News and journalism

Newspapers, broadcasters, journalists, press freedom and trust in news; podcasts file under Podcasts and radio.

Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

6 public ChatShows on News and journalism

Should Poland Set a Duty of Care for Talent Show Contestants? When would a Polish public broadcaster like TVP be justified in cutting a reality or talent show such as Poland's Got Talent after a contestant's on-air breakdown, and should Warsaw set a written duty-of-care rule for such programmes by 2026? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.6
Should Every Radio Programme Come With a Transcript Within 48 Hours? Ensuring BBC Radio 4 and independent UK podcasts stay accessible to listeners who are deaf or hard of hearing, should Ofcom require full transcripts of every spoken programme published within 48 hours, and who should pay for it? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.5
Should Blackpool fund a public museum of childhood favourites? Now that Blackpool's seafront arcades are struggling and many 1990s toys and games are being re-released as nostalgia products, should the council in Blackpool fund a publicly backed museum of childhood favourites, and if so, what should it cost and which decade should it prioritise? 2 heads · 10 min · 6.4
Should Today's Interviews Go Behind a Paywall in Scotland and Wales? Would the BBC be right to move its Radio 4 Today programme's flagship interviews onto a paid podcast tier for listeners in Scotland and Wales, and what would that do to public service broadcasting funding? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.1
Should Alaska's Public Radio Put Its Grant Into Podcasts or Stay on Air? Should public radio stations in Alaska, such as KUCB in Unalaska, invest in local podcast production funded by a 2026 federal grant, or keep their budgets focused on broadcast news? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.4
Misinformation, Disinformation and How to Resist State-Driven Fake News Is there a difference between disinformation and misinformation and how do you mitigate state players from overwhelming social media with false or bias information that favours their agenda? 2 heads · 10 min

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