"A multimedia manifesto from the gunman at Virginia Tech" - that's how NBC's Brian Williams broke the story of the extraordinary package sent to the network by Cho Seung-hui. We look at all the angles on this week's podcast: John Ryley, head of Sky News, backs the decision of NBC to air the tapes, while Brooke Gladstone, co-host of NPR's On the Media show in the US, says the media has a long and uncomfortable relationship with murderers. Guardian Unlimited's Washington editor, Richard Adams, says students at Virginia Tech were troubled by requests for interviews left on their websites by big media organisations.
In other news this week, we ask if the media was to blame for the split between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and we watch as Piers Morgan is taken down a peg or two on national television.
Janine Gibson and Stephen Brook are on hand to provide expert analysis. Plus, Gareth McLean tells us about his distinguished dinner appointment this week. Clue: they sang show songs after dinner. Actually that sounds like a pretty ordinary night for Gareth.
