The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations
'Magaluf Girl' coverage, White Dee, the reporting of historic child sex abuse allegations.
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Diversity, Changes to Radio 5 Live and Facebook Controlling Emotions
Radio 5 Live presenter changes, the diversity challenge and the ethics of Facebook.
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Hacking trial special
What has the hacking trial revealed about the culture of the newspaper industy?
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Sports commentary, ABC chief, the internet and print, Peter Jukes
The art of sports commentary, and why the internet isn't responsible for print's decline.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio cuts; Richard Ingrams; Sun special row
How job cuts at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio might impact programmes. Presented by Steve Hewlett.
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Google privacy; Peter Greste trial; FIFA; Newsweek
Google privacy requests; the trial of Peter Greste; FIFA expose; Newsweek Europe launch.
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New Chair of IPSO; the Duchess's bottom.
Sir Alan Moses, the new chair of press regulator IPSO, gives his first interview.
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TalkTalk TV's Dido Harding; being a female news editor; 'sex-swap' headlines
TalkTalk TV CEO Dido Harding; being a female news editor; 'sex-swap' headlines removed.
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Election debates; women directors; 'Sky Europe' talks; all3media chairman
TV election debates; lack of women directors; 'Sky Europe' talks; and all3media is bought.
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Patten & Paxman depart; Channel 5 sold; Sunday Herald says 'yes'
Chris Patten's resignation; Jeremy Paxman's departure; sale of Channel 5; Sunday Herald.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust's review of News; Lachlan Murdoch
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ director of news James Harding on the Trust's review into news and current affairs.
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Royal video; FT rejects IPSO; Documentaries on adoption; Peter Greste update
Steve Hewlett discusses media news, including coverage of the of Cambridges' day off.
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Pistorius TV; Sunday tabloids; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commissioning; Mirror front page
The Oscar Pistorius channel, the decline of Sunday red-tops, and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commissioning.
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Maria Miller goes; watching TV online; reporters harassing public?
Maria Miller goes and Sajid Javid arrives; watching TV online; reporters harassing public?
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Local TV in Norwich and London; Johnston Press; Mail on Sunday's Scoop of the Year
The Mail on Sunday wins scoop of year for its 'Crystal Methodist' story.
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Future of arts TV; Turkey attempts Twitter ban; the Peter Greste campaign
Is ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arts really 'the greatest commitment to arts for a generation'?
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Lenny Henry at the Baftas; Decriminalizing licence fee evasion; L'Wren Scott coverage
Lenny Henry on the need for greater ethnic diversity in broadcasting.
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Sky's Sophie Turner-Laing; live debates on TV; licence fee evasion
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ director of strategy on the effects of making licence fee evasion a civil offence.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½3 online only; Vice news launches; net neutrality
Would making ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½3 an online-only channel really save money? With Steve Hewlett.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DG defends licence fee; Lord Hunt on IPSO; Paul Foot award
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ DG's speech on the licence fee; Lord Hunt on IPSO; David Cohen wins Paul Foot award.
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Adverts on the World Service; Daybreak changes; Reader's Digest sale
Will another presenter change rescue ITV's Daybreak? Media news with Steve Hewlett.
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Al Jazeera; Panel shows; Exposés; Twitter
Funny women on panel shows, the power of exposes, and is Twitter too niche to fly?
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DMI project; Royal pictures; media ownership; journalists in Egypt
Steve Hewlett on the DMI project, Royal pictures, media ownership and journalists in Egypt
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NFL in the UK; DMI failure; News UK; Sky results
Steve Hewlett looks at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s failed Digital Media Initiative, and the image of News UK
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Birds of a Feather, The Telegraph, diversity in the TV industry
The Telegraph's 'digital transformation'; Birds of a Feather creator Lawrence Marks.
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Benefits Street; future of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
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
Steve Hewlett on the fast-changing media world, including 'dramatised' natural history.
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TV presenter chemistry
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
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
Mike Darcey, chief exec of News UK, talks about the success of Sun digital subscriptions.