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The Media Show: How BuzzFeed exposed Kevin Spacey

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01/11/2017

How BuzzFeed exposed Kevin Spacey

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, How BuzzFeed exposed Kevin Spacey

How BuzzFeed broke the story of the Hollywood actor accused of sexual misconduct.

Kevin Spacey stands accused of sexual misconduct. BuzzFeed explains how it got the story. Also, how effective is the Westminster lobby at holding power to account?

Netflix have suspended filming of their hit TV series House of Cards. The decision follows allegations now engulfing the show's lead actor Kevin Spacey. Marisa Carrol is BuzzFeed's deputy national editor. Matthew Garrahan is the FT's global media editor.

Refinery29 is a digital publisher targeting millennial women and has been valued at $500m. Kate Ward is the executive responsible for Refinery29's expansion into Europe.

If the allegations of impropriety by members of parliament now filling the front pages really were an open secret, did Westminster's journalists turn a blind eye? How effective is the Lobby at holding power to account? Heather Brooke was the investigative reporter who exposed the expenses scandal, Paul Staines blogs as Guido Fawkes, and Michael White is The Guardian's former political editor.

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