Bang To Rights podcast

MMU multimedia journalism students Alicia Russell and Rosa Bown join tutor Pete Murray on a walking tour around the history of radical journalism in Manchester. In this podcast, they speak to researcher Kathy Davies about the Manchester Guardian archive, to current Northern Editor Helen Pidd, also Joshi Herrmann from the Manchester Mill, and founding editor of the Manchester Meteor, Conrad Bower.

Episode #2 of ThePicketLinePodcast, and we speak to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP on the future for students amid the current universities pay and conditions dispute. We also hear from UNISON strikers, from James McKenna of the TUC, and from members of the Ver.di union. Updates on the dispute via Twitter @manmetucu and @ucu #UCUrising. Thanks for listening

Welcome to an episode of ThePicketLinePodcast, as members of the University and College Union join strike action across the sector. We speak to UCU general secretary Jo Grady, and to students and UCU members about today's action. We'll be back on Friday (25/11) with another episode. For more info about the UCU campaign, go to UCU.org.uk Solidarity, and thanks for listening

This week: the arrest of journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests in Hertfordshire; we look at Contempt of Court issues following the death of a student in Manchester last month; and we speak to Sir Bob Neill MP from the Justice Select Committee about improving media access to Family Courts and the wider justice system. The Justice Committee Report is here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmjust/339/summary.html Read more about Tortoise Media, in-depth coverage of UK and world news, and watch previous ThinkIns here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/ Our coverage of Luke O'Connor's murder and more is here: https://thenorthernquota.org/ Dave mentions two Contempt cases. GB News and the Colston statue trial, here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/07/gb-news-accused-of-prejudicing-colston-four-trial And Rod Liddle over the Stephen Lawrence murder trial, here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/spectator-to-face-contempt-charge-over-lawrence-trial-article/65553.article More details here about the Islamophobia Awareness Month events which Ruby discussed: https://umsu.unioncloud.org/iam And the Ofcom report Pete refers to is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/guidance/diversity/diversity-equal-opportunities-tv-and-radio Thanks for listening @RightsBang @MMUNorthernQuota

In the new format for Bang To Rights, we're heading out into Manchester City Centre for an audio tour of the National Trust's "sky park" urban regeneration project at the Castlefield Viaduct. You can find out more about the project here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castlefield-viaduct You can read more news and reporting on sport, fashion, politics and entertainment at TheNorthernQuota https://thenorthernquota.org/ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thenorthernquota For debate and discussion on media law, mobile journalism, and more, follow us on Twitter @RightsBang. Thanks

Welcome back to Bang To Rights. We're back with a new format, new stories. In this episode, we speak to Alison Millar, director of the new film Lyra about the life and legacy of the renowned young investigative journalist Lyra McKee. Watch a trailer for the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdhF6_UaEzY We also hear from Nic Newman, a co-author of the Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. We discuss the DNR's findings on "news avoidance" and the rise of TikTok with Jennifer Jones, reporter from The Scottish Sun. Read the DNR in full here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022 Catch up on more of our reporting on TheNorthernQuota.org. Podcast presenters: Aroob Quaimkhani, Pete Murray, Tanya Ullah, Zara Gallimore. Thanks

Rebecca Redican presents this week's NQ Live programme. We report on the Budget, the "Girls Night In" boycott in Manchester, protesting against drinks and injection spiking, and on the hopes among the Man Met delegation travelling to Glasgow for COP26. Follow all the Northern Quota news at https://thenorthernquota.org/

Rebecca Redican reports for The Northern Quota on the Mock COP26 conference held at Manchester Metropolitan University. Students met in a series of role-plays as members of government, NGO, or multinational company delegations to thrash out resolutions designed to confront global warming. The conference was organised by MMU's Professor Liz Price.

Bang To Rights is back - with a guided walking tour around some of the milestones in the history of journalism in Manchester. We start with the foundation of The Manchester Guardian in response to the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, and follow the traditions of radical journalism right up to the present day. Our thanks to Kathy Davies of Sheffield Hallam University, Helen Pidd of The Guardian, Joshi Hermann, founder of The Mill, and to Conrad Bower, co-founder of The Meteor. Presented by Dr Eleanor Shember-Critchley and Pete Murray of Man Met Uni's multimedia journalism department

Recording the voices of ICU nurses and doctors treating patients with Covid-19, or a crowdsourcing journalism project to examine the future of government after the lockdown, to the sound of the Coronavirus itself, this week there's more from the crew on how journalists around the UK and beyond are responding to the health emergency, and finding innovative ways of documenting the biggest story of our lives. Listen to Radio 4's The NHS Front Line here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h5l1 Read more about The Tortoise slow news website and subscribe to The Sensemaker here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/sensemaker/ Ofcom's survey on false claims about the virus is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/half-of-uk-adults-exposed-to-false-claims-about-coronavirus?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Half%20of%20UK%20adults%20exposed%20to%20false%20claims%20about%20coronavirus&utm_content=Half%20of%20UK%20adults%20exposed%20to%20false%20claims%20about%20coronavirus+CID_f74d1c411c5fe38865813ae53cdc2ba1&utm_source=updates&utm_term=news%20release The NCTJ's advice on covering Coronavirus and Covid-19 is here: https://www.nctj.com/latestnews/seven-tips-journalists-reporting-covid-19-science-media-centre Read about the MIT project to turn the structure of the virus into music here: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/scientists-have-turned-structure-coronavirus-music# And you can read tributes to the late Dennis Aris on the Westmorland Gazette website: https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/18353165.tributes-paid-retired-gazette-journalist-loses-battle-coronavirus/ And also on Holdthefrontpage: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/first-rate-journalist-dies-aged-76-after-coronavirus-battle/ Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher Thanks

In a bumper episode, we speak to journalists from Lancashire to The Hague, Italy to Hong Kong about how Coronavirus and the Covid-19 lockdown has changed their working lives, and how it feels to be covering the biggest news story of a generation - as well as the joys of translating Dutch poetry! Huge thanks to all who took part this week. Liz Hannaford's report on the work of our former students is here: https://thenorthernquota.org/news/manchester-met-journalism-graduates-reporting-coronavirus-stories-across-our-region You can read more about the Timperley guitar shop finding a surge in business during the Covid-19 clampdown on the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-52008753/coronavirus-surge-in-guitar-and-ukelele-sales-as-people-try-to-fill-their-time Do check out the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast on international justice: https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/category/episodes/ Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks for listening

In a break from the Bang To Rights formula, we're joined this week by two young podcasters, Hanya Hesham and Siddra Asghar to talk about their new podcasts on racial stereotypes in the UK and on slow news. Hanya is a former MMU journalism student who's now studying international politics at the University of Manchester; Siddra is about to complete her BA in multimedia journalism at MMU. We also look at the decision to devolve powers over Contempt of Court from the Attorney General to the judges themselves. Are there harder times ahead for news reporters in court? You can hear Hanya's podcast, The Stereotyper, on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3A8W9YenH7SAlQmjqOPsZI?si=q0OdI7QNTUyeU3soEf0MXw And on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-stereotyper-podcast/id1499131891 Do search for us and subscribe on Twitter, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

We speak to freelance reporter Jan Disley about how to approach bereaved families or close friends when you're asked to call them for comments - what's known in the trade as a "death knock". Respect, attentiveness and good research are all important, she says. All of these can help put someone at ease and help unlock an individual's story from the shock and tragedy. Also joining us, MMU's Dawn Bryan as we look at the Ofcom's review of Public Service Broadcasting, and the prospects for The Times' radio project. Here are some examples of Jan's work: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1042000/war-widows-pension-injustice-army-veterans https://www.mirror.co.uk/incoming/gallery/dunblane-7497763 The Ofcom review of Public Service Broadcasting 2014-18 is here: https://www.smallscreenbigdebate.co.uk/what-is-ssbd/ssbd-five-year-review Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

We examine the expanding role of the broadcasting regulator Ofcom as the government says it is "minded" to give it an additional role policing the internet, regulating User Generated Content. Will it work? What on earth does a "proportionate and strong regulatory regime" really look like, and could it face up to Facebook? Also this week, a new member of the crew - Carmel Thomason joins us for the first time. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Thanks

This week, we're joined by a studio audience of MMU multimedia journalism students and by Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women's Health magazine. Claire talks to us about mental health, diversity in the industry, gender inequality in pay, and how she learned to be proud of her Welsh accent. You can read the magazine online here: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/ And read our students' reporting of Claire's lecture and today's podcast recording here: https://thenorthernquota.org/ And follow our students' wider news coverage on Twitter @northernquota Thanks to @mscrow Eleanor Shember-Critchley for taking over the presenter's mic this week Contact us @RightsBang Thanks

The crew in Manchester hooks up with Ellie Shember-Critchley who's at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario this week. MMU's Northern Quota reporters work together on stories with fellow journalism students at Fanshawe's 1069thex.com, covering coronavirus, remembrance of The Holocaust, legalisation of cannabis, homelessness and more. Do read the joint coverage here: thenorthernquota.org and here: 1069thex.com Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks thenorthernquota.com

This week, the crew looks at cameras in Crown Court, how the decision could change coverage of high profile criminal cases, and whether it will help public understanding of how the courts work. We also look at changes to the Westminister lobby system under the new Conservative government. Does live Tweeting from the Downing Street briefing room mean more transparency? Who is James Slack and will we see him on camera any time soon? Also: Contempt in Scotland and the Alex Salmond trial, and The Daily Mail buying the i newspaper is referred to Ofcom. You can find more on the Lord Advocate's guidance on Contempt of Court here: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/prosecution-policy-and-guidance?showall=&start=4 And The Guardian's Today in Focus podcast on the Government and the BBC is here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/jan/20/can-the-bbc-win-its-battle-with-the-government Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

We're back, and this week we tackle how news organisations report on crime, stop and search, and the portrayal of young men in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in Greater Manchester and elsewhere. It comes after a meeting at Manchester Metropolitan University organised by the Equal organisation, which brought together a range of students, academics, community organisations and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. Our reporter, Imogen Campion covered the event. You can read more here: https://thenorthernquota.org/news/andy-burnham-lot-more-needs-be-done-win-back-trust-stop-and-search There's more on the campaign work by Equal here: https://www.equalcjs.org.uk/ Also on the panel was Roxy Legane from the group Kids of Colour kidsofcolour.com And MMU Senior Lecturer Patrick Williams. You can red more about his research work here: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/sociology/staff/profile/?id=169 Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Search and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. Thanks

In a bumper show, we speak to Rebecca Day, live news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, on covering the range of breaking news stories around the region. We hear from Abbas Panjwani at Full Fact about how the fact-checking charity is developing AI tools to scrutinise statistics and public data and how politicans or others. And we have an update from our election coordinator Liz Hannaford about the plans for #Election2019 coverage next week. You can follow Rebecca Day's work at the M.EN. and on Twitter @RebeccaDayMEN There's more on the FullFact AI project here: https://fullfact.org/automated/ And you can follow the Northern Quota's election coverage here: http://thenorthernquota.org/ Thanks @RightsBang

Bang To Rights teams up with The Media Law Podcast, to talk election law and ethics, Hong Kong, and using podcasts to reach students, lawyers - and even judges. For this special joint episode, producer-presenter Pete Murray is joined from City University's Law School by Tom Bennett, and from the MMU journalism newsroom by Ellie Shember-Critchley. You can hear more from the Media Law Podcast on Soundcloud, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-568422299 Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang and @MediaLawPodcast Thanks

The crew is joined by Lexi Kirkonnell-Kawana from IMPRESS to look at the press regulator's new guidance on using opinion poll data correctly. Pitfalls and good practice, coming bang on time for the blizzard of pre-election polling data. You can read more on the guidance here: https://impress.press/regulation/consultations.html We also debate the ITV Leaders Debate - was it fair to exclude Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon? Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

We're in question time mode, with an audience of ManMetUni students. Questions on social media and the December 12 election, Russian influence, media coverage, class and Brexit, parties and Brexit, the Brexit Party and Brexit... and also our preparations for Election Night coverage on the Northern Quota https://thenorthernquota.org/ With us this week, Jonathan Rodwell, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at MMU, Liz Hannaford and Dave Porter, Natalie Carragher from MMU's aAh! magazine https://aah-magazine.co.uk/ Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

Our special guest this week is the journalist Louise Tickle, who's been a leading figure in the campaign to give journalists better access to the family courts, a vital but much misunderstood area of the law. That campaign has led to the publication of by the President of the Family Division of the first ever guidance on reporters' access to the courts. Jez looks at the postumous appeal which began this week in the Lady in the Lake case, which he first covered in the mid 1990s; and Ellie takes us through the latest challenge to (un)equal pay in the BBC by news presenter Samira Ahmed. The crew also look ahead to counting airtime for party spokespeople during the election campain. You can read more of Louise Tickle's work here: http://louisetickle.co.uk/ And an account on the Transparency Project about the new Family Courts guidance here: http://www.transparencyproject.org.uk/presidents-guidance-as-to-reporting-on-family-courts/ The Guardian's Readers Editor Paul Chadwick on election-time broadcasting rules: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/03/election-broadcasting-rules-balance-social-media-campaigning And the full episode of the Today in Focus podcast on Samira Ahmed - and David Attenborough - is here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/audio/2019/nov/04/david-attenborough-the-making-of-a-british-icon Thanks contact us @RightsBang

We are joined this week by MMU journalism's Liz Hannaford to look at the latest Ofcom report into the BBC - and whether the Corporation risks becoming irrelevant to young people. We also look at issues around students registering to vote in the 12 December election, and forthcoming coverage of the campaign on thenorthernquota.org. We also speak to Lucy Chesters of Ethos magazine, which covers what it calls innovative and progressive ways of doing business. You can read more about Ethos magazine on their website: https://ethos-magazine.com/ The Ofcom report on the "lost generation" and the BBC is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/features-and-news/bbc-risking-lost-generation There is also a separate examination of BBC radio and podcasts, and the BBC Sounds app in Ofcom's Media Nations 2019 report here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/tv-radio-and-on-demand/media-nations-2019 And you can read a full account here of the Leicester Mercury's attempt to publish the name of a teenager described as "a danger to the public" who pleaded to a series of savage assaults on a 19 year-old woman: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2019/news/judge-rejects-dailys-bid-to-name-danger-to-public-who-thought-he-had-killed-date/ Contact us @RightsBang Thanks for listening

The crew tackles arts spending for the North West after Brexit; who are the anonymous sources in Downing Street? how are Hong Kong journalists dealing with attacks by the police and by suspicious protesters? Read our students' research into post-Brexit spending here: https://thenorthernquota.org/politics/final-year-students-examine-how-brexit-will-affect-arts-and-culture-manchester We're on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

MMU journalism students assess the possible impact of a "No Deal" Brexit on the arts and culture sector in Manchester and the North West of England - and the picture's not rosy. With Ellie Richards-Coldicott, Pruthvi Khilosia, Natalie Carragher and Vince Hunt. You can read more details on https://thenorthernquota.org/ Thanks

The crew looks at the BBC radio investigation of The Times' highly controversial series of reports on the "Muslim foster care row" in Tower Hamlets, IPSO stands its ground over independence from the proprietors, coverage of racist chants at the England-Bulgaria match, and how the Supreme Court's Lady Hale has become the star of a children's book. You can listen to the whole of BBC Radio 4's The Corrections programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07qkd4p Thanks

A quickfire round this week, as we look at Coleen Rooney's investigation into her Instagram leaks, will Prince Harry go into the witness box on phone hacking? and how the Sunday Times came to name Yousef Makki's killer Josh Molnar before his 18th birthday. You can hear the episode where we visit the MMU Law School's court room here: https://soundcloud.com/mmunorthernquota/bang-to-rights-5-mmu-law-school-visit And you can contact us on Twitter @RightsBang. Thanks

The crew meets in the MMU newsroom to unpick the legal case behind the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' action against the Mail on Sunday. We explore the impact on the BBC's view of its own diversity and impartiality amid the Naga Munchetty row, and we speak to veteran political commentator Matthew D'Ancona of Tortoise News about safe campuses, and - inevitably - Brexit. You can read the report from the Reuters Institute into public service media here: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/public-service-media-are-struggling-reach-younger-less-educated-audiences-and-risk The Panorama programme on Jamal Khashoggi's murder is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0008zf7/panorama-the-khashoggi-murder-tapes Thanks

The crew meets in emergency session following the Supreme Court ruling against the Government's prorogation of Parliament. We look at how the best of the legal journalists have covered the case and helped make sense for the public of complex law, how live streams from court and Parliament have become "must see TV", and why politics podasts are one of the Brexit winners.

We're back, with Season Three of the podcast. The crew look at whether The Sun was right to publish its story this week about a tragedy in Ben Stokes' family, even though it happened before he was born. MMU journalism student Daniel Davies describes his first day as a court reporter covering a live, high-profile case. And we speak to Sally Reardon and Marcus Keppel-Palmer from University of the West of England on their research into dwindling coverage of magistrates courts across England and Wales. You can read their report in full here: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1492517 They have also written about their research in Press Gazette, here: https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/hundreds-of-stories-going-untold-at-magistrates-courts-study-finds-reporting/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/local-newspapers-should-use-citizen-journalists-to-report-from-magistrates-courts/ Follow us on Twitter @RightsBang. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts and on Stitcher. Thanks

In this special edition of the podcast, Pete Murray speaks to Carole Watson from the University of Sunderland on the decision at the High Court to grant a lifelong anonymity order on the man found guilty in 2015 of terrorism offences. Known only as RXG, he is the youngest person ever convicted under the UK Terrorism Act. Follow us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

This week, the crew look at Brexit coverage, opinions on the media from the #PeoplesVote march. We examine the actual numbers on that march with MMU crowd science expert Prof Keith Still. We debate columnists vs journalists, the EU Copyright Directive, and whether the toxic Brexit genie will ever crawl back inside its bottle. For links to the work of Keith Still and his students on crowd numbers, click on FullFact.org's report https://fullfact.org/europe/peoples-vote-march-count/ And for coverage of the demo and much more, do visit our news site, Northern Quota https://thenorthernquota.org/news/put-it-people-brexit-march-biggest-british-history Thanks for listening Contact us @RightsBang

This week: how MMU's Northern Quota covered the Utrecht tram attack; we also review the BBC Storyville documentary, "The Cleaners" on the outsourced contract workers who have to view graphic online images on behalf of the internet giants; how UK media responded to footage from the Christchurch gunman; and how UK journalists have covered climate change. Read NQ's report on the Utrecht shootings here: https://thenorthernquota.org/news/utrecht-shootings-manhunt-underway-gunman-after-shooting%C2%A0-tram And you can watch "The Internet's Dirtiest Secrets: The Cleaners" on the BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0003f2f/storyville-the-internets-dirtiest-secrets-the-cleaners Thanks

We hear from Bristol Central MP, Jo Stevens on how her constituency has been targeted by Facebook adverts apparently paid for by the pro-Brexit group, Britain's Future. Also in this episode: how a court reporter in Australia has successfully sued her employers for PTSD, and what other news organisations are doing to help journalists avoid psychological injury through stress at work. For much more on this issue, you can listen to Episodes #12 and #13, and for more on the DCMS report into Facebook and political advertising, please check out Episode#18. Thanks for listening

This week, we look at the ruling by McFarlane LJ against lifting the lifelong injunction against publishing the new identities of the James Bulger killers. We examine Lord Paddick's proposal to ban news organisations from publishing the names of people arrested by police but not charged. Also, the issue of meaning in defamation cases. And did someone in Downing Street secretly meet up with the Cambidge Analytica boss, Alexander Nix. On the defamation issue, you can read more here, on the Inforrm blog: https://inforrm.org/2019/02/14/defamation-practice-update-determination-of-meaning-before-defence-kirsten-sjovoll/#more-41581 Thanks for listening.

This week, we hear from in-house lawyer at The Guardian, Gillian Phillips about data, and the risks to journalism from new legislation on data protection. "Keep less" is Gill's advice to many of the reporters at The Guardian. We also hear from Amanda Coleman, head of comms at Greater Manchester Police on how they handle journalists' questions on high-profile cases and investigations. Follow us on Twitter @RightsBang, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening.

As UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright heads into talks with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, the BtR team looks at the report from MPs' 18-month investigation into "fake news", Facebook and Google, and the Cambridge Analytica scandal. We also discuss the "State of Hate 2019" report from the HOPE Not Hate anti-racism organisation. And there's also a look ahead to reporting this evening from our Northern Quota team on the Reclaim The Night demonstration in Manchester. Thanks

The long-awaited Cairncross report was published on Tuesday, so we focus this week on proposals to change charities law to include non-profit news operations, plans for a monopolies investigation into Google and Facebook, and much more. Joining us in the studio, Merion Jones from the Bureau for Investigative Journalism. We also look at reporting from Manchester Coroner's Court. The full 150+ page Caincross report is here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778021/021119_THE_CAIRNCROSS_REVIEW_A_sustainable_future_for_journalism.pdf You can read more about the work of the Bureau for Investigative Journalism here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/ The M.E.N. report by Rebecca Day on the inquest we discussed is here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dad-missed-out-potentially-life-15818868 Follow us on Twitter @RightsBang. Thanks

In this edition, we look at privacy and the social media platforms, the prospect of UK regulation to secure better online safety for children and young people, and whether the Mueller investigation in the United States might lead to changes in public attitudes to Facebook. We're joined this week by Madeline Palacz from press regulator, IPSO, and by Rob Peaslee, from Texas Tech University's journalism department.

This week, we examine diversity - diversity in the workforce, diversity in coverage, and diversity among journalism students. We look at the Oscar nomination for The Guardian's documentary, Black Sheep, an update from the Sir Philip Green #MeToo injunction case, Facebook, defamation, and the latest crop of local democracy reporter jobs. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks for listening

Welcome to Season 2 of Bang to Rights. We're back with an episode looking at privacy issues around the coverage of the arrest in December of a couple in connection with the drone flights around Gatwick airport. Dave, Jez and Pete examine the threat of "Cliff's law" legislation in the wake of the drones episode. We also look at coverage in the M.E.N. and elsewhere of the trial of Mark Fellows and Steven Boyle over the murder of Salford's "Mr Big", Paul Massey in 2105

In this episode, Pete is joined by MMU's Deborah Linton to talk about the safety of journalists online, and in conflict zones. We speak to Stephanie Finnegan from Leeds Live and the Leeds Examiner about how she successfully challenged reporting restrictions on the Contempt of Court case over the EDL's Tommy Robinson's Facebook Live. We also hear from Hannah Storm, director of the International News Safety Institute, and their lobbying of the online platforms to try to curb harasment and abuse of journalists. Tips from the National Union of Journalists about working in areas of social unrest are here: http://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/public-order-tip-sheet/ and INSI's 2018 annual report, featuring the Institute's work on violence and harassment of women in the media is here: https://newssafety.org/uploads/IWMF.FINALA.PDF Thanks

This episode of the podcast comes from the annual skills conference of the National Council for the Training of Journalists, held at Harlow College in Essex. We speak to Jo Webster, Reuters' managing editor for strategy and operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa about the international news agency's work to safeguard the physical and mental wellbeing of staff. We also hear from Ros Taylor, who's research manager at the Truth, Trust and Technology Commission on their recommendation for an Independent Platforms Agency to research and monitor the internet giants. All this, and more. Thanks for listening.

In a busy edition of the podcast, Northern Quota reporter Amy Viera speaks to anti-fracking activist Richard Roberts about his experience as one of three protesters jailed over the Preston New Road demonstrations. We hear from MPs such as Wigan's Lisa Nandy on the future of Johnston Press. In the studio, we debate juveniles in the justice system with Mary Maguire from MMU Law School. And Pete Murray speaks to Charlotte Urwin from IPSO on their new guidance for journalists on reporting sexual violence https://www.ipso.co.uk/news-press-releases/press-releases/press-watchdog-publishes-guidance-on-reporting-of-sexual-offences-for-journalists-and-information-for-survivors/ Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

In this episode, we look into media coverage of #Brexit - has it helped or hindered public understanding of the issue. Have politics and partisanship obscured the story and deepened mistrust in journalism? Or, has good journalism helped expose the frailties and fibs of politicians? Jez and Pete from Manchester Metropolitan University's journalism unit are joined by MMU's Brexit expert Dr Kathryn Simpson and a panel of student journalists. Join the debate - Tweet us @RightsBang Thanks

In this episode, we hear from the DCMS Select Committee inquiry into fake news and branding of political adverts online. MMU's Ellie Shember-Critchley on how the industry should change the way newsrooms approach families affected by major events such as the Arena bombing. And Dave, Jez and Pete reply to students' questions on not identifying vulnerable people in a story on asylum seekers, and whether to get into a debate with protesters when reporting from a demo. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, we speak to employment lawyer Sarah Russell about Non Disclosure Agreements. Pete interviews investigative journalist Barry McCafferty from TheDetail.tv in Northern Ireland about his arrest over documents used in the documentary No Stone Unturned. And we have the first part of Dave's in-depth interview with David Collins, whose work at the Daily Mirror helped lead to the conviction of the serial killer, Levi Bellfield for the murder of the Surrey schoolgirl, Milly Dowler. Contact us on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

In this edition of the podcast, Dave, Jeremy and Pete examing the breaking story of the injunction which briefly prevented media naming Sir Philip Green as the business executive at the centre of the Daily Telegraph story about sexual and racial abuse claims. We are also joined by Richard Jones from the University of Huddersfield, who is researching the future of court reporting. Thanks

In this episode of the Bang To Rights podcast, Dave, Jeremy and Pete look at the issue of protecting journalists' confidential sources, in the light of the recent ITV documentary on the IRA Birmingham bombings n 1974. You can watch John Ware's documentary here: https://www.itv.com/hub/the-hunt-for-the-birmingham-bombers/2a5525a0001 The podcast also includes a clip of former Guardian editor, Alan Rushbridger, speaking to David Runciman in the Talking Politics podcast about using anonymous sources in newspaper articles: https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/ Follow BangToRights on Twitter @RightsBang Thanks

In this episode of the Bang To Rights podcast, Dave, Jeremy and Pete accompany MMU journalism students on a visit to the mock courtroom at MMU's Law School building, to give them a taste of the layout and proceedures of a real Magistrates or Crown Court. We also look at the prelimary hearing for a major forthcoming trial, following the 2015 murder of Paul Massey in Salford: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/paul-massey-john-kinsella-murder-15236512 In the next edition, we will be looking at safeguarding anonymous sources, following this month's ITV documentary on the 1974 IRA Birmingham Bombings: https://www.itv.com/hub/the-hunt-for-the-birmingham-bombers/2a5525a0001 Thanks