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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Wells

Media Talk for Friday July 21

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Three cheers for the BBC's decision to return Panorama to peak time? Steve Hewlett, a former editor of the show, says yes - but with a few caveats. Staff must hold their nerve in the glare of the Monday night schedule, he says, and not resort to gimmicks in order to get ratings.

MediaGuardian's press blogger Roy Greenslade is on hand to analyse the British press coverage of the latest flare-up in the Middle East, and says by and large most of the serious papers have done a good job.

Jeff Jarvis joins Emily Bell and me to give his perspective on Mark Thompson's latest management reshuffle at the BBC, and Gareth McLean makes a welcome return to give his particular take on some of the stories you may have missed this week.

As usual we welcome your comments - you can post your views here; call us on Skype at GU_studio; or send us a podpost (any kind of audio file will do) to media@theguardian.com

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