How the government captured the BBC
Alan’s investigation into “Gibb-gate” continues. In a major article for Prospect, he sets out the influence and connections of a tight-knit and largely unaccountable clique which is undermining the po...
25 Jan 202450min
Trump v Biden, Round Two: how to cover the US election
Is Donald Trump now unstoppable in his quest to secure the Republican presidential nomination, after kicking off caucus season with a decisive win in Iowa? As Trump shapes up for another shot at the W...
18 Jan 202446min
The Post Office scandal: Toby Jones on his drama’s impact
Award-winning actor Toby Jones, who plays Alan Bates in ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office, reflects on the drama’s huge public and political impact, alongside its producer Patrick Spence. Alan and Li...
11 Jan 202449min
The media world in 2024
2024 is a crucial year for liberal democracies around the world, with over 50 nations voting in general elections and up to 4.2bn people casting their votes. In this episode, Alan Rusbridger and Lione...
4 Jan 202437min
Review of the Year with Beth Rigby
Sky News’s Political Editor Beth Rigby joins Alan and Lionel to reflect on 2023’s key events and to launch the inaugural Media Confidential “awards”, nominating people, stories and news organisations ...
28 Dec 202342min
Lynsey Addario: how I took the defining image from Ukraine
One of the world’s leading photojournalists discusses her career in conflict zones and tells the story of how she captured a famous, horrific image while under fire in Ukraine. Lynsey Addario analys...
21 Dec 202348min
Reporting on Gaza: bravery, brutal facts and the need for context
Alan and Lionel hear Israeli and Palestinian perspectives on how the war in Gaza is being covered and on the continuing fight to control the media narrative. Palestinian-British writer Samir El-Yousse...
14 Dec 202346min
The phone hacking scandal gets an extra dimension
Award-winning journalist Nick Davies broke the story of phone hacking by UK newspapers back in 2009 and now lays out the startling implications of News Group Newspapers’ major settlement with former C...
7 Dec 202356min
