The bloody conflict in Gaza has entered its second week, and in the latest Media Talk we discuss the problems involved in covering the Middle East. Does the British media – as Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard asserts – really have an anti-Israel bias? Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland shares his thoughts.
Also in the podcast, press correspondent Stephen Brook analyses the reasons behind the Times raising its cover price, and Steve Busfield asks why a Russian oligarch wants to buy the Evening Standard. That's the whole paper by the way, not a single copy.
Plus, Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis explains Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial cultural revolution.
Finally, Gareth McLean pops in to round up the week's television news, including the announcement of a younger, floppy-haired Doctor Who; Philip Glenister's atrocious American accent on ITV's new show Demons; and the imminent end of ER.
Regular listeners may also want to investigate the strange tale of the Sun front page about a UFO, a Lincolnshire wind farm, and the Guardian's director of digital content, Emily Bell...
