Newsroom Ethics and Tim Davie’s Wish List

The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Jun 06, 2025•50 min•Ep. 311

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Episode description

Do we need a Hypocratic oath for journalism? Journalist and Author Mic Wright has been into UK newsrooms to deduce whether there's an ethical line beyond, “don’t get sued.” Also on the show: the BBC sets out its stall for charter renewal. PR supremo Will Wood is here to take us through Tim Davey’s wishlist.

All that plus: the AI copyright bill suffers another setback, there’s more job cuts at Disney and Business Insider... And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we look at some life hacks... for media hacks. That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!

Mic's book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Media-Works-Doesnt-Matters/dp/1785121367

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What The Media Club has been reading this week:

Lords fight back over copyright wavers for AI

Tim Davie outlines charter renewal wishlist

Job cuts round-up: Disney & Business Insider.

Adolescence reaches no.2 in Netflix most watched

The New European becomes The New World

Wayne Garvie lets rip

Channel 4’s NDA problem

Gerry Adams beats BBC in court

Clint Eastwood denies doing interview

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