Collection

The News Meeting

Season 1

In every newsroom around the world there’s a daily meeting to decide what leads the news, what follows and in what order – usually behind closed doors. In this podcast, we want to change that, and invite you in.

31m

1

Prince Harry, Brazil, the Westminster Accounts

Tortoise Editor James Harding is joined by Alexi Mostrous, Cat Neilan and Keith Blackmore to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week

  • audio
  • 31 mins
  • Fri 13 Jan

31m

2

NHS crisis, Congress chaos, Parthenon marbles

In the first episode of 2023 James Harding is joined by Liz Moseley, Dave Taylor and Mark St Andrew to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week

  • audio
  • 31 mins
  • Fri 6 Jan

31m

3

Fusion breakthrough, FTX boss arrested, corruption scandal

In the last episode of 2022 James Harding is joined by Liz Moseley, Dave Taylor and Tortoise political editor Cat Neilan to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week.

  • audio
  • 31 mins
  • Fri 16 Dec

27m

4

German plot, ChatGPT, World Cup

In this episode James Harding is joined by Alexi Mostrous from the hit podcast Sweet Bobby, and Tortoise editors Liz Moseley and Keith Blackmore, to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week

  • audio
  • 27 mins
  • Fri 9 Dec

31m

5

Balenciaga, protests, Alzheimer’s drug

James Harding is joined by Tortoise journalists Liz Moseley, Andrew Butler and Dave Taylor to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week

  • audio
  • 31 mins
  • Fri 2 Dec

33m

6

World Cup, winter of discontent, Disney hero?

In the first episode James Harding is joined by Tortoise editors Cat Neilan, Dave Taylor and Liz Moseley to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week

  • audio
  • 33 mins
  • Fri 25 Nov