Media Confidential

• Who owns the media?

  Does it matter who funds and owns the media?This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Rodney Benson, professor and author of How Media Ownership Matters, who compares the ways in which newspapers are funded around the world—and how this fundamentally shapes democracy.Plus, Alan shares stories from his recent trip to Perugia, which holds the annual International Journalism festival. He discusses his mood after the festival, and what columnists are debating (is Donald Trump bonkers? We’ll never know!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Q&A: How do you spot a story?

  In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are asked what makes a good story—and which big ones they’ve missed.They reminisce over the hedonistic days of Vanity Fair magazine, following the release of former editor Graydon Carter’s swashbuckling new memoir. And they remember the legacies, lives and careers of two former colleagues: Gwen Robinson, former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and Tim Radford, the Guardian science editor known for penning the 25 commandments for journalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Trump’s tariff-mania: What are journalists missing?

  On Media Confidential this week, Alan and Lionel discuss the world being turned upside down by Donald Trump’s tariffs.As former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel weighs in on how the press are handling the situation: what are they getting right…and what are they missing? Have financial journalists failed to spot the biggest story yet?And amid a slew of suspensions and politically-motivated arrests at Columbia University, the hosts also talk to Anya Schiffrin, director of the university’s Technology, Media and Communications programme. As the university yields to the Trump administration’s demands, they discuss the pressures colleges are facing, the role of the media, and the importance of resistance to authoritarianism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Q&A: Have you ever felt your life was under threat?

  What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger?This week, Alan and Lionel are asked if they’ve ever been unsafe because of their journalism.They talk about Tom McTague moving jobs across the political spectrum, from UnHerd's political editor, to editor at the New Statesman.And as Jim Mullen announces his departure from the media company Reach, the hosts discuss his tenure.If you have a question for Alan and Lionel, send them to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Is this the most dangerous time to be a journalist?

  This week, Alan and Lionel discuss alarming threats to global press freedom with guests Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste.As an award-winning journalist with Al Jazeera, Peter was reporting on the Arab Spring when he was arrested under charges of terrorism. He shares his story of being wrongfully imprisoned in Egypt for 400 days (later dramatised in the film The Correspondent).Jodie, director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, an American nonprofit organisation, also highlights the increasing dangers facing journalists in the US, including attacks on public broadcasting and legal threats.In the face of mounting pressures, how can young reporters find hope? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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