The Media Show

The weather influencers taking social media by storm, Sir Peter Bazalgette, reporting the mushroom murder trial in Australia


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Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall on the week's big media stories from around the world.

What next for presenter Jo Coburn who leaves Politics Live next week after nearly thirty years with the BBC? She's covered the tumultuous years of the Scottish and EU referendums, Brexit, the pandemic, lockdown and shifting political landscape. We hear about her highs, lows, and plans for the future.
Who to trust for news in the India/Pakistan conflict as disinfomation spreads across the media from all sides? Shayan Sardarizadeh a senior journalist at BBC Verify has been monitoring the situation.
Nino Bucci the justice and courts reporter at Guardian Australia tells us about the mushroom murder trial which has gripped the interest of the global media.
As the BBC's Director General Tim Davie delivers a speech about the unique role the corporation can play in the future, the media executive Sir Peter Bazalgette considers the long term future for all public service broadcasters in the UK.
And the weather influencers taking social media by storm. Are they as reliable as traditional forecasters? We hear from Max Velocity, a YouTube weatherman based in the United States and ITV's Laura Tobin.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

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