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 ground in China
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong?
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Deborah Turness, boss of ITN
Wed 4 Aug 2021
The journalist in charge of news on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
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Sports broadcasters fight for our attention
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Discovery on their Olympics coverage, plus a blockbuster new cricket tournament.
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Inside The Pegasus Project
Wed 21 Jul 2021
How a global group of news outlets teamed up to expose a phone hacking tool
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Why can't social media companies stop online abuse?
Wed 14 Jul 2021
An inside look at Facebook after England footballers are sent racist messages.
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The tabloids claim a scalp
Wed 30 Jun 2021
A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers?
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Channel 4 facing privatisation?
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Chief executive Alex Mahon on the broadcaster's future.
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Reporting when there's no journalist in the room
Wed 16 Jun 2021
World leaders gather, but journalists are left outside.
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Radio takes on the tech giants
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Commercial radio goes ad-free, and presenters go it alone.
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A crisis for war reporting?
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Foreign coverage was cut right back during Covid. Will it return?
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What next for the 麻豆社 after the Bashir scandal?
Wed 26 May 2021
The 麻豆社's entire governance is called into question.
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Decline of the Editor
Wed 5 May 2021
From distrustful readers to Silicon Valley power, Amol Rajan on the future of news.
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Podcasts go premium
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Wondery launches a UK podcast, while Spotify and Apple bring in subscriptions.
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Roula Khalaf, editor of The Financial Times
Wed 21 Apr 2021
War reporting, capitalist excess, and the Greensill lobbying scoop.
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Threats to journalists in Northern Ireland
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media.
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"There's no democracy without a strong, free press"
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Washington Post editor Marty Baron reflects on Trump, Pulitzers and Bezos.
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Reddit and the anti-establishment
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Co-founder Steve Huffman on the limits of free speech and taking on Wall Street.
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Fighting the Covid infodemic
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Global perspectives on fake news and misinformation from 麻豆社 World Service listeners.
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Andrew Neil: a 50-year media career
Fri 12 Mar 2021
The chairman of GB News on his roles at The Sunday Times, the 麻豆社 and The Spectator
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Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.
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Is the UK media obsessed with Westminster?
Wed 3 Mar 2021
A major news story in Scotland confuses London-based media.
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Squaring up to the tech giants
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Facebook pulls news from Australia, plus the launch of Boom Radio.
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Andrea Coscelli, the watchdog taking on the tech giants
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Competition and Markets Authority chief executive says Facebook and Google "too powerful"
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How ITV News reported first-hand on the storming of Congress
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Robert Moore and producer Sophie Alexander explain their first draft of history.
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Carolyn McCall, boss of ITV
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Why British broadcasters need "urgent" protection, and the success of Britain's Got Talent
