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Presented by John Plunkett and produced by Ben Green

Media Talk: Marie Colvin, the Sun on Sunday, and Jazz FM

John Plunkett's back for this week's Media Talk, and he's joined in the studio by Maggie Brown and Olly Mann.

We begin by paying tribute to Marie Colvin – the veteran war correspondent killed this week in Syria. Are there some areas where it's just too dangerous for journalists to go?

Next, we look ahead to the first edition of the Sun on Sunday – and wonder what its arrival will do to weekend tabloid market.

Next, we discuss Private Eye's best circulation figures for 25 years and Facebook's 'no nipple' policy, and hear from Channel 5 controller Jeff Ford about Big Brother, Big Bodies and his big boss Richard Desmond.

Finally, we find out exactly why it was that Jazz FM's airwaves turned blue in perhaps the unlikeliest media story of the year.

As ever, have a listen and post your feedback on the blog below. If that includes a kind word or two for our departing producer Ben – for this was his last show after nearly five years on Media Talk duty – then please feel free. But seriously - there's no obligation.

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