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The Media Show

Fear, Threats and Intimidation

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC News South Asia

Available for 4 months

British counterterrorism officers are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian TV host outside his home in London. Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati was hospitalised, before being discharged and moving to a safe place under the supervision of the Metropolitan Police. The Media Show talks to British-Iranian journalist Sima Sabet, who has also been targeted.

Have US diplomats been targeted by Russian sonic weaponry? A joint report between The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS's 60 Minutes alleges it’s the result of their brains being targeted by "directed energy" weapons operated by a secretive Russian military unit. We meet one of the journalists involved in the story.

And as Gmail celebrates its 20th anniversary, how useful is email today as a form of communication? Or has it been overtaken by messaging apps like WhatsApp?
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