What should lead the news? Three journalists tell Giles Whittell what they think the top story should be and Giles has a message for the new Starbucks CEO.

In this episode they discuss why the coffee chain’s boss is being criticised, the vibe at the Democratic National Convention and what a death at Britain’s newest jail tells us about the prison’s crisis.

Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com

Guests:

Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
Katie Riley, data and graphics editor at Tortoise
Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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