The Media Show

Covering strikes: Whatever happened to the Industrial Correspondents?


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As postal workers become the latest group to call a strike, and railway workers and train drivers plan to walk out again through August, we look at how well the news media covers industrial disputes. What’s changed in journalism since the days when every media outlet had an industrial correspondent and the union bosses on speed dial?

We speak to Nick Jones, a former industrial correspondent for the BBC and author of The Lost Tribe of Fleet Street, Jeremy Warner, associate editor and business columnist at The Daily Telegraph, and Alan Jones, industrial correspondent at the Press Association (PA Media).

We also look at broadcast sports rights today – with big changes in the offing as new companies with deep pockets get involved. Amazon has been making its presence felt for some time and the Nordic owned Viaplay is about to arrive in the UK. With Minal Modha, principle analyst at Ampere Analysis, and Matt Slater, football news reporter at The Athletic.

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

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