Media Tribe
By Shaunagh Connaire
Media Tribe is a show that tells the story behind the storyteller. It's an opportunity to step into the shoes of the most respected journalists, directors and media executives.
Each episode looks at the journalist's journey into the industry, the impact they’ve had along the way and some of their most crazy experiences working in the industry. The stories that never quite made it to air!
Shaunagh interviews some of the most respected journalists, Oscar-nominated filmmakers and executives from across the globe, including Channel 4’s Jon Snow, BBC’s Kate Adie, The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winner Malachy Browne, CNN’s Nima Elbagir and Rana Ayyub of the Washington Post to name a few.
Each episode looks at the journalist's journey into the industry, the impact they’ve had along the way and some of their most crazy experiences working in the industry. The stories that never quite made it to air!
Shaunagh interviews some of the most respected journalists, Oscar-nominated filmmakers and executives from across the globe, including Channel 4’s Jon Snow, BBC’s Kate Adie, The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winner Malachy Browne, CNN’s Nima Elbagir and Rana Ayyub of the Washington Post to name a few.
Latest episode
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Claire Byrne | A mentor in Gay Byrne, Irish mother & baby homes & surviving the treadmill
This episode features RTE television and radio broadcaster, Claire Byrne. Claire hosts Claire Byrne Live on RTE television and Today with Claire Byrne on RTE Radio 1 and is one of the most prominent journalists in Ireland. We chat about Claire's jou… -
Dhruti Shah | Eye witness news, Bear Markets & dealing with trauma
This episode features BBC journalist and author of Bear Markets and Beyond, Dhruti Shah. Dhruti specialises in news verification, user-generated content, investigative reporting and creative storytelling through social media. She has worked across mu… -
Ben de Pear | Escaping Iran, Sri Lanka's killing fields & a mysterious midnight nurse
This episode features Ben de Pear, the Editor of Channel 4 News in the UK. Ben started his career in local journalism and then joined Sky News in 1994. From 2000-2005 he was based in Johannesburg as Africa editor for Sky and in 2005 he joined Channel… -
Diane Foley SPOTLIGHT | James Foley's & moral courage, Libya kidnapping & beheaded by ISIS
This episode features James Foley's mum, Diane Foley. James was a freelance journalist who began reporting in Iraq, then Afghanistan, Libya and finally Syria. In 2011, Jim was detained by Colonel Muammar Gadaffi’s Libyan regime for 44 days. In Janu… -
Carole Cadwalladr | Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook's role in Brexit & a revealing lunch
This episode features Carole Cadwalladr, a journalist for the Guardian and Observer in the United Kingdom. Carole worked for a year with whistleblower Christopher Wylie to publish her report into Cambridge Analytica. The investigation resulted in Mar… -
Greg Williams | WIRED, artificial intelligence bias & a Tory leader tumble
This episode features the Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK, Greg Williams. At WIRED, Greg is responsible for all aspects of content including print digital, online, events, consulting, podcasts, video and other publishing ventures as well as supporting al… -
A.C. Thompson | ProPublica, US Capitol insurrection & reporting neo-Nazis
This episode features ProPublica's A.C. Thompson. His reporting has helped lead to the exoneration of two innocent San Francisco men sentenced to life in prison and the prosecution of seven New Orleans police officers. As well as reporting for ProPub… -
Nawal Al-Maghafi | Reporting Yemen's war, pleasure marriages in Iraq & a stale glass of milk
This episode features the BBC's Special Correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi. Nawal has been one of the few journalists reporting the ongoing conflict in Yemen over the past few years. Her investigation into a 2015 attack on a Yemeni funeral — the deadli… -
Nick Verbitsky | Insider trading on Wall Street, Steve Cohen & a secret drop off
This episode features Oscar nominated and Emmy winning producer, Nick Verbitsky. Nick has been producing for FRONTLINE PBS since 2013, when he directed To Catch a Trader, an investigative look at Wall Street insider trading. Nick also produced Abacus… -
Maria Ressa & Ramona Diaz SPOTLIGHT | Disinformation, erosion of democracies & the prospect of jail
This is the second of the Media Tribe Spotlight series. This episode features CEO and Editor of Rappler, Maria Ressa and award winning Filipino-American documentary filmmaker and director of 'A Thousand Cuts', Ramona Diaz. In 2015 Maria Ressa interv…