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Media Confidential

Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong?…

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Latest episodes

  1. Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘I’m not your therapist. I’m not your PR person. I’m a journalist’10 Aug 2026
  2. Rod Liddle: the provocateur who loved to scandalise. But what did he really believe?6 Aug 2026
  3. Mehdi Hasan: Why US media shies away from talking about genocide3 Aug 2026
  4. So you didn’t get a Burnham interview? Break out the tiny violins30 Jul 2026
  5. Corruption, convictions and vengeance: Maggie Haberman on the inside story of the second Trump presidency27 Jul 2026
  6. Burnham’s new cabinet: What did the media miss?23 Jul 2026
  7. Political censorship: How governments are using national security laws to silence journalists20 Jul 2026
  8. Ann Widdecombe’s murder: Have the police said too much?16 Jul 2026
  9. Iain Dale: I'm a Conservative but I don't do propaganda (unlike GB News)13 Jul 2026
  10. It’s the media’s fault! Nigel Farage plays the victim card9 Jul 2026