Inside the Media

Coronavirus has already changed many people's lives. This is a story about an Oxford University student who had to decide whether to leave the UK only 60 days before his final graduation exams, which he had spent countless hours studying hard for. A journalist from the Reuters Institute for the school of journalism at Oxford University will try to present their personal perspective. This is a special edition and I am out of the studio.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we ask "Why has Google changed its algorithm on Coronavirus?". Coronavirus has changed the way people consume news on media. People are coming back to TV, traditional media, and checking it more frequently. We talk about the 3 key data that shows the change. The journalists from the Reuters Institute for the School of Journalism at Oxford University, who is currently self-isolating, will try to present their personal perspective. The special for this episode is Kate Bartlett who works for an international news agency.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we are asking “How can multimedia journalism open up the new opportunity?”. We have an increasing number of journalists who do everything themselves. Filming, editing, voiceover and digital. How will it impact the industry? The journalists from the Reuters Institute for the School of Journalism at Oxford University will try to present their personal perspective about this issue with our special guest, Zoe Todd from PBS, the US public media. Zoe is a multimedia journalist and a reporter for the award-winning series, Frontline.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we are asking “Are journalists really listening?”. Many people think that journalists are liberal, elite, Volvo-driving, latte-sipping, who is out of touch. People feel that journalists are not listening enough about the concerns of ordinary people. The journalists from the Reuters Institute for the School of Journalism at Oxford University will try to present their personal perspective about this issue with our special guest, Dan Clarke from BBC, the Deputy Editor of Newsnight.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we are asking “What is Live Journalism?”. Could this new format of journalism help to rebuild the trust between the media and the audience? The journalists from the Reuters Institute for the School of Journalism at Oxford University will try to present their personal perspective. And our special guest Jaakko Lyytinen will explain all about the live journalism. Jaakko is a journalist from Helsingin Sanomat, the largest daily newspaper in Finland and he produces a very successful live journalism show.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we ask "Why are we seeing the same headlines across the world?". The world is becoming increasingly smaller and so is the world of news. We tend to find the same headlines wherever the country you are in these days. Is this McDonalization of news? Why is it happening and Is this good or bad? The journalists from the Reuters Institute for the School of Journalism at Oxford University will try to present their personal perspective with our special guest Kate Bartlett who works for an international news agency.

2 journalists, 1 question, every week. This week, we ask "Why UK government attacking BBC when they need it the most?". The UK prime minister Boris Johnson is boycotting BBC's flagship program, framing BBC as biased trying to undermine its trust and trying to decriminalize non-payment of license fee, which is the very foundation of its institution. Why is it happening now? What is the relationship with Brexit? 2 journalists from the Reuters Institute from Oxford university will try to present their inside perspective.