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Rona Fairhead, the former FT Group chief executive, has been announced as the Government's preferred choice as 大象传媒 Trust chair. Her nomination comes at a challenging time for the 大象传媒, in the run up to Charter renewal and concerns over governance. Steve hears from John Gapper, former colleague, and Associate Editor of the Financial Times, about what she could bring to the role; former Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell MP, who introduced the 大象传媒 Trust as a system of governance, and Phil Harding, former 大象传媒 news editor and Controller of Editorial Policy, about what her appointment may mean for the Trust, and the 大象传媒.

The 大象传媒 and South Yorkshire Police appeared before MPs yesterday, regarding the search of Sir Cliff Richard's home in Berkshire. The police and the 大象传媒 cooperated with each other, which ended in the 大象传媒 having cameras and a helicopter at the singer's home when the police turned up to raid it. Hundreds of people complained about the footage. However, Chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, Keith Vaz said the 大象传媒 had behaved, 'perfectly properly'. Steve Hewlett is joined by the 大象传媒's head of newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, to discuss the operational decisions the organisation made.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) will replace the Press Complaints Commission next week. The majority of the UK's national press has elected to be subject to its regulation. The Press Gazette is the latest to sign up, and it's understood that a decision will be made by the Guardian shortly. However, there's still concern that ISPO is not independent enough. Executive Director of Hacked Off Joan Smith, Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford, and former Guardian editor and Observer columnist Peter Preston, join Steve.

Producer: Katy Takatsuki.