Tag: Newspapers

  • Episode 71 – Full Fact on fake news, Simon Pearson on writing obituaries

    <![CDATA[  We depart from the usual format this week to bring you two fascinating interviews about the craft of journalism: Mevan Babakar and Phoebe Arnold from Full Fact discuss the art of fact checking and its role in the digital age. Olly also talks to the obituaries editor of the Times, Simon Pearson, on how…

  • Episode 62 – IMPRESS in Official Regulator Shocker – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

    <![CDATA[The government-sponsored panel, set up after the Leveson inquiry, have chosen IMPRESS as the official press watchdog. Media writer Kate Bulkley and broadcaster Doton Adebayo join Olly Mann to discuss the impact of the decision. The panel also discuss culture secretary Karen Bradley’s new plan for Channel 4, the proposed buyout of Time Warner by…

  • Episode 59 – Badly burnt by Bake Off

    <![CDATA[With the key talent divided and the audience in shock we ask… has anyone come out of the Bake Off fiasco well – apart from the freshly-moneyed Love Productions? Jake Kanter (Business Insider) sits in for Olly with guests Ash Atalla (Roughcut TV) and Tara Conlan (The Guardian) to discuss the week’s top media stories.…

  • Episode 57 – What Lad Bible’s rise means for online video

    <![CDATA[This week, Alex Hudson (metro.co.uk) and Lisa Campbell (Edinburgh International TV Festival) join Olly to discuss Lad Bible’s popularity with men on social media. Plus, a preview of all the best sessions from next week’s TV industry love-in in Scotland. Elsewhere on the programme: as Emma Swaine exits the BBC after 20 years our panel…

  • Episode 55: Brexit Boosts Fleet St… But For How Long?

    <![CDATA[June’s circulation figures indicate good times for national newspapers – and their online editions – following the EU referendum, but with experts predicting a huge drop in ad spending will the boom be short lived? Olly Mann is joined by journalist James Ball (Buzzfeed) and TV producer Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) to discuss this and the rest…

  • Episode 45 – Leveson II, a promising dawn for New Day and Radio 2 Country pops up

    Episode 45 – Leveson II, a promising dawn for New Day and Radio 2 Country pops up

    <![CDATA[John Whittingdale takes a break from Brexit to address the issues the matter to the media (and avoid a few others). Olly Mann talks loopholes and Leveson II with Faraz Osman (Managing Director, Lemonade Money) and Alex Hudson (Deputy Editor, metro.co.uk).

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