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The Media Show

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

This is the programme about a revolution in media.

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

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The Media Show: The Cairncross Conundrum

The Cairncross Conundrum

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, The Cairncross Conundrum

Demand for news is higher than ever, but fewer people are prepared to pay for it

Demand for news is higher than ever, but fewer people are prepared to pay for it. Amol Rajan and guests discuss the sustainability of high-quality journalism.

Demand for news is higher than ever but fewer people are prepared to pay for it. The government asked former journalist Dame Frances Cairncross to conduct a review into the sustainability of high-quality journalism.

Amol Rajan is joined by Dame Frances Cairncross, Wolfgang Blau, president of Condé Nast International, Professor Jane Martinson, Daniel Ionescu, managing editor of The Lincolnite and Lincolnshire Reporter, and Paul Staines, publisher of Guido Fawkes.

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producer: Richard Hooper

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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