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25 EpisodenEpisode 25: The Queen and Us: Fact and fiction in reporting the Royals
A new podcast series On Royal Watch delves into the complicated relationship between the British royal family and the media. In today's episode we tal...
Episode 24: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Is it the media’s fault they left royal life?
A new podcast series On Royal Watch delves into the complicated relationship between the British royal family and the media. In today's episode, we fo...
Episode 23: Covering a royal scandal: How should the media report allegations against Prince Andrew?
A new podcast series On Royal Watch delves into the complicated relationship between the British royal family and the media. In today's episode, we fo...
Episode 22 - Meghan, Harry and Oprah: What we learned about the royals and the media
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey this week laid bare bitter rifts at the heart of the House of Windsor. The rev...
Reporting Injustice Episode 5: How journalists cover missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
In today's episode, we talk to activists about missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two spirit people and the reporters who are trying to...
Reporting Injustice Episode 4: Investigating the hidden story of domestic abuse by police officers
In this episode, we look at how domestic abuse by police officers often went unpunished… until Alexandra Heal from the Bureau of Investigative Journal...
Reporting Injustice Episode 3: Exposing the true extent of the Grenfell Tower disaster
In this episode, we look at the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017 in which 72 people died. It was the worst residential fire in Britain since the Second Wor...
Reporting Injustice Episode 2: Uncovering racism and betrayal in the Windrush Scandal
In today's episode, we look at one of the biggest stories in the British media in the past few years – the uncovering of the Windrush scandal by the G...
Reporting Injustice Episode 1: How Bill Cosby's accusers got to tell their story
This October 16th marks the sixth anniversary of comedian Hannibal Buress’ off the cuff comment about America’s TV dad, Bill Cosby. The comment went v...
Episode 16 - Life for refugees and asylum seekers during lockdown
In today’s episode we catch up with two London refugees who have had to leave the city during the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdulwahab Tahhan is a journalist...
Episode 15 - Reporting Coronavirus - are journalists getting it right?
Confined to our homes in lockdown, we have never needed to be better informed about how a global pandemic is affecting our lives. As a result, one une...
Episode 14 - Celebrities and COVID-19: what role should they play?
Since the spread of COVID-19 around the world, life as we know it has changed utterly. Most major countries have faced some kind of lockdown, with sho...
Episode 13 - Robert Peston: Why I still believe in impartiality in news
What role should impartiality play in journalism in a world where anyone can broadcast? Was there a confusion between due impartiality and balance? Ca...
Episode 12 - Reporting Coronavirus
In today’s episode, we talk to medical historian Mark Honigsbaum about pandemics through the ages, from the medieval Black Death to the 20th century’s...
Episode 11 - Brexit and Broadcasters: how well did they report?
In today’s episode, we present highlights of a debate at City, University of London where senior broadcasters from the BBC, Channel 4 along with other...
Episode 10 - Why is there still a lack of Latinx representation in US media?
Selena was one of the first Tejano music stars to go mainstream. Twenty-five years after her death, why is there still a lack of Latinx representation...
Episode 9 - Election Special 2019: Dorothy Byrne on trust, TV and 'unaccountable' politicians
As this year’s general election campaign draws to a close, is it true you can’t turn on a television programme without hearing from a politician eager...
Episode 8 - How well do we understand Russia?
Communism, cold war and caviar. The way Russia is portrayed in the mainstream media relies heavily on these familiar stories and old tropes. With the...
Episode 7 - Refugee Voices
In today’s episode sponsored by the 2019 ESRC Festival of Social Science we’re fortunate to talk to two guests who have a key insight into reporting...
Episode 6 - What's wrong with political correctness?
We live in an age where free speech, according to some, is increasingly at odds with political correctness. Whether it’s Donald Trump telling four Ame...
Episode 5 - Everything I Know About… Dolly Alderton
In today’s episode we talk to Dolly Alderton, one of the most successful brand journalists working at the moment. From her weekly current affairs and...
Episode 4 - Journalists Still at Risk in Myanmar
This month marks two years since the Rohingyas began a mass refugee influx into Bangladesh. The Rohingya refugee crisis continues today with uncertain...
Episode 3 - White people should stop trying to be Africa’s Saviour
In today’s episode we are looking at the issue of 'white saviour complex' and the way the developing world and particularly Africa has been portrayed...
Episode 2 - Breaking - or broken news?
In our first live event we are talking to three leading journalists who share their insight on the challenges to report Brexit.
Listen t...
Episode 1 – In Conversation with Dan Balz
In today’s episode we are talking about the adversarial relationship various US presidents have had with the media.
Here at London’s Fron...