The Media Show

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

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Grenfell: the journalists and bloggers who warned of disaster
We talk to writers from the Grenfell Action blog and Inside Housing.
04 Sep 2024,57 mins
Telegram founder arrested
What the Pavel Durov case means for the future of social media.
28 Aug 2024,56 mins
TV's hidden dilemma
Execs behind The Crown, The Traitors and Normal People on a difficult year for telly
21 Aug 2024,56 mins
The riots and the media
The influence of the media in debates about immigration.
14 Aug 2024,56 mins
Sun Editor Victoria Newton
How the paper approached its reporting on Huw Edwards.
07 Aug 2024,56 mins
Huw Edwards pleads guilty
How the story of the former news anchor broke.
31 Jul 2024,57 mins
“The UK’s wildest climate trial”
After its activists receive record sentences, how should journalists cover Just Stop Oil?
24 Jul 2024,56 mins
Trump shooting: the journalists who were there
Reporters from the BBC, Bloomberg and Getty share their stories.
17 Jul 2024,56 mins
How to cover a general election
Did the political soap opera eclipse discussions of policy?
10 Jul 2024,57 mins
Reporting Biden's health
Is the White House press corps doing its job?
03 Jul 2024,61 mins
Julian Assange: journalist or activist?
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his impact on journalism.
26 Jun 2024,57 mins
Political podcasts - who's listening?
We talk to the teams behind some of the UK's most succesful political podcasts
19 Jun 2024,57 mins
The PM and D-Day: how the row unfolded
ITV's Paul Brand discusses interviewing the PM on his return from Normandy.
12 Jun 2024,56 mins
Papers, politics, power
Can newspapers swing elections? We ask Andrew Neil and Mirror editor Caroline Waterston.
05 Jun 2024,58 mins
Is this the TikTok election?
Exploring how campaigning on social media influences the vote.
29 May 2024,57 mins
Newsnight: end of an era
Kirsty Wark, Peter Snow and Michael Crick reflect on Newsnight's history and new format.
22 May 2024,53 mins
Baby Reindeer: truth or fiction?
Piers Morgan on his interview with the alleged subject of Baby Reindeer.
15 May 2024,57 mins
Inside the US campus protests
Perspectives from journalists on the ground.
08 May 2024,57 mins
Behind the Information Iron Curtain
What is the role of the media in geopolitics?
01 May 2024,57 mins
Ofcom, impartiality and elections
Ofcom's Cristina Nicolotti Squires gives viewers' take on politician presenters.
24 Apr 2024,57 mins
What next for Channel 4?
Chief executive Alex Mahon on navigating TV's troubled waters.
17 Apr 2024,57 mins
How I set up Truth Social
Billy Boozer, former Chief Product Officer, on building Trump's social platform
10 Apr 2024,57 mins
Fear, threats and intimidation
The situation for foreign journalists after an Iranian TV host was stabbed in London.
03 Apr 2024,57 mins
How conspiracy theories went mainstream
The media's role in amplifying the internet's wildest speculation.
27 Mar 2024,28 mins
Is the clock ticking for TikTok?
The founder of the UK National Cyber Security Centre gives his view.
20 Mar 2024,28 mins
Is seeing still believing?
Photo journalists on how the Princess of Wales story unfolded.
13 Mar 2024,28 mins
Pam Abdy, CEO Warner Bros Motion Picture Group
Exclusive interview with one of Hollywood's most powerful executives
08 Mar 2024,43 mins
Is this the end for TalkTV?
The opinion-led TV channel is going off air just two years after it launched.
06 Mar 2024,28 mins
Reverberations of the Israel-Gaza War
How the conflict is dividing British society and the media.
28 Feb 2024,28 mins
Russia and Ukraine: reporting the war two years on
Perspectives from Ukraine, Russia and the UK on the challenges of covering the conflict.
21 Feb 2024,28 mins