The Media Show Podcast
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Episodes to download
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Reporting on the British Steel crisis, should we 'ditch' intellectual property law? and Saturday Night Live for Britain?
Last Wednesday
Reporting on the British Steel crisis, and Sky brings Saturday Night Live to the UK.
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IPL cricket , the end of The Lady magazine, Tech bro profile Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, impact of tariffs on TV and the streamers
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Katie Razzall and guests discuss some of the biggest media stories of the week.
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Impact of Adolescence drama, Nintendo Switch 2 launch, The Young Turks
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Getting past our misunderstandings about boys' media consumption.
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Peter Kosminsky, AI and publishing, Media crackdown in Turkey
Wed 26 Mar 2025
The director of Wolf Hall on a TV industry in crisis.
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Welfare reform coverage, Michael Jackson documentary, cuts to US-backed overseas media
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Benefit cuts - what is Labour's media strategy?
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New Facebook memoir, TV show Chess Masters, books to films at London Book Fair
Wed 12 Mar 2025
The Facebook whistleblower on her tell-all memoir.
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White House press access, Kursk documentary, Jeff Bezos's new rules for the Washington Post
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Exploring the Amazon founder's influence on the media.
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Mehdi Hasan, 大象传媒 Gaza doc controversy, Peter Thiel profile
Wed 26 Feb 2025
The former MSNBC presenter Mehdi Hasan on the importance of opinion journalism.
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Media diplomacy, The New Yorker at 100, Sam Altman profile
Wed 19 Feb 2025
How do journalists cover diplomacy and how do diplomats use the media?
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In the room with Trump and Musk, 大象传媒 Media Action answers its critics, what makes tech bros tick?
Wed 12 Feb 2025
The evolving relationship between tech moguls and political power.
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Future-proofing media
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.
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China's AI win, transparency in family courts, refugee life close up
Wed 29 Jan 2025
What China's new AI model DeepSeek means for global security
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Prince Harry settles, Gaza ceasefire coverage, Children鈥檚 TV
Wed 22 Jan 2025
What are the implications of Prince Harry's settlement with The Sun owner?
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Reporting the LA Fires, AI Michael Parkinson, US TikTok ban approaches
Wed 15 Jan 2025
What does the coverage of the LA fires tell us about journalistic priorities today?
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Uncovering the grooming gangs, Meta ditches fact checkers, Grand Theft Auto 6
Wed 8 Jan 2025
How journalists advised grooming gang prosecutors
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PR v journalism, Post Office drama one year on, predictions for 2025
New Year's Day 2025
When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
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CNN Syria Report, Health Misinformation, Time Person of the Year
Wed 18 Dec 2024
CNN faces scrutiny for misidentifying a Syrian prisoner in a viral report.
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Media in the new Syria, how to be an online investigator, can you copyright a vibe?
Wed 11 Dec 2024
What the fall of the Assad regime means for journalism in Syria.
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How to interview Anna Wintour, welfare on TV sets, where to start with Reddit
Wed 4 Dec 2024
As its new exhibition launches, how relevant is the fashion magazine Vogue today?
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The end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the 大象传媒
Wed 27 Nov 2024
The role of the media in the assisted dying debate
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Investigating abuse in the Church of England, Tyson vs Paul, NYT Games, Leaving X for Bluesky
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Cathy Newman on how her journalism brought down the archbishop of Canterbury.
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How to cover Trump now, Taskmaster creator Alex Horne and who will replace Gary Lineker?
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne on the secrets of the show's success.
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Trump's winning media strategy, Observer sale, royal journalism
Wed 6 Nov 2024
What does Trump's victory mean for journalists?
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Ballots, bias and big tech
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Ros Atkins is in Washington DC and asks what role the media is playing in the election.
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George Osborne on covering the budget, Real Housewives' Andy Cohen, media strategies of the far right
Wed 23 Oct 2024
The former Chancellor on how journalists should cover the budget.
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大象传媒 News cuts, Isis Prisons Museum, the perils of press junkets
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur on the closure of HARDtalk.
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Reporting Gaza, expert women on the news, publishing's big week
Wed 9 Oct 2024
The 大象传媒's Rushdi Abualouf on his life inside Gaza.
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Middle East crisis, Sony's video game flop, The Sidemen
Wed 2 Oct 2024
Journalists on the challenges reporting the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
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Al Fayed and the media, Have I Got News for You USA, TV news in Afghanistan
Wed 25 Sep 2024
The role of the media in the Al Fayed allegations
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TV's "culture problem", origins of Trump's pet eating allegations, the race for AI supremacy
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Does bad misbehaviour of certain stars reflect a culture problem across TV?
