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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Benefits Street; future of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Wed 15 Jan 2014
Does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or depict reality?
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'Dramatised' natural history; Channel 5; Sir Hayden Phillips on IPSO jobs
Wed 8 Jan 2014
Steve Hewlett on the fast-changing media world, including 'dramatised' natural history.
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TV presenter chemistry
New Year's Day 2014
Richard and Judy on TV double act chemistry. What is it, and how is it really created?
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BuzzFeed; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ governance; Danish writers' rooms
Wed 18 Dec 2013
The failure of DMI, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 'cronyism', BuzzFeed UK and Danish writers' rooms.
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CEO of News UK; Ad-funded programmes; Press reform
Wed 11 Dec 2013
Mike Darcey, chief exec of News UK, talks about the success of Sun digital subscriptions.
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TV exports to China; macho news desks; Gary Barlow on Radio 2; UGC local paper
Wed 4 Dec 2013
Steve Hewlett discusses exporting British TV to China, Gary Barlow on Radio 2 and more.
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Local TV, Welsh broadcasting, Crowd-funded journalism
Wed 27 Nov 2013
The first of a network of local TV services has launched, but why have many been delayed?
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Independent Scotland; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ North; Young Journalist Award
Wed 20 Nov 2013
Broadcasting in an independent Scotland, and has the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s move north improved content?
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BT Sport; Nicholas Coleridge; Digital switchover
Wed 13 Nov 2013
Why small local commercial radio stations fear the digital switchover. With Steve Hewlett.
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New People website, the Independent relaunch, Sports on TV, the Mirror ruling
Wed 6 Nov 2013
Trinity Mirror's Sue Douglas on the new People website and another re-design for the Indy.
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Press regulation, JacksGap, Bedlam
Wed 30 Oct 2013
Old media - aka Steve Hewlett - meets new media phenomenon JacksGap.
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Black audiences; Moderating online; The end of Millionaire?
Wed 23 Oct 2013
Steve Hewlett asks if broadcasters could do more to serve black audiences better.
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Janice Hadlow, Sir Ray Tindle, public views on press regulation
Wed 16 Oct 2013
Steve Hewlett talks to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½2 controller Janice Hadlow about her vision for the channel.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ digital strategy; Press reform
Wed 9 Oct 2013
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s future digital vision, and the editor of the Times on press reform.
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TV Soaps; DAB radio; The Mail and Miliband
Wed 2 Oct 2013
Is the Mail breaking any regulations with its Ralph Miliband story?
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Children's TV, 90 years of the Radio Times
Wed 25 Sep 2013
Why ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ children's TV needs to offer more online, and 90 years of the Radio Times.
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Media agencies; Journalese; Twitter flotation
Wed 18 Sep 2013
The influence of media agencies on broadcasters, and Twitter's impact on global news.
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TV Writers; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Governance
Wed 11 Sep 2013
The future of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust, and how earnings for top TV writers are impacting on exports.
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04/09/2013
Wed 4 Sep 2013
Severance pay at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, reporting the Scottish referendum and political interviewing.
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Women on Breakfast
Wed 28 Aug 2013
How a target to get more women on local ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio breakfast shows is going to be achieved.
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Guardian editor on press freedom; 100 years of the New Statesman
Wed 21 Aug 2013
Steve Hewlett discusses coverage of the David Miranda story with Alan Rusbridger.
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14/08/2013
Wed 14 Aug 2013
Steve Hewlett talks to Nick Pollard about the appointment of James Harding to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News.
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Media Plurality Review; Leveson Inquiry
Wed 7 Aug 2013
The media plurality review, the battle for press freedom in Turkey, and the Leveson twist.
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Sun+, BT Sport, Twitter row
Wed 31 Jul 2013
The Sun editor David Dinsmore on the launch of Sun+, and BT Vision chief exec Marc Watson.
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Covering the royal baby story
Wed 24 Jul 2013
The challenge the royal baby story poses for Sunday papers and rolling TV news.
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Mishal Husain becomes new Today presenter
Wed 17 Jul 2013
Today gets new woman presenter, the future of The Independent, Anjem Choudary complaints.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Called to Account
Wed 10 Jul 2013
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chairman and DG appear before MPs over exec pay offs; Rupert Murdoch's Sun tape.
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David Liddiment on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ severance pay
Wed 3 Jul 2013
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust faces criticism over exec pay; murder trials on TV; delay for press reform.
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NewsCorp split
Wed 26 Jun 2013
The future of Rupert Murdoch's News UK; coverage of the Guardian's scoops; change at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1.
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Jon Snow on reporting from Iran
Wed 19 Jun 2013
Jon Snow on reporting from Iran, the future of the TV licence fee, and the Guardian USA.