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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Is Jeremy Corbyn at war with the press?
Wed 21 Feb 2018
Labour leader calls Czech spy stories 'nonsense' and tells the press 'change is coming'.
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Trinity Mirror CEO Simon Fox on buying the Express, Star and OK
Wed 14 Feb 2018
Trinity Mirror buys the Express & Star, Times' Oxfam abuse scoop, Premier League rights.
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Matt Hancock's manifesto
Wed 7 Feb 2018
The government has ordered a review of how it could help Britain's newspaper industry.
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Murdoch fights back
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Rupert Murdoch has made the tech giants an offer he would like them not to refuse.
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Facebook's algorithm change and why you should care
Wed 17 Jan 2018
Change in how Facebook ranks posts has been dubbed 'a nuclear bomb on the media industry'.
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When journalists burn their sources
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Michael Wolff is accused of betraying contacts to write his book about Trump's White House
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Who wants to be a TV format millionaire?
Wed 27 Dec 2017
Producers of the world's most popular shows reveal the secret to creating a hit format.
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Peston's Brexit confession and 麻豆社 religious coverage
Wed 20 Dec 2017
Robert Peston has revealed how he voted in the EU referendum.
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End of the Age of Murdoch?
Wed 13 Dec 2017
The entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox are rumoured to be up for sale.
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The Guardian's Kath Viner, Spin doctors v broadcasters, Channel 4 News editor Ben De Pear
Wed 6 Dec 2017
Guardian editor Katharine Viner, spin doctors v broadcasters, Ben De Pear Channel 4 News.
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The Royal Family and critical journalism
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Do British journalists abandon their principles when it comes to the Monarchy?
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The power of the crowd
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Paperchase has apologised for advertising in the Daily Mail after an online campaign.
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Russia and the information wars
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Vladimir Putin is accused of weaponising information to sow discord in the West.
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Scoops from Paradise
Wed 8 Nov 2017
The Paradise Papers are 1.4TB of leaked financial documents - and dozens of stories.
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How BuzzFeed exposed Kevin Spacey
Wed 1 Nov 2017
How BuzzFeed broke the story of the Hollywood actor accused of sexual misconduct.
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How to save regional newspapers
Wed 25 Oct 2017
Ashley Highfield runs Johnston Press, one of the UK's largest regional publishers.
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Malta journalist murdered: Daphne Caruana Galizia
Wed 18 Oct 2017
The murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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Could the media have exposed Harvey Weinstein earlier?
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein stands accused of years of sexual misconduct.
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Celebrities and interview copy control
Thu 5 Oct 2017
Clare Balding has denied claims that she demanded approval of a Saga Magazine interview.
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What's wrong with the 麻豆社?
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Nick Robinson argues how the 麻豆社 should respond to the popularity of hyper-partisan news.
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Is Twitter turning journalists into vultures?
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Amol Rajan hears how social media has created new ethical dilemmas for reporters.
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RTS Cambridge Convention special
Wed 13 Sep 2017
How does the UK retain its position as one of the world's leading producers of TV?
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Coleen Rooney and the paparazzi, Classic FM at 25, Panorama secret filming
Wed 6 Sep 2017
Coleen Rooney has appealed for photographers to stop following her family.
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30/08/2017
Wed 30 Aug 2017
麻豆社 and North Korea, Steve Hewlett scholarship winner, Amazon and TV sport rights.
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23/08/2017
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Martin Lewis, the Westminster lobby, Will Young and Chris Sweeney's Homo Sapiens podcast.
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Test Match Special and Josh Krichefski of MediaCom UK
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Amol Rajan goes behind the scenes at Test Match Special.
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Media titan John Malone, newspapers 'ripping' content, and online moderation
Wed 9 Aug 2017
Media mogul John Malone, newspapers 'ripping' content, and inside online moderation.
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Johnston Press job cuts; Police chief anger at tech giants; Sir Alan Moses, chairman of IPSO
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Johnston Press have announced job losses at some of its weekly Scottish papers.