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The Media Show: How Taylor Swift Conquered the Media

How Taylor Swift Conquered the Media

BBC News - The Media Show, How Taylor Swift Conquered the Media

Taylor Swift’s economic impact, Hugh Grant’s settlement, and reporting gender identity.

A lesson in 'Swiftonomics' from the journalists who report on the pop phenomenon. Hugh Grant settles his legal fight with Murdoch. And how to report the polarising topic of gender identity.

Taylor Swift is a media phenomenon. News outlets now have dedicated 'Swift Correspondents'. Disney paid a record sum to stream her Eras tour, and she has a level of control over her music that other artists just don’t. We speak to two journalists who have the job of reporting on 'Swiftonomics'.

Also in the programme, a development in Hugh Grant’s legal fight with one of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper groups. The actor accused The Sun of bugging his car and burgling his flat. Now he says he’s settled the allegations  - which have been denied - for 'an enormous sum'. 
 
And how to report the polarising topic of gender identity. In the UK a review has been published into what care children and young people who were questioning their gender were getting from health services. It makes recommendations for clinicians, but what lessons are there for journalists who want to report on the issue? 
 
Presenter: Katie Razzall  
 
Guests: Laura Snapes, deputy music editor, The Guardian; Augusta Saraiva, economics reporter, Bloomberg; Jake Kanter, investigations editor, Deadline; Hannah Barnes, associate editor, New Statesman; Rebecca Coombes, head of journalism, The BMJ

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