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The Christmas party season may be in full swing, but there's still plenty going on in the media world, and we turn first this week to the Suffolk Strangler. There has been a lot of talk about whether we should refer to his victims as "prostitutes", or at least whether the use of the word in certain contexts is dehumanising. Roy Greenslade is on hand to tell us what he thinks.
Our panellists Emily Bell, director of digital content at the Guardian, and Paul Robinson, media consultant, spend a bit of time wondering what Sky Networks boss Dawn Airey is up to with her new venture, Iostar. Paul has met one of the investors, and gives us the lowdown.
Chris Tryhorn, MediaGuardian's city correspondent, outlines the Trinity Mirror shakeup and we wonder whether the board has bottled it, having decided not to sell off the national titles. Is it because they don't much fancy being the directors of a regional newspaper firm?
Finally Gareth McLean is in festive mood, although that doesn't prevent him from dishing out a few harsh words in the direction of the Lib Dems complaints regarding Christmas TV repeats.
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