Charlie's Media Blog

Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James Tuesday 17th December 2019 6:33 - Intro, feedback on things that have already happened, talk of John Bercow, trail for whats coming up on the show. 6:36 - Song, Dominic Fike, 'Phone Numbers', American singer. 6:38 - Identity jingle. 6:38 - Song, Rita Ora, 'I Will Never Let You Down', British singer-songwriter. 6:41 - Time Check, listing upcoming music, talk about yesterdays quiz, discusses his own private life last night looking at his phone retweeting strange lorry/Ellie Golding video, Ellie Goulding coming in on show. 6:45 - Song, HAIM, 'Now I'm In It', US pop band. 6:48 - Time Check, listener comments (twitter), reveals his birthday, talks more of Ellie Goulding, talks more of video, upcoming music (1975), upcoming quiz. 6:50 - Song, Kygo & Whitney Houston, 'Higher Love', Norwegian DJ/American singer. 6:54 - Listener comments (twitter), trail for feature later in the week. 6:55 - Song, Slade, ...

Set in the offices of two British newspapers, this series follows the personal and professional lives of rival newspaper editors and reporters as their industry struggles to contend with the explosion of online media and the hacking scandals of the past. The first episode sets the multi-layered tone for the series in an exploration of how influential the media can be in defining truth, as liberal broadsheet is pitted against populist tabloid, a young journalist finds his personal ethics in conflict with the demands of the real job, and the same story is represented in very different ways. First episode date: 6 September 2018 Final episode date: 11 October 2018 Networks: Public Broadcasting Service, BBC One Director:  Tom Vaughan Producer:  Paul Gilbert Below are some questions which this programme raises after watching the first episode. What do you learn about the financial pressures facing newspapers today and how that might shape decisions about the storie...