The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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How to earn a living on social media
Are we now living in the 'Creator Economy'?
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Reporting on the ground in China
Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong?
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Deborah Turness, boss of ITN
The journalist in charge of news on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
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Sports broadcasters fight for our attention
Discovery on their Olympics coverage, plus a blockbuster new cricket tournament.
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Inside The Pegasus Project
How a global group of news outlets teamed up to expose a phone hacking tool
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Why can't social media companies stop online abuse?
An inside look at Facebook after England footballers are sent racist messages.
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The unstoppable rise of TikTok
The Chinese app challenging YouTube and Instagram.
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The tabloids claim a scalp
A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers?
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Channel 4 facing privatisation?
Chief executive Alex Mahon on the broadcaster's future.
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Reporting when there's no journalist in the room
World leaders gather, but journalists are left outside.
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Radio takes on the tech giants
Commercial radio goes ad-free, and presenters go it alone.
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A crisis for war reporting?
Foreign coverage was cut right back during Covid. Will it return?
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What next for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ after the Bashir scandal?
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's entire governance is called into question.
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Israel-Gaza conflict rages online
How social media became a weapon of war.
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Riding the news cycle
Who sets the news agenda - and what role do politicians play?
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Decline of the Editor
From distrustful readers to Silicon Valley power, Amol Rajan on the future of news.
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Podcasts go premium
Wondery launches a UK podcast, while Spotify and Apple bring in subscriptions.
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Roula Khalaf, editor of The Financial Times
War reporting, capitalist excess, and the Greensill lobbying scoop.
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Threats to journalists in Northern Ireland
Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media.
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"There's no democracy without a strong, free press"
Washington Post editor Marty Baron reflects on Trump, Pulitzers and Bezos.
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Reddit and the anti-establishment
Co-founder Steve Huffman on the limits of free speech and taking on Wall Street.
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Fighting the Covid infodemic
Global perspectives on fake news and misinformation from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service listeners.
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The truth about investigations
How do journalists get at the truth in government?
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Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
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Is the UK media obsessed with Westminster?
A major news story in Scotland confuses London-based media.
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Squaring up to the tech giants
Facebook pulls news from Australia, plus the launch of Boom Radio.
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How ITV News reported first-hand on the storming of Congress
Robert Moore and producer Sophie Alexander explain their first draft of history.
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Carolyn McCall, boss of ITV
Why British broadcasters need "urgent" protection, and the success of Britain's Got Talent
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Discovery on their shift to streaming
JB Perrette, head of Discovery International; plus Netflix's Bridgerton.
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"We're never doing an anti-immigrant story again"
Daily Express editor Gary Jones on the paper's change of direction.
