Future of Media and Gaming takeaways, Israel-Hamas war misinformation
The Media Leader Podcast · Omar Oakes
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Show Notes
Host Jack Benjamin is joined by reporter Ella Sagar and editor-in-chief Omar Oakes to unpack the key takeaways from last week's The Future of Media and The Future of Gaming events in London.
The trio also discuss how the Israel-Hamas war has caused trouble for social media companies and the BBC alike.
Read Raymond Snoddy's latest column: "BBC’s rigidity over ‘the T word’ is damaging its reputation"
Show highlights:
1.58 Key takeaways from The Future of Media - how can we measure the full "impact" of media?
5:15 Retail media: so much discussion but was it all "hot air"?
12:25 The Future of Gaming: key takeaways
24:41 BBC impartiality in Israel-Palestine coverage
34:53 Misinformation and propaganda on social media
46:05 WPP merges ad agencies VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson — do agency brands still matter? Plus The Guardian's new advertising council , TikTok moving into OOH and cinema, and Netflix's expansion into brick-and-mortar retail.
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