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Chatter #145 – Thomas Barlow On Bywire News, Decentralised Media, And The Future Of Journalism

Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! Thomas Barlow is the co-founder and project manager at Bywire News. Bywire News is a world first, revolutionary democratic platform where you can read news that you know you can trust. They have partnered with many of the most popular independent media Publishers and Creators from across…

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Chatter #56 – Robyn Vinter on the Business of Running an Indie News Site

Robyn Vinter, the founder and editor of The Overtake, an independent news and commentary site. For anyone interested in the ins and outs of running a media company, especially an independent one. We got into the economics of independent media, the different ways in which they have funded the site since it’s conception…

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Chatter #8 – Stephanie Farnsworth on Mainstream Media, Clickbait, and The Media Revolution

Stephanie Farnsworth of Stand Up Magazine has joined us on today’s show to talk about independent and mainstream media, the click model of journalism, her experience running Stand Up magazine, and how she see’s the future of news media in the UK. You can now find us on iTunes so you can give us a…

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Does The Mainstream Media Still Have A Role To Play?

“Does the mainstream media still serve any useful purpose?” – This was the question posed by an audience member during Question Time this week, so we decided to take a look at the influence that mainstream media brands still have on the political debate in the UK and whether they still have a…

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Grenfell Fire and Fallout: A Lesson In Media Framing

The fire at Grenfell tower in Kensington has been at the centre of media coverage over the past few days. The deaths have sparked angry protests, calls for resignation, the start of a formal government inquiry, and some serious scrutiny of the politicians who could have arguably prevented this tragedy. There have been…

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