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Alan Rusbridger is one of Britain's most acclaimed journalists. As editor of The Guardian for 20 years, he oversaw the outlet's transition into the digital world and landed a Pulitzer Prize for publishing information leaked by Edward Snowdon about the US National Security Agency.Since 2021, he has worked as editor of Prospect, a leading British current affairs magazine celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Prospect had an exceptional year in 2024, nearly doubling its digital circulation to more than make up for losses in print circulation.Rusbridger joins host Jack Benjamin to discuss what is driving strong growth for Prospect. The pair also weigh up the sustainability of news media business models, the differences between US and British press standards, whether social media platforms provide a net benefit to publishers and what journalism will look like in the age of AI."We're in a world of information chaos," Rusbridger says. "We're in a world where people don't know who to believe or what to believe, increasingly. We know there are bad players who are deliberately pumping out information that is wrong. "You've got the most powerful man in the world actively trying to create a world in which disinformation, misinformation flourish and facts and fact-based journalism don't. And it's really frightening."Advertisers are part of that world. The advertisers I've spoken to are dismayed by the thought of their content swimming in this sea of garbage – I'm using a polite word – because it's not good for their brands. it's not good for trust in information."Highlights:2:09: What drew Rusbridger to Prospect and his editorial strategy for the magazine8:46: Drivers of Prospect's digital growth14:16: Can advertising models still support news media?24:38: Journalism's messy relationship with AI29:51: The failure of trust in news in the US and the UK38:18: Why platforms are "good, bad and ugly"43:49: What keeps Rusbridger up at nightRelated articles:‘End of an era for search as we know it'? Publishers grapple with gen-AI searchStagwell out to prove business case for investing in newsConsumer ABCs 2024: 5 key takeaways---Thanks to our production partners Trisonic for editing this episode.--> Discover how Trisonic can elevate your brand and expand your business by connecting with your ideal audienceVisit The Media Leader for the most authoritative news analysis and comment on what's happening in commercial media. LinkedIn: The Media LeaderYouTube: The Media Leader

The years-long saga of Julian Assange could finally be at an end – in a decision crucial not only to what happens next for the infamous whistleblower – but for press freedom as we know it. 14 years after his site, Wikileaks, published hundreds of thousands of classified US military and security documents online, and 12 years after the first warrant was issued for his arrest.... judges at London's High Court could finally decide his fate -- and whether he will be extradited to the United States. Following the long legal battle is Alan Rusbridger, former editor in chief for The Guardian newspaper in the UK, who worked alongside Assange to publish those documents in 2010. Now editor of The Prospect magazine, Rusbridger joins The Front Page to discuss Assange's case and what it means for journalism and press freedom. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineer: Paddy FoxProducer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“At one point the cabinet secretary pointed out through my window to a block of flats across the water and said, ‘You realise the Chinese will be in there and they'll have a laser on that tumbler of water, and they'll have turned it into a microphone. They can listen to what we're saying now'. So, the curtains came down immediately. At home, I did the same. I unplugged everything. And if I wanted to talk to my wife, we went out into the woods. We did all the things that spies are supposed to do.”  Alan Rusbridger was the editor of The Guardian newspaper when a whistle blower called Edward Snowden reached out with documents suggesting the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US was spying on its own civilians. The extraordinary claims landed them in hot water with governments in both the US and the UK, and ultimately forced Snowden into exile in Russia where he remains today.  So, what's it like when you're the one responsible for hitting publish on the most explosive story of the decade? One that involves spies and spooks, encrypted messages, and an international hunt for both the source of the story and the journalists who broke it?  Alan Rusbridger is now the editor of Prospect Magazine, the chair of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and a member of Facebook's Oversight Board. He's been at the forefront of journalism's transition to the digital and social world – all while juggling this century's most complex stories in news.    Rusbridger also describes the time he played Chopin in a deserted hotel in Libya while waiting for officials to negotiate the release of a missing Guardian journalist, why he believes Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be released from prison, and the legacy of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.     +++    Journo is a production of Deadset Studios.    Host: Nick Bryant  Executive Producer: Rachel Fountain  Interviewer: Kellie Riordan  Producer: Liam Riordan  Sound design: Melissa May  Managing Editor: Kellie Riordan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcom Byrne, Fianna Fáil Senator, discusses the decision of the Oireachtas media committee to call on Alan Rusbridger to outline his knowledge of Roy Greenslade's support of the IRA

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The coronavirus pandemic is giving mainstream journalism a chance to rebuild trust and support, according to Alan Rusbridger, who was editor in chief of The Guardian for twenty years.

In May 2015, Alan Rusbridger stepped down as the editor of *The Guardian.* He had managed, over the course of 20 years, to transform the British paper into a digital phenomenon—a truly global source of news. His book, *Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now,* details that transformation. In a recent *Resonance Test* conversation, Rusbridger relates how it feels to *not* to report on Brexit Era U.K. politics (“I'm really rather relieved not to have anything to do with it”) and talks about the stress involved in digitizing one's business: “Suddenly you say to your staff: ‘By the way, we want you to update things every five minutes, every ten minutes. We want you to do it in video and audio as well as text. We want you to be on social media. We might want you to do live events as well. And by the way, you can't go home at 9:00 because the story keeps updating till midnight...” Listen closely, and you'll learn about the uncertainly of life during a digital revolution, the dangers of deepfakes, the challenges of writing a business memoir, and even the extent of Rusbridger's non-Chopin piano repertoire: “Given enough drink, I will sit and play show tunes all evening—but that doesn't happen very often.”

Rusbridger, editor in chief of THE GUARDIAN during the 20 years when newspapers were struggling to figure out a business model for the digital age, witnessed firsthand the disruption of the news business by the internet. British narrator Samuel West conveys the author's concerns about trying to balance deep research and a 24/7 news cycle in a measured tone. Published by Macmillan Audio. Read the full review of BREAKING NEWS at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Reviewer Jonathan Smith. Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from GraphicAudio, featuring series such as The Stormlight Archive, Deathlands, Smoke Jensen, Demon Cycle, and over 1,000 more A Movie In Your Mind full cast productions available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Rusbridger, former editor of the Guardian, talks about the newspaper industry, what makes good journalism, the role of social media and tech giants and the future of journalism.

Alan Rusbridger is former editor-in-chief of the Guardian. During his two decades at the helm, he masterminded the newspaper’s transformation into a global digital brand with a reach of over 150 million, and played a central role in coverage of major events including the phone hacking scandal, Wikileaks, and the Pulitzer prize-winning revelations involving whistleblower Edward Snowden. In this in-depth interview, he argues why President Trump’s anti-media crusade has “done us all a favour”, and how introducing media literacy lessons in schools will help young people distinguish fact from fiction.

Alan Rusbridger, then editor-in-chief of the Guardian, speaks about the nature of press freedom. From the paper’s decision to publish documents leaked by Edward Snowden, to the issues of wire-tapping, surveillance, data retention and the possible prosecution of journalists under security laws, Rusbridger addresses the vital questions about public interest, consent, the role of parliaments, legality, privacy, oversight and the integrity of the web itself.

Former editor-in-chief of The Guardian and a keen amateur pianist, Alan Rusbridger's book “Play It Again” recounts how he learned Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 during a year bookended by Wikileaks and the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Together with NYPL’s Paul Holdengraber, Rusbridger discusses music, the Pentagon Papers, and why he always carries a destroyed government hard drive in his breast pocket.

The Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger’s exit shows how our aversion to brown-nosing has got lost along the way See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Hewlett talks to James Harding, editor of The Times and Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian. Harding reflects on his evidence to the Leveson inquiry this week, Rusbridger on the falling sales which have forced The Guardian to reduce "pagination." Supplements have been folded into the paper and the sport has returned to the back page instead of being in a separate mini-paper. We also hear why Associated Press has opened up a bureau in North Korea and we discuss the growing controversy over intellectual property on the internet. The producer is Simon Tillotson.