: Questions and Answers show to tackle your burning questions and shed some light on the inner workings of the media industry.This week the t...
15 Sep 202416min
Rebecca Solnit: ‘Sanewashing’ Trump’s Gibberish
According to the writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, US media are failing to cover Donald Trump properly. “His incapacity to be coherent is pretty much hidden from the public, unless they’r...
12 Sep 202438min
Q&A: Cummings vs Campbell, who was toughest to deal with?
Alan and Lionel introduce a brand new, weekly bonus episode of Media Confidential. Every Sunday they answer listeners’ questions about how the media really works.In the first show they contemplate the...
8 Sep 202419min
Has Musk gone too far?
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has become the champion of free speech—but at what cost? During a summer of unrest in the UK, a hornet’s nest of hatred was stirred up on X. Elo...
5 Sep 202434min
Trump and conspiracies: Does the truth even matter now?
Following the shocking attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, social media platforms were flooded not only with truthful accounts of what happened at the rally, but also with lies, ...
18 Jul 202446min
Biden: Is the game up for the President?
Can Biden stay in presidential race or will concern about the state of his health force him out of the running? There are plenty of reporters who say his time is up, but how did the president get to t...
11 Jul 202448min
