Susan Glasser on Trump: ‘The big, fat, naked emperor in the room’
On this week’s Media Confidential interview, New Yorker columnist Susan Glasser joins Alan and Lionel to discuss how reporters should deal with President Trump.The three discuss how to hold power to a...
6 Apr 32min
Why the US treasury secretary thinks the FT has become ‘tabloid trash’
Alan and Lionel discuss the Observer after investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr, the paper’s former features writer, suggests that some of its new funders may not be who they seem.And as Scott B...
2 Apr 26min
Does the Washington Post have a future?
In this week’s Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by former Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi.The three discuss the Post’s editor-in-chief Will Lewis, following his resignation in ...
30 Mar 39min
Breaking news: the BBC’s new director-general
In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel react to the news that Matt Brittin has been confirmed as the new director-general of the BBC. They discuss his suitability for the role and make...
26 Mar 26min
Why isn’t Ofcom investigating GB News?
In today’s episode of Media Confidential Alan and Lionel are joined by Chris Banatvala. Chris was Ofcom’s founding director of standards and executive member of the content board.The three discuss Ofc...
23 Mar 37min
Pete Hegseth and the future of American press
In today’s Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel talk about the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, after he told a CNN reporter he was looking forward to the CNN takeover by the family of billionaire Lar...
19 Mar 22min
What gets lost when war hits the headlines
In today’s episode of Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by Margaret Sullivan, former public editor at the New York Times and writer of the Substack newsletter American Crisis.The three ta...
16 Mar 26min
The Telegraph: The deal is done
In today’s episode Alan and Lionel focus on the sale of the Telegraph.They discuss the new owner, Axel Springer, and what its CEO Mathias Döpfner said he would do if he bought it when he appeared as a...
12 Mar 37min
