media regulation

In a week where broadcasters with shows hosted by politicians were warned they could face fines if they break impartiality rules during the next general election campaign, Nick looks at the issues it raises about which programmes MPs should be allowed to present.

Former ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis tells us why he believes we will “see and hear things on the air we’ve never seen before” in general election coverage. And GB News presenter Albie Amankona joins the conversation to explain why he thinks the station challenges traditional news media.

And Steven Knight, the screenwriter behind Peaky Blinders and This Town shares his moment of the week.

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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.

The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producers are Hazel Morgan and Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Matthew Hewitt and digital production from Elliot Ryder.

Note: This podcast has been re-edited.

Megyn Kelly is joined by Dan Wootton, host of "Dan Wootton Outspoken,” for an exclusive interview to discuss the crazy censorship regime in the U.K., the on-air moment that led to his forced exit from GB News, what was really behind the "witchhunt" against him, the "smear campaign" against him, whether Prince Harry is behind the “smear campaign” against him that led to his GB News firing, Harry's desperation to bring down Dan and Piers Morgan, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry continuing to play the victim and displaying hypocrisy, Harry and the left weaponizing the British police, Meghan Markle's latest absurd comments at SXSW, why Dan is apologizing to Johnny Depp over his past Amber Heard coverage, what he's learned over the last year about toxic relationships and journalism, what he knows about Kate Middleton's health and how she is "very unwell," what really happened with the edited photo, how the public is reacting and the conspiracy theories, the health issues within the Royal Family right now, the level of privacy the Royal family is entitled to, and more. Then Tim Carney, author of "Family Unfriendly," joins to discuss the parent “trap” in society that leads to more pressure and less freedom for kids, parents’ egos and how it affects their children, why kids need independence to grow, the value of boredom, the importance of faith in raising a family, why we need to increase the American birthrate, and more.

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Carney- https://www.amazon.com/Family-Unfriendly-Culture-Raising-Harder/dp/006323646X

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In part two of their end of year review, Jon, Emily and Lewis look back on the news from the months of July to December.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Production: Arvind Badewal & Shane Fennelly

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If you landed in this country and wondered what its problems were you might see the long queues for the health services, the high inflation, the shortage of workers to fill public sector jobs and the difficulties the country has with its supply chains.

The New Conservatives are a new fringe Conservative group trying to solve a different problem.

They think we need to cut immigration numbers by 400k, stop foreign workers visas, and offer the jobs (that we can't currently fill) to British workers. So that's now on Rishi's plate for him to ponder.

We talk to their leader Tom Hunt and ask him how he'd get Brits to do those jobs.

And after the press regulator IPSO ruled the Jeremy Clarkson column in the Sun was 'sexist, pejorative and prejudicial' we talk to IPSO's chairman Lord Faulks.

Gary Lineker will be back on air this weekend.

And BBC Director General Tim Davie has apologised to viewers for the weekend's schedule disruptions.

They'd like this row to go away now.

Except it won't.

Where does it leave the BBC Chair and his Tory donations and friendships? Where does it leave the social media activities of other high profile talent? And what does impartiality mean - if it's being dictated by the government?

We speak to Armando Iannucci - who coined the phrase omnishambles a decade ago...

And we look at the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and ask if over the weekend we got close to another financial crash.

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Robert is joined again by Paul F. Tompkins to continue to discuss Rush Limbaugh.

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Piers Morgan loses his job for ripping Meghan Markle; media rush to defend awful New York Times pseudoreporter Taylor Lorenz; and Disney’s CEO says the Gina Carano firing wasn’t political.

Check out Ben's brand new weekly series, Debunked. Leftist theories debunked in 15 minutes or less. Only on The Daily Wire: https://utm.io/uc9er 

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