The Media Show
BBC Radio 4
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
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Trust me, I'm a journalist
The Media Show
11/20/19 • 28 min
Dorothy Byrne, Head of News and Current Affairs for Channel 4 and author of Trust Me, I'm Not A Politician, on the role journalism can play in restoring public trust in politicians. Also, an exclusive interview with Steve Hatch, Facebook's boss in Northern Europe, on the company's readiness for the general election. And Shona Ghosh, UK Tech Editor at Business Insider, on whether Google Stadia will become "the Netflix of gaming".
Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Who Wants to Be a Peaky Blinder?
The Media Show
09/25/19 • 27 min
Steven Knight is best known as the creator of Peaky Blinders, the BBC gangster drama. But his career hits also include Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - one of the world’s most successful game shows - and an Oscar nomination for Dirty Pretty Things.
He tells Jim Waterson about his new show for Apple TV+, plans for a film studio in Birmingham and why Snoop Dogg loves Peaky Blinders.
Producer: Richard Hooper
Andrew Neil: a 50-year media career
The Media Show
03/12/21 • 88 min
The chairman of GB News, which launches later this year, tells Amol Rajan about editing The Sunday Times, launching Sky TV and publishing The Spectator.
Another Warning for the BBC
The Media Show
06/22/22 • 28 min
The media regulator Ofcom has released a review of how the BBC operates. It's considered how the BBC deals with complaints, how it approaches impartiality, and how it decides which services to provide. Across all three, Ofcom wants an improvement.
Guests: Kevin Bakhurst, Group Director, Ofcom; Owen Meredith, Chief Executive, News Media Association; Roger Mosey, former Head of TV News, BBC; and Alice Enders, Head of Research, Enders Analysis
Producer: Steven Williams
Presenter: Ros Atkins
Interviewing Zelensky
The Media Show
10/12/22 • 28 min
As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, what role does journalism play in peace-making, in dialling down the rhetoric? The BBC’s John Simpson was in Kyiv last week to interview President Zelensky – we’ll hear his take.
And with Katie in the studio is another giant of journalism. Emma Tucker is the editor of The Sunday Times. Only the second woman to have done that job in more than 100 years.
Presenter: Katie Razzall Studio Engineer Donald MacDonald Producer: Helen Fitzhenry
Why we're all playing video games
The Media Show
05/06/20 • 27 min
Participation in video gaming is at record levels as the world remains locked down. The sector was already worth more than the music and video industries combined - so where does video gaming go next and why do some analysts believe it is the future of not just entertainment, but the internet itself?
Guests: Jason Kingsley, Rebellion CEO, Vic Hood, games journalist at TechRadar, Aoife Wilson, journalist at Eurogamer and presenter This Game Changed My Life on BBC Sounds, and Robin McCammon, Excel Esports CCO.
Presenter: Joe Tidy
Producer: Richard Hooper
Studio Engineer: Donald MacDonald
The Barclay Brothers, bugs, and The Telegraph
The Media Show
03/04/20 • 27 min
The Daily Telegraph has reportedly been put up for sale by its owners, Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay. But according to a High Court case, relatives of the brothers are now feuding. One side even alleges the other has been bugging their conversations in the Ritz Hotel in London. How might the dispute complicate the future direction of the newspaper?
Also in the programme, as the BBC Local News Partnership scheme expands into BAME publications, is the news industry now dependent on subsidies?
Amol Rajan is joined by Rithika Siddhartha, Associate Editor of Eastern Eye, Meera Selva, Director at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Will Gore, Head of Partnerships and Projects at the National Council for the Training of Journalists, Jane Martinson, Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at City University and Alex Barker, Global Media Editor of the Financial Times.
Producer: Richard Hooper
Ian Hislop's review of the year in media
The Media Show
12/22/19 • 27 min
Private Eye editor on making jokes about Boris Johnson, Prince Andrew and Greta Thunberg
The media's criminal obsession
The Media Show
11/27/19 • 27 min
A new Channel 4 show What Makes a Murderer has been made with the assistance of a convicted criminal. Tony Sales co-founded the production company Underworld TV to make programmes about the criminal world. Also capitalising on demand for true crime stories is Bauer Media, who earlier this year launched the magazine Crime Monthly.
How are the political parties using the media to get their election messages out? Newsquest, one of the UK's largest regional publishers, has written to the Electoral Commission accusing the Liberal Democrats of designing a campaign leaflet that looks like a regular local newspaper. Last week, the Daily Mirror said that its reporter was denied accreditation to travel on Boris Johnson's campaign bus.
Guests: Julia Davis, editor-in-chief of Crime Monthly, Tony Sales, co-founder of Underworld TV, Katie French, editor of The Basingstoke Gazette, James Mitchinson, editor of The Yorkshire Post, and Alison Phillips, editor of The Daily Mirror
Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Photo: Channel 4's What Makes A Murderer?
Making news free to the world
The Media Show
06/03/20 • 35 min
Katharine Viner is editor in chief of The Guardian. In this extended interview with Amol Rajan she talks about her mission to build one of the world's leading "progressive news organisations", why The Guardian is "not a Labour paper" and reveals the backstory to their Dominic Cummings exclusive.
Studio engineer: Gayl Gordon Producer: Richard Hooper
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Media Show have?
The Media Show currently has 776 episodes available.
What topics does The Media Show cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Media Show?
The episode title 'Rethinking advertising' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Media Show?
The average episode length on The Media Show is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Media Show released?
Episodes of The Media Show are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Media Show?
The first episode of The Media Show was released on Sep 1, 2010.
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