Paper Cuts This is Planet Earps! Lioness heartbreak – plus Repackaging Letby as entertainment?
Aug 21, 2023
Comedian Grainne Maguire and journalist Jonn Elledge join Miranda Sawyer to discuss the coverage of the England women's football team's loss, the media's handling of the Lucy Letby case, and sensationalizing tragedy. They also explore various news headlines and stories, including an astronomer's health deterioration and a nude tour de France for climate change awareness.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
England women's football team's loss in the World Cup final to Spain
03:20 • 11min
Tragic Conviction and Emotional Reactions: A Neonatal Nurse's Case and Football
14:31 • 2min
Examining Media Coverage and Ethics in the Lucy Letby Case
16:56 • 4min
Sensationalizing Tragedy and Fantastic Headlines
21:11 • 4min
News Headlines and Stories: Hallucinations, Cake, Football, Pointless Work, Queen Song, and Lunar Mission Collision
25:40 • 5min
Astronomer's Health Deterioration, Summer Essentials, and Newspaper Entertainment
30:16 • 1min
Nude Tour de France for Climate Change Awareness
31:43 • 2min
Cycling discomfort, Angela Rayner's rave sessions, and a cat flap that rejects dead birds
33:19 • 3min