The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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Reporting the war on coronavirus
The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.
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Free Speech vs the Internet
Parler taken offline and President Trump silenced by social media giants.
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How video games became the lockdown playground
Developers behind Minecraft and the Roblox game Adopt Me on keeping kids entertained.
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Jane Tranter, super-producer
Emmy winner behind His Dark Materials and The Night Of, on her career and the industry.
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Johnny Depp and the libel trial of the century
From celebrities to the Royal Family, why 2020 has been a very busy year for media lawyers
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Who's winning in sports media?
Broadcast rights, new players, and the challenge of a packed fixture list.
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British TV and the threat from tech
Melanie Dawes, Ofcom CEO, on her plan to protect the UK media industry.
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Reporting the vaccine
Do journalists have the scientific literacy to cover the pandemic?
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A Queen of Advertising
Annette King, UK boss of Publicis Groupe, on her career in advertising.
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A new era for media
Trump "plans to wreck Fox News" whilst the tech platforms face new regulation.
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John Whittingdale's media agenda
Extended interview with the Minister for Media recorded at the Radio Academy Festival.
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Diana, Panorama and a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ apology
25 years on, allegations of "sheer dishonesty" behind Martin Bashir's historic interview
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'If you're not breaking stories, you're nothing'
Daily Mirror editor Alison Phillips on her strategy for survival.
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As America decides, Big Tech weighs in
Facebook and Twitter accused of censorship over a tabloid story about Joe Biden's son.
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The economics of outrage
Does journalism still report the facts or has it been hijacked by opinion?
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YouTube and the reinvention of television
Exclusive interview with the UK boss of Google's video sharing platform.
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How conspiracy theories hijacked the news
"Biden's hidden earpiece" is the latest theory to cross from the fringes to the mainstream
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Bake Off rises out of lockdown
Ian Katz on keeping Channel 4's flagship show on-air.
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The demographics of news
Exploring the diversity of the UK's newsrooms.
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How Spotify reached No. 1
Extended interview with the UK boss of Spotify, the country's most popular music service.
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Charming the old Gray Lady
Mark Thompson on transforming The New York Times and the future of media.
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Tony Hall's Exit Interview
The outgoing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director-General on the crises and successes of his time in charge.
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Our love-hate relationship with the tech giants
Joe Tidy looks under the bonnet of TikTok, Apple and Facebook.
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June Sarpong: What is diversity?
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Director of Creative Diversity on why change is needed.
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Succession and shakedown for Murdoch and TikTok
Intrigue and drama at two of the world’s most talked about media companies.
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Whose truth is it anyway?
Newsroom rebellions, 'cancel culture' and the question of free speech.
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David vs Goliath
The niche broadcasters taking on the mainstream.
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Who cares about local news?
With the industry in crisis, what can be done to save regional newspapers?
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Fake news? Meet the fake journalists
How news outlets inadvertently published propaganda from a network of fake journalists.
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Times Radio launches and Twitch faces reckoning
Times Radio launches and a reckoning for Twitch.