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Media Confidential

Media Confidential

Prospect Magazine

226 episodesEN

Show overview

Media Confidential has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 226 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 27 min and 46 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 50 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 98 episodes published. Published by Prospect Magazine.

Episodes
226
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
37 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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.

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Vicious media: How the Murdoch press attacks its targets

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Starmer’s downfall: Is the media to blame?

Jun 25, 202628 min

Beeban Kidron: What the Online Safety Act gets right (and wrong)

Jun 22, 202635 min

Murdoch’s biggest deal yet

Jun 18, 202628 min

The 60 Minutes meltdown: inside the power struggles reshaping America’s iconic news show

Jun 15, 202631 min

Henry Nowak and how the media fuels racism

Jun 11, 202635 min

Joshi Herrmann ‘If we're going to devolve more power to places like Greater Manchester we’re going to need to bulk up the quality of the local media.’

Jun 8, 202637 min

Ofcom’s Michael Grade doesn't understand impartiality

Jun 4, 202636 min

Why are Britain’s politicians so weak on freedom of speech?

Jun 1, 202644 min

Peter Geoghegan on getting SLAPP’d: ‘It had a huge chilling effect’

May 28, 202640 min

Hiring on the cheap: Are news organisations exploiting young journalists?

May 21, 202627 min

‘You want to go after big targets because they deserve to be pursued not because you want to take them down’

May 18, 202639 min

Will Ofcom finally sanction GB News?

May 14, 202628 min

Liam Byrne: What happens when populists win?

May 11, 202632 min

Slapped: Why can’t we talk about Nigel Farage’s crypto donations?

May 7, 202635 min

KIlling with impunity: the death of Amal Khalil in Lebanon

May 4, 202633 min

Trump: AI accusations and assassination attempts

Apr 30, 202628 min

Press Gazette and the end of ‘Barbara Santini's’ career

Apr 27, 202631 min

Mandygate: The mega-ton bomb that shook Westminster

Apr 23, 202628 min

Sidney Blumenthal: ‘There’s about to be a real, severe change in American politics’

Apr 20, 202635 min
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