As the long running Radio 4 show Face The Facts comes to an end, presenter John Waite shares some of his presenting secrets, in conversation with Peter Curran.Recorded at 'What They Didn't Teach Me At Presenting School', a masterclass ran by the Radio Independents Group. For more details on other (free) workshops ran by the group, visit rigtrain.co.uk. Thanks to John Waite and event producer Matt Taylor.

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Olly Mann presents media industry insight with the help of James Robinson of Powerscourt PR and Matt Kelly, group digital director at newspaper group Local World.This week: In the aftermath of resignations, accusations and a full-blooded attack on other papers by the Telegraph, how should print journalists treat the relationship between editorial and advertising? Did a golden age of editorial integrity ever exist on Fleet Street?As Radio 1 boss Ben Cooper announces a new strategy and a new chair for the beleaguered Radio Academy, he tells The Media Podcast why change is necessary.Plus there’s more on the Guardian’s search for a new editor-in-chief and why overnight ratings might be a thing of the past at the BBC.

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Hexacopters are taking off on TV. These six-rotor miniature helicopters carry broadcast-quality cameras and are fast replacing full-size helicopters for aerial shooting. Operated by remote control, shots from hexacopters - or 'drones' - are becoming more familiar to TV audiences - from Olympic skiing coverage in Sochi 2014 to entertainment shows like The Great British Bake Off.Owain Rich pioneered the use of hexacopters at the BBC World Service. In this special edition of the Media Podcast he talks about using copters on two of his recent productions: 'Auschwitz' (One of BBC News' most-viewed Youtube videos of all time) and 'Soccer Cities', where drones allowed him to get closer to Rio's famous landmarks than ever before.

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Media industry analysis with Olly Mann and guests. This week Olly is joined by City University’s Professor Lis Howell and the man behind Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Celebrity Juice and QI - Leon Wilson, Managing Director of Talkback.As the ink dries on the biggest broadcasting deal in Premier League history we discuss how BT and Sky will attempt to recoup their £5bn spending spree to secure English football rights. Will subscribers end up paying more?ITV is suffering a slump: After the disappearance of Rising Star, the critically-unacclaimed return of Broadchurch and the lukewarm reception for Harry Hill’s Stars in their Eyes, what can the commercial broadcaster do to find bigger audiences? Radio consultant Paul Robinson is on hand with a rundown of the latest RAJAR figures. There’s bad news for Radio 5 Live and BBC Local Radio but better results for commercial stations in London.There’s also an update on the Press Gazette’s 'Save Our Sources' campaign and another format idea hits the...

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In this bonus edition, Matt Kelly (Group Digital Director, Local World) makes a compelling argument for the kind of press we have in the UK. He did this at an event hosted by BUG, called 'Do We Get The Press We Deserve?' hosted by Miranda Sawyer. Thanks to both of them for agreeing to share this clip. To find out more about BUG, go to buglondon.co.uk

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Analysis and discussion on the latest media news, with Olly Mann, Lisa Campbell (Director, Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival) and radio consultant Matt Deegan (Folder Media).It’s been a future-looking week for journalists, with both the BBC publishing a report on the future of its news output and Professor Emily Bell (Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism) delivering the Hugh Cudlipp lecture. The panel discuss whether World Service output survive charter renewal and how news editors have to embrace the growing power of social media.Plus, we talk about Hat Trick and Avalon’s cheeky bid for BBC Three - could it actually work? - the page three debacle at The Sun and the latest twists and turns in proposals for the televised leadership debates.

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The podcast returns with its irreverent take on the latest media news. Olly Mann is joined by Steve Ackerman (MD, Somethin Else) and Boyd Hilton (TV editor, Heat magazine).After a particularly difficult beginning to the year, the panel discuss the reaction to last week’s attacks in Paris - how much influence does social media now have on the mainstream news agenda?OFCOM’s verdict on what constitutes a ‘major party’ for the general election has reignited the issues around televised leader’s debates. Will the prime minister be empty-seated, or is this grand experiment over before it really began?As radio stations revamp their imaging, we speak to composer Dan Mumford about his new version of BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat bed (and find out which station’s presenters break out in hives as they approach the top of the hour).Plus, we cover UTV’s attempts to offload its local radio stations to another owner and attempt to get excited about The Voice in BBC One (when we’re secretly all watching...

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Happy new year! In this first instalment of 2015, Olly Mann invites pundits from across broadcast, print and online to take an informed guess at what might happen over the next twelve months.Fi Glover, Ben Cooper and Jane Garvey discuss their expectations for radio in a post-Serial world, whilst John Plunkett, Faraz Osman, Jake Kanter and Lisa Campbell predict the year in television (including contradictory views on ITV’s fortunes).Plus, we take Matt Deegan, Maggie Brown and Paul Robinson to task over their predictions for 2014. Were they wrong? And how badly?What are your media predictions for 2015? Let us know @themediapodcast or on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/themediapodcast

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Sony are feeling the heat from Hollywood over its hacking strategy: after cancelling the launch of The Interview and lambasting the media for writing stories on released emails, there’s a backlash from audiences, talent and the press. Powerscourt PR consultant James Robinson tells us what they should have done.Also on the programme: Serial comes to an end with record-breaking podcast downloads, Channel 4 News almost scuppers an expensive trial, but will it make police-journalist relations even more frosty?Plus, changes afoot at the top of the Guardian, OFCOM and Classic FM - media writer Maggie Brown profiles the candidates.

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Interviews and reaction from the annual Women in Film and Television Awards 2014, held on Friday in central London. Helen Zaltzman speaks to the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, comedian Sue Perkins, producer Katie Swinden (Marvellous, Peaky Blinders) about their achievements this year, plus Jon Snow, Baroness King, Jake Kanter (Broadcast Magazine) and Lisa Campbell (Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival) give their take on proceedings.

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