The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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Covering the royal baby story
The challenge the royal baby story poses for Sunday papers and rolling TV news.
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Mishal Husain becomes new Today presenter
Today gets new woman presenter, the future of The Independent, Anjem Choudary complaints.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Called to Account
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
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust faces criticism over exec pay; murder trials on TV; delay for press reform.
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NewsCorp split
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
Jon Snow on reporting from Iran, the future of the TV licence fee, and the Guardian USA.
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Closure of 'Greek ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'
Closure of Greek public service broadcaster, Apple's iTunes Radio and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s lost £100m
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Leader debates?
The prospect of leader debates at the Euro and General Elections, following UKIP's rise.
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Comic Relief
How the media covered the Woolwich attack, rebranding News Corp, and a bit of Comic Relief
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Radio 1; Police and the Media; Yahoo buys Tumblr
Radio 1 chief Ben Cooper - does drive for a younger audience mean losing loyal listeners?
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Channel 4
CEO David Abraham on why C4 is now truer to its spirit than when it had Big Brother.
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Harriet Harman, football coverage
Banning of football reporters, plus Labour's Harriet Harman on media ownership.
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01/05/2013
Christopher Jefferies and acting Times editor John Witherow on the rival Royal Charters.
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Simon Singh on libel reform
Should people arrested be named in the media, or remain anonymous until charged?
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Reporting in North Korea
Steve Hewlett discusses journalists gaining access to North Korea, with Sue Lloyd-Roberts.
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Lady Thatcher, the Media and Rupert Murdoch
Steve Hewlett looks at how laws under Lady Thatcher changed newspapers and TV.
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Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg talks to Steve Hewlett about arts coverage on TV. How important is it?
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Justine Roberts of Mumsnet on regulating bloggers
Justine Roberts, founder of Mumsnet, on the risk of being drawn into press regulation.
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Helena Kennedy
Helena Kennedy of the Media Standards Trust on a Royal Charter - compromise or confusion?
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Ed Richards, chief exec of Ofcom
Steve Hewlett talks with Ed Richards, chief exec of Ofcom, on the future of broadcasting.
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Broadchurch
Is the Defamation Bill at risk? And is ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide set to sell off Lonely Planet?
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Nick Davies and Ian Hislop on investigative journalism
At the Paul Foot Awards for investigative journalism, with Nick Davies and Ian Hislop.
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Junk food advertising
Does advertising junk food make kids fat? Plus, James Purnell returns to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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13/02/2013
FT editor Lionel Barber, TV cooks since Delia, and the Royal Charter debate.
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Dido Harding on YouView
Dido Harding, CEO of TalkTalk, on YouView; the winner of the UK's biggest local TV licence
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Premier League Football; Sir Harold Evans
Former Sunday Times Editor Sir Harold Evans on press regulation and the Leveson Inquiry.
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Women on Radio and TV
Why aren't there more women on radio and tv as experts, commentators and presenters?
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Transgender
Lord Hunt, the Chair of the Press Complaints Commission, on press self-regulation.
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Hacked Off on Leveson
Hugh Tomlinson QC on Hacked Off's draft press regulation bill, and C4's advertising deal.
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Don McCullin; Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christmas TV ratings, what lies ahead for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in 2013, and the power of a photo.