Episodes
Coverage of Phillip Schofield coming Out and the closure of the Queensferry Crossing, plus Ofcom being asked to regulate the internet and Celtic's refusal to cooperate with Sky TV
Published 02/13/20
Under the microscope are coverage of the resignation of Derek MacKay, a walk-out by Westminster Lobby Journalists and stories concerning the Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos
Published 02/06/20
Gillian Marles is joined by Anna, Stuart and Eamonn for the media review
Published 01/30/20
Ken sits in for John this week, joined by Anna and Stuart to look at the week that was.
Published 01/23/20
Up for discussion are the coverage of Prince Harry and Mehgan Markle, Samira Ahmed taking the BBC to a tribunal, the re-convening of Stormont and James Murdoch on climate change
Published 01/16/20
Ken Macdonald is joined by Anna, Stuart and Eamonn, as well as Anne-Marie, to talk about the way the media has covered Harry and Meghan quitting the Royal Family.
Published 01/09/20
Up for discussion is media coverage over the election and is the BBC under threat as a result and the impeachment of Donald Trump
Published 12/19/19
John is joined by Anna and Stuart to look at how the media covered week's big stories
Published 12/12/19
Under examination is coverage of last week's terrorist attack, the Channel 4 Leaders debate, Panorama interviewing victims of Jeffrey Epstein & the Evening Times changing its name
Published 12/05/19
Under the microscope this week is General Election Coverage including political interviews and the death of writer and Broadcaster Clive James
Published 11/28/19
Under the microscope this week is Prince Andrew's interview with the BBC, the possible end of Newsround on Children's TV and the ITV Election Debate
Published 11/21/19
Could the Scotsman be taken over by the owners of the Herald, the row over the clip of Boris Johnson at the Cenotaph and the Financial Times has its first female editor
Published 11/14/19
31st Oct 2019: General Election Ads on Social media, controversial magazine columns, the sale of the Daily & Sunday Telegraph and the death of Irish broadcasting legend Gay Byrne
Published 11/07/19
This week Laura Maxwell's in for John- joined as usual by Stuart, Anna and Eamonn. We're talking our first December general election since the 1920s, Donald Trump, and DC Thomson.
Published 10/31/19
This week we look at No.10 Sources, news programmes with no Brexit coverage, differences amongst the Royal princes, 39 people found dead in a lorry and censorship in Australia
Published 10/24/19
John is joined by Eamonn, Anna and Stuart to look at how the media covered the news
Published 10/11/19
BBC Impartiality and Naga Munchetty, Boris Johnson's denials and technology Lessons and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex take on the tabloids
Published 10/03/19
John is joined by Anna, Stuart & Eamonn to look at how the media covered the big stories
Published 09/26/19
Topics include coverage of David Cameron's memoirs, an old photo comes back to haunt the Canadian Prime Minister and newspaper intrusion into the private lives of sports stars
Published 09/19/19
JOHN US JOINED BY ANNA BURNSIDE, EAMONN O'NEILL AND STUART COSGROVE
Published 09/12/19
Looking at how the media covered the big stories of the week from a Scottish perspective. John Beattie speaks to his regular media commentators Stuart Cosgrove and Eamonn O’Neill.
Published 09/05/19
Media coverage of the prorouging of Parliament, Ruth Davidson's resignation and Prince Andrew's connections to Jeffrey Epstein
Published 08/29/19
The panel looks at how the media covered some of the stories of the past week. This episode looks at coverage of the GERS figures, Donald Trump's cancellation of a visit to Denmark because they won't sell him Greenland and the launch of the new Sports Website The Athletic
Published 08/22/19
Talking about Jeffrey Epstein's death, Nicola Sturgeon on Loose Women and Lauren Laverne
Published 08/15/19