Media Confidential
By Prospect Magazine
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?
Lionel, former editor of the Financial Times, and Alan, editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion.
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Latest episode
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Q&A: Bezos or Musk–who would you rather be in a rocket with?
Alan and Lionel are asked about the Tortoise's imminent takeover of the Observer. The hosts discuss a surprisingly timely encounter, and share some breaking news about Prospect.They also discuss blasting off into space and whether they’… -
Who owns the media?
Does it matter who funds and owns the media?This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by Rodney Benson, professor and author of How Media Ownership Matters, who compares the ways in which newspapers are funded around the … -
Q&A: How do you spot a story?
In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel are asked what makes a good story—and which big ones they’ve missed.They reminisce over the hedonistic days of Vanity Fair magazine, following the release of former editor Grayd… -
Trump’s tariff-mania: What are journalists missing?
On Media Confidential this week, Alan and Lionel discuss the world being turned upside down by Donald Trump’s tariffs.As former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel weighs in on how the press are handling the situation: w… -
Q&A: Did you ever think your life was under threat because of your job?
What would you do if you realised your work was putting you in danger? This week Alan and Lionel discuss if they’ve ever known themselves to be unsafe in the course of their journalism and what they did about it.They are asked about the… -
Is this the most dangerous time to be a journalist?
This week, Alan and Lionel discuss alarming threats to global press freedom with guests Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste.As an award-winning journalist with Al Jazeera, Peter was reporting on the Arab Spring when… -
Q&A: Signal and the Atlantic defence leak
What would you do if you got added to a messaging group that was discussing top-level classified information? This week, Alan and Lionel are asked about the Atlantic’s stunning report that some of the highest level figures… -
Michael Wolff: Cancelled by Trump attacks
In this episode Alan and Lionel talk to journalist and author Michael Wolff, who has chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of Donald Trump across his “Fire and Fury” book series. The latest instalment, “All or Nothing” was publish… -
Q&A: How to deal with a conspiracy theory
How will artificial intelligence change how people consume media? Alan and Lionel discuss more listeners' questions on this week's Q&A.The editors also chew over how best to tackle conspiracy theories, and how media outlets can avoi… -
John Sawers: ‘The deep state is what keeps us stable’
This week, Alan and Lionel are joined by former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to discuss the new world order...or should that be disorder?They share their views on the threat posed by the second Trump presidency and whether the world has re…
