The Media Show

Laura Kuenssberg, SNP embezzlement story, Rafa documentary, 60 Minutes

The intersection of personal narrative and political accountability dominates the current media landscape, exemplified by Nicola Sturgeon’s recent interview regarding the SNP’s financial scandal. Journalists navigate the delicate balance between rigorous scrutiny and human empathy, often facing significant pushback whe...

Lord Grade, Media access to local councils, Vincent Bolloré profile, Reporting on the heatwave

The new BBC Director General Matt Brittin, MAFS under investigation & Richard Madeley goes inside El Salvadore's CECOT mega jail

The BBC's new Director General, Matt Brittin, outlines his strategy for navigating the corporation's future, emphasizing a shift toward digital platforms and the necessity of making difficult financial choices amidst a complex geopolitical and economic climate. The discussion transitions to the ethical challenges of re...

Munya Chawawa; journalists and access to prisoners in jail; Family influencers and the boundaries of parenting online.

AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi Arabia's media strategy, covering climate change

King Charles's US visit, attacks on journalists, I'm a Celeb editing row

The future of teleshopping, Hungary's media post Orban defeat, Danny Robins from Uncanny, Mandelson vetting row scoop

BBC job cuts, Journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market, Reporting the Artemis II launch

Ronan Farrow on investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman, Misha Glenny, Bel Trew & Madhumita Murgia

The podcast explores the challenges of accountability journalism in the face of concentrated power within the tech industry, focusing on an investigation into Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, and his alleged integrity issues. It highlights the difficulties in getting tech insiders to speak out due to financial incentives an...

Scott Mills' exit & Tim Davie's final week at the BBC, AI-assisted journalism, new UK research project on teens & social media

Matt Brittin profile, How to cold call a president, The Policing and Media Charter, Jamie Bartlett

Bonus interview Lisa Nandy MP Culture Secretary

Lisa Nandy on saving local news and the future of the BBC, reporting from inside Iran & behind the scenes at the Oscars

The people shaping American media including Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris

Media coverage of Middle East conflict, Green Party’s by-election victory chances "missed" by journalists? Nonagenarian podcast

Baftas fallout , Reporting on the Ukraine War four years on, the power of photography to capture the essence of a story

MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.

The media landscape faces significant transformation as true crime coverage, MTV’s cultural legacy, and the shifting advertising agency model converge. The Lucy Letby case highlights the ethical complexities of true crime, where sensationalism and "remediatisation" often overshadow victim rights and legal accuracy. Mea...

Revelations about the Murdoch dynasty in new book, Reporting on the Starmer crisis, Washington Post cuts, Ofcom under scrutiny

Tina Brown on the latest Epstein files, the boundaries of behind-the-scenes access in sport, reporting on a rocket launch

Viral videos shaping reporting in Minnesota, Radio 1’s Christmas Presenter Takeover, Algorithm Transparency and Skyscraper Live