Holding Power to Account, Channel 4, COVID Unlocking and Media Salaries / with Dorothy Byrne

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Dorothy Byrne - former Channel 4 Head of News and Current Affairs. This week - holding power to account, the privatisation of Channel 4, COVID unlocking in Scotland and media salaries. At the end of the show, the trio go on to share their media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: ‘Repentance’ - book by by Eloísa Díaz -www.goodreads.com/book/show/56149991-repentance Eamonn: Hoax: ‘Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth’ - book by Brian Stelter - www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hoax/Brian-Stelter/9781982142452 Dorothy: ‘To Throw Away Unopened’ - book by Viv Albertine - www.waterstones.com/book/to-throw-away-unopened/viv-albertine/9780571326228 For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

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Broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove and Professor Eamonn O’Neill host Talk Media: a forensic analysis of how the media works, and who works the media. Packed full of candid commentary and informed opinion, Talk Media features a weekly guest commentator from the worlds of journalism, entertainment and politics. Hour-long episodes are published weekly on Wednesday evenings via Patreon. Join now to listen for 99p per week (+ VAT): patreon.com.talkmedia