{"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":"Vicious media: How the Murdoch press attacks its targets","slug":"vicious-media-how-the-murdoch-press-attacks-its-targets","published_at":"2026-06-29T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203/vicious-media-how-the-murdoch-press-attacks-its-targets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-confidential-6620203","url":"https://shows.acast.com/media-confidential/episodes/vicious-media-how-the-murdoch-press-attacks-its-targets","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/650ac5ba0434d000118468a9/e/6a3eaad2cb67fc75eaf1963b/media.mp3","summary":"In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan Rusbridger talks to Andrew Dodd and Mathew Ricketson, authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment. The three discuss the structure of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, as well as infamous cases of “Murdoching”—described by the authors as “using media power to bully, manipulate and spread false narratives”. They also talk about the use of the free speech defence to justify harmful practices, the prioritising of entertainment and impact over truth, and the need for press regulation. Plus, Andrew and Matthew discuss Rupert Murdoch’s life, the impact of his father and the passing of the mantle to his son Lachlan. What does it mean for the company? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan Rusbridger talks to Andrew Dodd and Mathew Ricketson, authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Po…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2136,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/media-confidential-6620203/episodes/vicious-media-how-the-murdoch-press-attacks-its-targets/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/vicious-media-how-the-murdoch-press-attacks-its-targets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}