Dominic PonsfordNews
Dominic PonsfordNews
Dominic PonsfordNews
Dominic PonsfordNews

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A fortnightly podcast from Press Gazette in which leading journalists and figures from UK journalism provide an insider take on the industry.

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  • The New European editor and Archant chief content officer Matt Kelly
    The New European editor Matt Kelly, also Archant's chief content officer, talks to Press Gazette's Journalism Matters podcast about Brexit, "BBC bias", Alastair Campbell, Paul Dacre, Piers Morgan, his time on the Daily Mirror and how if TNE ever got "boring" he would close it. Interview by Freddy Mayhew. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Huffpost UK editor-in-chief Polly Curtis
    Huffpost UK editor-in-chief Polly Curtis talks to Press Gazette on 28 June 2018 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Interview with British Journalism Awards 2017 Young Journalist of the Year Gareth Browne
    Interview with British Journalism Awards 2017 Young Journalist of the Year Gareth Browne See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Former Sky News anchor Jeremy Thompson meets Dominic Ponsford
    Former Sky News anchor Jeremy Thompson talks to Dominic Ponsford about risking his life as a war reporter, fake news and other threats to journalism See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Google director of News Partnerships Madhav Chinnappa
    Google director of News Partnerships Madhav Chinnappa talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford.He defends Google against complaints it is sucking advertising revenue out of the UK killing off newspapers and explains why he thinks the US giant is a force for good in the news "ecosystem". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Hello! editor Rosie Nixon
    Press Gazette news editor Freddy Mayhew talks to editor of Hello! Rosie Nixon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Stephen Glover
    Daily Mail columnist and founder of The Indendent Stephen Glover talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford about his first novel: Splash! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Alastair Morgan talks to Dominic Ponsford
    Thirty years ago Alastair's brother Daniel was murdered in a pub car park in south London. He talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford about what has become the most investigated, and yet unsolved, murder in British criminal history. And he explains how the case is mired in police and media corruption. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Zaheena Rasheed - editor of the Maldives Independent
    Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford hears about the darker side of holiday paradise The Maldives which has a poor record for press freedom See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Rachel Oldroyd - editor of the Bureau of Investigation
    Press Gazette news editor Freddy Mayhew meets Rachel Oldroyd of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Dominic Ponsford meets Monocle editor in chief Tyler Brule (with editor Andrew Tuck)
    As Monocle celebrates its tenth birthday, editor and founder Tyler Brule speaks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford (speaking at the tenth anniversary conference in London). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Doyen of the media writers Roy Greenslade
    The Guardian's Roy Greenslade steps down after ten years writing a daily blog about journalism. He lifts the lid on 25 years writing about the media in the national press. Interviewed by Dominic Ponsford. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Drew Cullen - editor-in-chief of The Register
    Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford talks to Drew Cullen joint owner and founder of The Register and also editor-in-chief of the irreverent technology news website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Dominic Ponsford interviews John McEntee
    Veteran Daily Mail diary writer speaks to Press Gazette over a coffee at Derry Street. He admits to: making up a fake contributor in order to defraud The Times, pretending to be disabled to secure a private audience with the Pope and breaking a confidence with the actor Richard Harris in order to reveal to the world that his son had been in rehab. He also may have played an unwitting part in the deaths of the then oldest man in Ireland and the actor Derek Nimmo. And he once gravely offended Sir Trevor McDonald by calling him a “little monkey”. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • New York Times managing editor John Kahn
    The New York Times journalist talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford about his title's plans to expand into the UK and beyond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick
    The Computer Weekly editor talks to Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford about how the title has survived - and thrived - for 50 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Local press journalist who was bugged, arrested and spied on by police for doing her job - Sally Murrer
    Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford interviews local press journalist Sally Murrer. In 2007 she was at the centre of a notorious case involving police surveillance. She said she has still not recovered from what Thames Valley Police did to her and explains why it so important British journalists fight to get protection for journalist in the Investigatory Powers Bill currently going through parliament. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Was it the pro-Brexit press 'wot won it'? The Sun's Trevor Kavanagh and Hacked Off's Evan Harris
    Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford discusses the extent to which pro-Brexit press coverage influenced the EU referendum result. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation Sir Alan Moses
    Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford interviews chairman of press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation Sir Alan Moses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • News editor of SBTV News and 'millennial' Ash Houghton
    Ash Houghton talks to Dominic Ponsford about how he went from leaving school at 15 to work on building sites, to his role as news editor of youth media brand SBTV News. He also offers some insight on how journalists can connect better with 'millenials' such as himself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.