{"podcast":{"title":"Mixed Signals from Semafor Media","slug":"mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354","podcast_index_feed_id":6916354,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/mixed-signals-semafor-media","website_url":"https://www.semafor.com/mixed-signals","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d4a58788-0e12-11ef-b99b-6b11bbbc2c31/image/8bbe04c269ef7f8d914ce902f198a5b7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Semafor","episode_count":109,"summary":"Every Friday media reporter Max Tani and Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith pull back the curtain on the most important stories about media, revealing why you see and hear what you see and hear. Mixed Signals from Semafor Media is supported by Think with Google.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T22:20:18.782223+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354"},"episode":{"title":"Deborah Turness on bias, the BBC, and the future of public media","slug":"deborah-turness-on-bias-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-media","published_at":"2026-02-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/deborah-turness-on-bias-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-media","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/OENRF4197071806.mp3?updated=1772149582","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/OENRF4197071806.mp3?updated=1772149582","summary":"Former BBC News boss Deborah Turness joins Mixed Signals for her first public interview since resigning amid a controversy over an editorial mishap involving a Donald Trump speech. She talks about whether the BBC is truly impartial, how she handled newsroom blind spots around rising populist movements like the UK's Reform party, and why she believes public media can survive a polarized age. The interview was recorded at Semafor’s Trust In Media summit, which can be watched in full on Semafor’s YouTube channel. Sign up for Semafor Media’s Sunday newsletter: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/media For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: @semaforben, @maxwelltani If you have a tip or a comment, please email us mixedsignals@semafor.com","meta_description":"Former BBC News boss Deborah Turness joins Mixed Signals for her first public interview since resigning amid a controversy over an editorial mishap involv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2159,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/episodes/deborah-turness-on-bias-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-media/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/deborah-turness-on-bias-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-media.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}