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Stop The Press!

Nick Copson, Bill Martin, Rob Chadwick

The podcast where journalism, politics and the media industry collide.

Listen to Bill Martin, Nick Copson, and Rob Chadwick as they go from current affairs to investigative storytelling, from where news and media came from, to where it's heading, we explore the forces shaping how information is reported, consumed, and manipulated in today's fast-paced digital age.

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41 episodes

  1. Back to the Future: Why Plymouth Live is Becoming The Herald Again 33:57
  2. One Man, One Newsroom: How a 23-Year-Old is Reinventing Local News 31:11
  3. Power, Money & the Press: Burnham, Man City and the latest legacy media battleground 38:30
  4. #38: The Future of Media with Morgan Stevenson: Can traditional publishers fight back? 36:25
  5. #37: World Cup Wrap-Up, Media Winners & Andy Burnham's First Day in Downing Street 30:16
  6. #36: Makerfield to Manchester: Labour's new era and Stokes calls time 37:10
  7. #35: Has Sports Journalism Changed Forever? Special Guest Episode with Chris Errington 40:41
  8. #34: Can England finally bring it home? | World Cup 2026 Preview Special with Chris Errington 30:46
  9. #33: Is Journalism Still Alive? Special Guest Episode with Adam Tinworth 44:58
  10. #32: Britain’s political circus: Can any party actually govern anymore? With Special Guest: Tess Tucker 54:51
  11. #31: Is social media dead? 30:37
  12. #30: Special Guest Episode with Pete Holdgate - War, Newsrooms, and the Power of the Image 42:38
  13. #29: The Blair Years - His legacy and his leadership 34:07
  14. #28: Iran invasion: War, Restraint, and the Media’s Reckoning 31:29
  15. #27: Hacked Off! Will it mean more press regulation? 33:24
  16. #26: Epstein Fallout: Andrew under arrest, the monarchy and the battle for the truth. 30:33
  17. #25: A round-up of the news and how it affects the media! And there's lots of it. 35:20
  18. #24: Expose or Entrap? Sven, Big Sam, and the limits of the press 26:52
  19. #23: From tabloids to Bazball - England sport’s never-ending media battle 35:08
  20. 22: Our wildly fanciful, slightly irreverent, almost certainly wrong... predictions for 2026 28:35
  21. 21: 2025 - A Year in Review – Winners, Losers and the Wild Ride of 2025 36:03
  22. 20: From Thatcher to Boris: How Britain’s Leaders Handle the Media 35:57
  23. 19: Trump vs BBC: What this could mean for the future of the beeb 33:33
  24. 18: Prince Andrew and Rachel Reeves scandals - British media prove there's nowhere to hide 31:20
  25. 17: Journalism on film - How media in pop culture has shaped views of the news 34:42
  26. 16: Silly season 2025... or was it? What happened in the news this summer 36:45
  27. 15: Gen Z and the News: Are They Even Listening? 34:54
  28. 14: How podcasts revived long-form journalism 34:46
  29. 13: Why don't we care about the news anymore? 32:12
  30. 12: Reform UK: Media Bias and the Rise of a Disruptor 38:28
  31. 11: The BBC Unscripted: Past, Present & Future - Part 2 36:38
  32. 10: The BBC Unscripted: Past, Present & Future - Part 1 36:31
  33. 9: With Mike Baker: Is there still a career in Journalism? 39:40
  34. 8: Henry Winter, Claire Balding, and Chris Sutton's 606 - the best of sports media according to us. 44:03
  35. 7: Is WhatsApp a legitimate news source... surely these messages are private? 27:41
  36. 6: News & Media Predictions for 2025 38:00
  37. 5: How well does the BBC cover its own news? 26:35
  38. 4: News, Journalism and does it work on Social Media? 28:35
  39. 3: AI and the future of journalism 31:12
  40. 2: Local Newspapers: Does anyone care? 43:51
  41. 1: How can local media make money? 38:56