The Media Show

Ian Hislop, Editor of Private Eye and satirical journalism veteran, joins Sarah Lester from the Manchester Evening News and analyst Manal Moda. They dive into the role of satire in media, discussing how Private Eye navigates legal challenges. Lester reveals why the MEN is implementing a paywall amidst digital pressures. Moda shares insights on the alarming rise of football piracy, outlining its economic impact and potential solutions. The trio also debates YouTubers' ethical boundaries in journalism and Gary Lineker's intriguing new endeavor with Netflix.

Dame Caroline Dineage, MP and Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, discusses the BBC's leadership challenges and editorial controversies, particularly around the Reith Lecture edits. Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, provides insights on the Telegraph's sale to the Daily Mail group, raising concerns about media plurality. Meanwhile, CNN's Donie O'Sullivan dives into his documentary 'MisinfoNation: White Genocide,' explaining how false narratives about South Africa infiltrated right-wing media in the U.S.

In this discussion, Rosamund Irwin, Media Editor at the Sunday Times, and Baroness Tina Stowell delve into the BBC crisis, addressing impartiality and institutional challenges. Phil Riley warns that BBC Radio risks becoming an 'orphan asset' due to funding issues. Then, Jordan Schwarzenberger, manager of YouTube's Sidemen, argues the traditional licence fee is unsustainable for Gen Z. Meanwhile, Ben Winston reveals insights about his one-take Netflix documentary with Ed Sheeran, showcasing his innovative approach to large-scale productions.

Join industry experts John Shield, former BBC communications chief; Jamie Angus, ex-World Service director; Tim Montgomerie, a journalist and conservative commentator; and Jane Martinson, a Guardian columnist, as they dissect the BBC's recent crisis. They explore governance failures and the implications of a misleading Panorama edit on Trump. The discussion reveals deeper issues of board structure, political bias, and the urgent need for reform. With insights on global perceptions and crisis management, they highlight why the BBC remains a vital source of impartial news.

Mishal Husain, a seasoned broadcaster and fresh Bloomberg host, discusses her departure from the BBC and the nuances of journalistic integrity. TV producer Andy Wilman shares entertaining anecdotes from his years on Top Gear, including the origins of The Stig and managing strong personalities. Mike Cotton, the brain behind Celebrity Traitors, reveals the show's secretive casting process and the careful editing that keeps viewers guessing. Together, they tackle the BBC's recent controversies and shed light on the evolving landscape of media.

Katie Razzall and guests discuss some of this week's media stories including: The relaunch of the drama series Play for Today by Channel 5 with actors Anita Dobson and Nigel Havers who star in one of the new productions and Graham Kibble-White Head of TV & Radio at The Telegraph. After Reform MP Sarah Pochin complained about adverts being "full" of black and Asian people we look at representation in UK advertising with Dino Myers-Lamptey, Founder, The Barber Shop and Sara Denby, Director, Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative, Oxford University. We discuss consolidation in the streaming industry and ask what it could mean for producers and views with the CEO of Curve Media Camilla Lewis and historian Professor Bettany Hughes tells us about founding her production company Sandstone Global and her new TV series Treasures of the World.Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Content Producer: Lucy Wai

Ros Atkins talks to Paul Salopek the journalist who’s walking around the world in search of stories. We catch up with him in Alaska. We’ll hear about new research on how AI is influencing how we consume news - and what impact that is having on the information we trust - with Luke Tryl, from the think tank More in Common, and Niamh Burns, senior analyst in Tech and Media at Enders Analysis. And how have the media reported the Prince Andrew scandal with royal biographer Robert Hardman, broadcaster Simon McCoy and royal correspondent Emily Andrews. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Content Producer: Lucy Wai

Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy and The Independent’s Bel Trew join us to discuss their reporting on the Gaza ceasefire. Professor Lee Edwards from the LSE analyses how the media has been framing recent events. Also on the programme, who is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News? Semafor’s Max Tani profiles Bari Weiss. Plus, the BBC’s Susan Hulme reflects on the future of Today in Parliament as it celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Katie Razall on some of the week's biggest media stories: BBC Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, on winning the Charles Wheeler Award for outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism. Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor in Chief of the Economist on their new video podcast Insider which launches this week. What are the editorial and ethical issues around secret filming as seen in the recent Panorama documentary Undercover In The Police? And as a new three part Victoria Beckham documentary drops on Netflix we consider the rise of the self produced celebrity documentary. Producer: Lucy Wai Assistant Producer: Elena Angelides

Ros Atkins on some of the biggest media stories this week. As the BBC loses TV rights to the Boat Race – we talk to Siobhan Cassidy Chair of the Boat Race Company and Pete Andrews, Head of Sport at Channel 4 which will now broadcast the annual event. We profile the tech billionaire Larry Ellison – as he steps further into the media world - with Telegraph journalist James Warrington. We'll look at the routes that conspiracy theories take through the media ecosystem with Dr Robert Topinka from Birkbeck University and the broadcaster and author Dr Matthew Sweet. We hear why online content creators teaming up with broadcasters can sometimes be a difficult working relationship with Ben Doyle, co-founder of After Party Studios and Natalie Fahy Editor of the Nottinghamshire Post and its online arm Nottinghamshire Live tells us about their legal challenge to Reform UK after they stopped speaking to their reporters, sending them press releases and inviting them to events. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai