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Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the Financial Times , and Alan, editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, truly independent analysis and perspectives. Get one free issue of Prospect when you sign up today: https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel are joined by Jonathan Shainin, founding editor of Equator , a new longform publication with ambitions to challenge inherited assumptions about journalism—and the world
As Andy Burnham marks his first two weeks in Downing Street, the polls are registering a bump in support for Labour. This week, Ellen Halliday and Imaan Irfan are joined by Prospect ’s contributing editor Tom Clark to as
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Patrick Radden Keefe, journalist and bestselling author. Patrick discusses the real-life story behind his book London Falling , which explored the mysterious death of a teenage bo
In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel discuss the contentious legacy of Rod Liddle, Spectator columnist and Times radio presenter, who died earlier this week. A divisive figure in British journalism, the ho
In this week's Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by Mehdi Hasan, founder and CEO of Zeteo. The three discuss Mehdi’s trajectory from political editor in the UK to hosting a show across the pond—to launching
In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel talk about media publisher Reach ’s change in direction. After years of striving for…well…reach, the publisher now says they’ll focus on long form reported stories. Aft
Alan and Lionel are joined by journalist Maggie Haberman to discuss her and Jonathan Swan’s explosive new book covering the first year of Trump’s second presidency. Having conducted hundreds of interviews, Maggie shares
As Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber discuss the new cabinet on Media Confidential. When it comes to new appointments, how did the media get it so wrong? As Lisa Nandy keeps her role
In this episode of Media Confidential , Clothilde Redfern and Martin Bright join Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber to discuss how national security laws are increasingly being used to restrict journalism around the
Alan and Lionel discuss the suspected murder of MP Ann Widdecombe. They discuss contempt of court laws and how they differ from those in the United States, as well as the impact of public scrutiny on police communication
In today’s Media Confidential , Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber discuss Nigel Farage’s resignation in Clacton, triggering a by-election in which he will stand. They discuss Farage’s attacks on the press, including on a
In today’s episode Lachlan Cartwright, founder of Breaker media joins Alan and Lionel to discuss why he went solo and founded Breaker after two decades in journalism. They discuss how he treads the line between privacy a
In today’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel discuss Donald Trump’s court case against the BBC. As the broadcaster requests the president’s phone records from January 6th, some commentators think it should settle with
In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan Rusbridger talks to Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson, authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment. The three discuss the structure of Rupert Mur
In this week’s episode, Alan and Lionel chew over Keir Starmer's resignation. How does a modern politician feed the media—and avoid being eaten? If Andy Burnham becomes prime minister, will he be better at communicating
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel speak to crossbench peer and activist Beeban Kidron about the Online Safety Act. Beeban has spent years advocating for children's rights in the digital world and has playe
This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel discuss the Murdoch family’s biggest ever deal, as Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox TV buys streaming service Roku. What does it suggest about the company’s direction under its new C
In this Monday’s episode of Media Confidential Alan and Lionel are talking to NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik about what is actually happening at American broadcaster CBS. They discuss the popularity of CBS’s
In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan questions the quality of reporting around the Henry Nowak case, and questions why so many in the media are focusing on the cost of DEI training in the police and neglecting to
In this week’s Media Confidential Alan and Lionel are joined by Joshi Hermann, founder of The Mill. The three discuss how The Mill has expanded out from Manchester to seven cities in just three years and it’s plan
Paul Lewis, Sr.
Partner, Global Head of Insurance & Professional Risks · Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
1 appearance on this show
Susan Glasser
Staff Writer at The New Yorker · The New Yorker
1 appearance on this show
Alan Rusbridger
former editor of the Guardian and Prospect magazine · The Guardian
4 appearances on this show
Cory Doctorow
bestselling novelist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor · Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Mehdi Hasan
British-American political commentator · Jubilee
1 appearance on this show
Philippe Sands
Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals · University College London
1 appearance on this show
Robert Macfarlane
Professor at Cambridge · Cambridge University
1 appearance on this show
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University · New York University
1 appearance on this show
Ruth Ben Ghiat
author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" · New York University
1 appearance on this show
Slavoj Zizek
international director · Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities
1 appearance on this show
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
founder · Youth Without Borders
1 appearance on this show
Lionel Barber
former Financial Times editor
4 appearances on this show
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