{"podcast":{"title":"The News Meeting","slug":"the-news-meeting-5853716","podcast_index_feed_id":5853716,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf","website_url":"https://observer.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1764692369514-1a610915-0a65-4628-af80-db0344784062.jpeg","author":"The Observer","episode_count":672,"summary":"Every Monday and Friday three journalists battle it out to try and convince the editor that their pitch should lead the news. Discover what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom. Why do some stories dominate, while others fail to make the cut? Tell us if you agree with the final running order - email newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Book your place at a news meeting live in our newsroom - https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Producer: Casey Magloire Subscribe to The Observer today and get access to: Our podcasts before anyone else A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Click here to subscribe today for just £1 for your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T06:18:00.079962+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716"},"episode":{"title":"Did the government make it harder for graduates to pay off student loans?","slug":"did-the-government-make-it-harder-for-graduates-to-pay-off-student-loans","published_at":"2026-02-12T17:44:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716/did-the-government-make-it-harder-for-graduates-to-pay-off-student-loans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-news-meeting/episodes/698e11757301331f1f2474f1","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/e/698e11757301331f1f2474f1/media.mp3","summary":"Should the government consider implementing a graduate tax to make the tuition repayment system fairer? What did Jim Ratcliffe get wrong about immigration in the UK? And do we need to get serious about carbon capturing?  Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Andrew Butler, Ada Barumé and James Tapper as they battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news. Join us at the next The News Meeting Live on Thursday, the 26th of February: https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-8   **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk   Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell  Producer: Casey Magloire  Executive Producer: Matt Russell and Jasper Corbett  To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk   Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Should the government consider implementing a graduate tax to make the tuition repayment system fairer? What did Jim Ratcliffe get wrong about immigration…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1876,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-meeting-5853716/episodes/did-the-government-make-it-harder-for-graduates-to-pay-off-student-loans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716/did-the-government-make-it-harder-for-graduates-to-pay-off-student-loans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}