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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Presented by Matt Wells and produced by Ben Green

Media Talk podcast: The Norway attacks

After 5 years and 257 shows, Matt Wells is joined for his final Media Talk by John Plunkett, Paul Robinson and Maggie Brown.

The panel begin by discussing the Norway terror attacks and asking why the media got it so wrong. Neal Mann, who you may know better as fieldproducer on Twitter, gives us his thoughts.

Also in the podcast, former BBC digital chief Ashley Highfield becomes CEO of Johnston Press in one of the most surprising appointments the industry has known - but can Highfield make a viable digital business model out of the local press?

Plus, we wonder what Andy Parfitt will do next after stepping down as controller of Radio 1 (having lumped his successor with another two-and-a-half years of Chris Moyles).

Finally, we look at ITV's system of micropayments. Would you pay to watch Coronation Street and The Only Way is Essex?

Media Talk's taking a break for a few weeks - further developments in the phone-hacking scandal notwithstanding - but it will be back with John Plunkett at the helm. Matt's off to New York, and if you want to share your tearful memories of a half-decade of podding, please leave your feedback on the blog below. We've come a long way since this.

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