Media Confidential

• Q&A: What makes a good reporter?

  This week, Alan and Lionel discuss every editor’s nightmare: what do you do if news breaks just as the papers have gone to print?They also explain “pyjama injunctions”, and are asked about whether the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, is still safe while reporting from Moscow.Plus, Lionel responds to a listener asking about his Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Scaramucci on Trump: ‘He’s going to tell 10,000 lies this year as president’

  This week’s guest on Media Confidential is Anthony Scaramucci, financier and former communications director at the White House. He now co-hosts The Rest is Politics US podcast.Anthony argues that the media needs to stop overreacting to Donald Trump. He explains how the president is undermining the credibility of the press, while using it to his advantage.Alan and Lionel also discuss Rupert Murdoch’s summer party (despite mysteriously not receiving invitations)—as well as an ongoing controversy at the BBC, following its dropping of a documentary called Gaza: Doctors Under Attack.Plus, this week’s episode comes with an explicit content warning, as Alan tells the story of how the Sun’s business page was founded... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Q&A: Where do you get your information about the Middle East?

  In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are asked where they go for analysis of the situation in the Middle East, including the Israel-Iran war. They also discuss diversity in journalism and how cuts have made it a harder industry to break into.The hosts also are asked about a foreign scheme where young people can access a two year free subscription to news sites…could it work here?If you have a question for Alan and Lionel, send it to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Substack’s co-founder: Elon Musk ‘saw it as a declaration of war’

  This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel are joined by Hamish McKenzie, co-founder of Substack.The platform, which now has over five million paid subscriptions, allows writers to self-publish their newsletters and make money directly from readers.Since launching in 2017, it has gained huge popularity with journalists and the public.Alan, Lionel and Hamish discuss what makes it fundamentally different to other social media sites, including the platform's surprising approach to content moderation. Hamish also shares how Elon Musk offered to buy Substack, and why he was turned down.Plus, Lionel makes a faux pas... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Q&A: How do you help the BBC?

  In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel discuss a media screw up: who’s to blame for the Telegraph publishing a fake story about the fictional “Al Moy” and his family?They break down how editors should deal with stories that seem too good to be true.The hosts also discuss award ceremonies for journalists...do they matter? Plus, Alan and Lionel answer a question sent in by listener Tony which asks “How can you help the BBC?”If you have a question for Alan and Lionel, send it to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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