{"podcast":{"title":"Media Confidential","slug":"media-confidential-6620203","podcast_index_feed_id":6620203,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/650ac5ba0434d000118468a9","website_url":"https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1695204572199-dbd559804b4d1ed9f96adfdf41e2e083.jpeg","author":"Prospect Magazine","episode_count":226,"summary":"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. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, truly independent analysis and perspectives. Get one free issue of Prospect when you sign up today: https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T08:18:32.158969+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203"},"episode":{"title":"Hiring on the cheap: Are news organisations exploiting young journalists?","slug":"hiring-on-the-cheap-are-news-organisations-exploiting-young-journalists","published_at":"2026-05-21T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203/hiring-on-the-cheap-are-news-organisations-exploiting-young-journalists","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203","url":"https://shows.acast.com/media-confidential/episodes/hiring-on-the-cheap-are-news-organisations-exploiting-young","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/650ac5ba0434d000118468a9/e/6a0de9e9d7997e788cfcf779/media.mp3","summary":"In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel discuss the changing winds at Ofcom, after its prospective new chair was scrutinised by a select committee. How much was Ian Cheshire briefed beforehand? And will he do anything to tackle GB News? The pair also talk about Trump's latest attack on the BBC—as well as Fran Unsworth’s departure from the broadcaster, after the former news boss claimed that she was driven out by trans activism in an interview with the Telegraph . They answer a listener’s ethical question, as the Economist draws controversy for its hiring practices. And they discuss a Panorama investigation into disturbing allegations around Channel 4’s reality TV show Married At First Sight . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel discuss the changing winds at Ofcom, after its prospective new chair was scrutinised by a select commi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/media-confidential-6620203/episodes/hiring-on-the-cheap-are-news-organisations-exploiting-young-journalists/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203/hiring-on-the-cheap-are-news-organisations-exploiting-young-journalists.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}