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The Media Show: 'Operation Red Meat'

'Operation Red Meat'

BBC News Channel - The Media Show, 'Operation Red Meat'

Boris Johnson's supposed fightback strategy and a new BBC licence fee deal.

Is there really a government media strategy called 'Operation Red Meat', using headline-grabbing policies to distract the media?

The prime minister is under intense scrutiny, with political journalists reporting on backbencher unrest and a fiery PMQs. But is there really a government media strategy called 'Operation Red Meat', using headline-grabbing policies to distract the media? Should we worry about the apparent cosy relationship between those in government setting these policies and those in Fleet Street reporting on them? And amidst all this, what does the new BBC licence fee deal mean for the industry?

With guests Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic; Laura Hughes, political commentator at the Financial Times; Joey Jones, former spokesman for Theresa May and former deputy political editor at Sky News, and Phil Riley, chief executive of Boom Radio.

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