Matt Wells and the Media Talk team return with the first podcast of 2011.
Jane Martinson analyses the implications for the broadcast industry following former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly's victory in her ageism claim against the BBC.
Next, Emily Bell gives us an insight into the US media's reaction to the Arizona shootings. Is this a watershed moment in the country's fiery political discourse?
Stephen Brook is on hand to tell us about Richard Desmond pulling Express Newspapers out of the PCC. Is this self-regulation on the brink?
Finally, John Plunkett tells us why Thunderbirds might be go. Again. Probably.
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