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Media Democracy Pod

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A podcast about politics, the media, and the politics of the media. Hosted by Tom Mills and Dan Hind.
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Matthew Brown and the Preston Model

Matthew Brown has played a leading role in Preston City Council's work to maximise the benefits of public and quasi-public spending in the city. Changes to the culture of procurement in the city is having important redistributive effects and helping to foster a stronger co-operative sector. Here he talks with Dan Hind about the origins of Preston Model, the ways in which it has developed over the years, and what it can teach us about the potential for far-reaching reform in the English regions a...

Dec 04, 2017•36 min

1.16 Season Finale - We Know What You Did This Summer

Tom and Dan reflect on the first season of Media Democracy and the Summer of 2017: Corbyn's electoral breakthrough and a brief moment of media introspection; Snow, Robinson and Harris; everyone waking up to Facebook; the need to connect media policy with a wider programme of democratisation. Plus, Tom is accused of spreading fake news by Nick Robinson and Dan has been drinking coffee. Naturally we finish on a song.

Oct 27, 2017•50 min

1.15 Media Shadow Boxing – Jamie Stern-Weiner on Labour Antisemitism

This week we speak to Jamie Stern-Weiner about reports of antisemitism at the Labour conference. Jamie is a graduate student in Middle Eastern Studies. He was co-founder of New Left Project and is the editor of 'Moment of Truth: Tackling Israel-Palestine's Toughest Questions', forthcoming from OR Books.

Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 9 min

1.14 Money & the Messengers - Ellen Brown on the Banking System

How does the financial and monetary system work? One thing's for sure, you won't get the answers from the Establishment media, which seems incurably incurious when it comes to the mysteries of money. So this week, after a quick chat about the launch of the Media Fund, and a few pops at the Guardian and the BBC, Dan and Tom speak to author and public banking advocate Ellen Brown about money, debt and banking.

Oct 06, 2017•41 min

1.13 The McDonnell Proposal - Media-Politics at Conference

This week Tom and Dan chat briefly about the Labour Party Conference and the discussions there about the politics of the media. The episode ends with an extract from John McDonnell's speech at the World Transformed, where the Shadow Chancellor talks about role new technology can play in democratising policy making in the Labour Party and beyond.

Sep 29, 2017•19 min

1.12 A Platform of Our Own

As activists head for Brighton, Dan and Tom discuss the power of the new media oligopolies and a media reform agenda for an incoming Corbyn Government.

Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 9 min

1.9 "Who do you know?" Sarah O'Connell on the trouble with UK Journalism

Sarah O'Connell talks to Media Democracy about the class and cultural differences that separate broadcast journalism from its audiences. Sarah began her career as a broadcast journalist in 1999 and has worked at the BBC's Political Research Unit, Panorama, Newsnight, Al Jazeera and Sky News.

Sep 01, 2017•44 min

1.8 Hicham Yezza on Islamophobia

In this week's show we chat about 'Traingate' and Jon Snow's MacTaggart Lecture before speaking to Hicham Yezza about Islamophobia and how it plays out in the British media.

Aug 25, 2017•1 hr 6 min

1.7 Sun Burn

Having spent a week as daily readers, Dan and Tom review 'The Sun' and discuss the rise and slow decline of Britain's highest circulating daily newspaper.

Aug 18, 2017•1 hr 28 min

1.6 Defund, Degrade, Denationalise: Caroline Molloy on the NHS and the Media

This week journalist and campaigner Caroline Molloy joins us to talk about the current state of the NHS, the media's coverage of healthcare, and the way back from the brink. Caroline's work, and unrivalled coverage of the NHS, can be found at the OurNHS strand on Open Democracy.

Aug 11, 2017•1 hr 13 min

1.5 David Wearing on Foreign Policy, Political Economy and Ideology

In Episode 5 of Media Democracy we speak to David Wearing about British foreign policy and its underlying political economy, how it is discussed in the mainstream media and what the opportunities are for challenging a dangerous elite policy consensus.

Aug 01, 2017•58 min

1.4 Abuse and Civility

This week on Media Democracy, Dan and Tom discuss the debate over online abuse in politics and the media over the last fortnight.

Jul 21, 2017•47 min

1.2 PBS and the Public

In episode 2 of the Media Democracy podcast, Tom Mills (@ta_mills) and Dan Hind (@danhind) discuss the role, and conception, of the public in public service media in the UK.

Jun 30, 2017•1 hr 1 min

Media Democracy Episode 1

Episode 1 of the Media Democracy podcast with Tom Mills (@ta_mills) and Dan Hind (@danhind). In this show we talk about the recent UK general election and begin to explore some of the themes we'll be looking at in more detail over the coming weeks and months.

Jun 23, 2017•50 min
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