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The Media Show: Reflections on the Mirror as two editors leave; C4's Paralympics innovations

30/05/2012

Reflections on the Mirror as two editors leave; C4's Paralympics innovations

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Reflections on the Mirror as two editors leave; C4's Paralympics innovations

Trinity Mirror loses two editors in one day, and Channel 4's Paralympics innovations.

Mirror editors Tina Weaver and Richard Wallace lose their jobs; C4's Paralympics innovation; impact of decision not to prosecute Guardian journalist; separating news from comment.

In today's programme with Steve Hewlett:

The editors of the Mirror and Sunday Mirror lost their jobs this morning, ahead of the papers' move to a seven day operation. Ben Fenton of the Financial Times looks looks at why Trinity Mirror has made this decision and why now.

Former Paralympic swimmer Giles Long tells Steve how he came up with the new graphics for Channel 4's Paralympics coverage, which aim to demystify the system for classifying athletes.

Yesterday the CPS explained why it would not prosecute Guardian journalist Amelia Hill over allegations her stories about the phone hacking investigation came from confidential police sources. Lawyer Susan Aslan of Aslan Charles Kousetta LLP talks through the implications of that decision for working journalists.

And Mary Ann Sieghart of The Independent and former Guardian editor Peter Preston discuss Tony Blair's appearance at the Leveson Inquiry this week. Can news and comment be separated in the way he suggested and, if it can, should it be?

The producer is Simon Tillotson.

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