The Media Show

The riots and the media


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Lorna Woods' thinking was central to the new Online Safety Act, designed to tackle dangerous content online. After the recent riots, which many argue were fomented on social media, the law is being put to the test in the courts. We talk to Lorna alongside Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor. We also look at the role the traditional media plays in the discourse around immigration with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist, at The I and Sunder Katwala, Director of the British Future thinktank. We also explore Elon Musk's X platform's new legal action against advertisers, the role of the media lawyer and Andrew Cotter explains the art of Olympic commentary.

Guests: Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor; Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law, University of Essex; Lara O'Reilly, Senior Correspondent, Business Insider; Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Columnist, The I; Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future; John Battle, Head of Legal and Compliance, ITN; Gill Phillips, legal consultant and former Editorial Legal Director, The Guardian, Andrew Cotter, broadcaster

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Simon Richardson

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