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More Musk Madness, Deep Seek and AI in Journalism – with James Ball

With the arrival of Deep Seek, journalist and author James Ball returns to the show to look at the reality of the Chinese-made model and discuss how AI can impact journalism. It’s clear there are opportunities to use these tools to do better work, but it’s unlikely media proprietors will see their development as anything […]

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Musk and Meta go MAGA – With Chris Stokel-Walker

I’m back with the first podcast of 2025! This week, I’m discussing Elon Musk’s closeness to President-elect Donald Trump with the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker. We also unpack Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end fact-checking across Meta’s various platforms. Chris Stokel-Walker’s Books YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created A New Generation Of Stars

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The Biggest Media Trends of 2024 – With AdWeek’s Mark Stenberg

Mark Stenberg of Adweek returns to the show to reflect on the biggest media trends of 2024. It’s rather fitting, as he was on the first episode of this year giving his predictions. This time, themes including the downsizing of the industry, the rise of paywalls, the increased importance of sports rights and, of course,

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Tortoise Purchase of The Observer – With ex-Guardian Journalist James Ball

James Ball, The New European’s political editor and a former Guardian staffer, joins the show to discuss the potential sale of the Observer to Tortoise. The deal has caused widespread upset in the Guardian News and Media newsrooms, with staff at both the Guardian and Observer voting to strike and show they have no confidence

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Discovering a Kill List – With Carl Miller

This week on the show, I take the rather unexpected approach of encouraging you to listen to another podcast! Journalist and researcher Carl Miller joins to explain his gripping new podcast “Kill List”. It is an extraordinary series, that brings together hit men, human relationships and the dark web. We also discuss issues of journalistic

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