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  Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia  

The multi award-winning investigative and current affairs podcast: this is news that starts with the people who are normally asked last. Media Storm is an essential guide to today’s chaotic clickbait climate. Every Thursday, journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia storm through the headlines with the most important (and most overlooked) people in the story: the ones living it.  From ‘illegal immigrants’ to sex workers, strikers to prisoners, indigenous groups to trans people, many communities caught in the eye of the media storm are denied a fair voice in the coverage around them. Media Storm restores ‘right of reply’ to underrepresented minorities and equips listeners to take the mainstream media with a pinch of salt. It's your weekly current affairs round-up - but not as you know it. Featuring cross-platform comparisons, shrewd bullsh*t-radars, and finding the facts behind the fear-mongering, Media Storm is guaranteed to leave you with plenty to talk about. Become a supporter: patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast

The multi award-winning investigative and current affairs podcast: this is news that starts with the people who are normally asked last. Media Storm is an essential guide to today’s chaotic clickbait climate. Every Thursday, journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia storm through the headlines with the most important (and most overlooked) people in the story: the ones living it.  From ‘illegal immigrants’ to sex workers, strikers to prisoners, indigenous groups to trans people, many communities caught in the eye of the media storm are denied a fair voice in the coverage around them. Media Storm restores ‘right of reply’ to underrepresented minorities and equips listeners to take the mainstream media with a pinch of salt. It's your weekly current affairs round-up - but not as you know it. Featuring cross-platform comparisons, shrewd bullsh*t-radars, and finding the facts behind the fear-mongering, Media Storm is guaranteed to leave you with plenty to talk about. Become a supporter: patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast

 

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#102

News Watch: Farmers 'tractor tax', Trans awareness, Amsterdam attacks

Introducing: Media Storm's News Watch! Join Mathilda and Helena on their weekly news debriefs! We'll pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media - helping you consume the news critically. This week, it’s farmers (protesting the UK’s new inheritance tax), football fans (bringing the Israel-Palestine conflict to the streets of Amsterdam), and food (sandwich fillings just too woke for the Daily Mail to handle). It’s also Trans Awareness Week - so we’ll highlight some vital stories about transgender rights that the mainstream media must have *accidentally* missed. And finally: things to think about when reading headlines on the murder of Harshita Brella. The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en-gb) ). The music is by Safire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ). Follow us [@mediastormpod] (https://www.instagram.com/mediastormpod/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:51

21 Nov 2024

#101

ARCHIVE Assisted dying: What do terminally ill people think?

The End of Life Bill being debated in UK parliament marks a historic moment for a country with one of the most punitive approaches to assisted dying people in the liberal world. But here at Media Storm, something confuses us about the debate now unfolding in the news, which is the distinctive lack of voices of people for whom the bill is actually designed. People who are terminally ill. So we bring you back an episode dedicated to platforming people who are dying and their loved ones. Theirs are the testimonies anyone refusing legal reform must answer to. The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

34 MINS

34:30

18 Nov 2024

#100

ARCHIVE ‘One man’s terrorist’: Israel, Lebanon, Iran and beyond

We bring back Media Storm's episode on 'terrorism' to reflect on the escalating war in the Middle East, and ask how geopolitical biases are playing into this week's headlines and restricting our understanding of events. The episode features Lebanese reporter Zahera Harb, Afghan refugee Gulwali Passarlay, former UN Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani, South African freedom fighters from the LSWV, and ex-IRA convict Tony Doherty. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) - and help us out by sending your favourite episode to 3 of your favourite people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:56

03 Oct 2024

#99

S4E16 Nuclear weapons: deterrence or destruction?

Nuclear weapons: peace in our times, or destruction in our future? What you think probably depends on where in the world you are - because what journalists write generally depends on where in the world they are. Here in the UK, nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent, and that’s the end of the story. The coverage is coloured by geopolitical considerations and political voices, while scientific and humanitarian ones are absent. That’s why Media Storm is bringing in a Nobel-winning physicist and a Japanese peace activist to dig deeper. [Dr Ira Helfand] (https://www.icanw.org/) and [Yumiko Sakuma] (https://www.instagram.com/yumikosakuma/?hl=en-gb) join us for (heads up) our scariest Media Storm episode yet. What would survivors tell us if we gave them a voice? What hidden risks are going unreported? Who gets rich from fuelling the arms race? And what would actually happen if nuclear warfare broke out? Also: is there another way? Plus – your weekly Media Storms: Zombie knives and ninja swords, doubt in the details of a Telegraph article about benefits - and why Boris Johnson knows nothing about Bridget Jones. Also, sausages. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) - and help us out by sending your favourite episode to 3 of your favourite people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

26 Sep 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:05

26 Sep 2024

#98

S4E15 What the media won't say about the monarchy

Prince Harry’s 40th birthday, Kate Middleton back at work, and ANOTHER dramatisation of that Prince Andrew interview. Headlines about the Royals are frequent front pages - but is this actually news? The monarchy is given a fairly easy ride in the media - rarely questioned, often praised, history erased. But why don’t editorial guidelines about ‘due impartiality’ apply to the royal family, when 40% of Brits disagree with its existence? This week, storyteller [Kelechi Okafor] (https://www.instagram.com/kelechnekoff/?hl=en) and author [Dr Laura Clancy] (https://laura-clancy.com/) (who wrote Running the Family Firm: how the monarchy manages its image and our money) join us to talk about monarchy in the media. How much money does the taxpayer spend on the monarchy? What is the actual job of a royal correspondent - and why are they all called Ms England, or Mr Dymond, or Ms Bond? And what actually happened during Elizabeth II’s Empire? Plus, your weekly media storms. How the Trump campaign is playing the papers; how British tabloids got a pro-Palestine pregnant mother arrested for calling Sunak and Braverman ‘coconuts’; and what the Jewish Chronicle scandal reveals about our wider media's mistakes. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Episode research: Camilla Tiana Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:58

19 Sep 2024

#97

S4E14 Violence against women is a man's problem: Gisèle Pelicot, Rebecca Cheptegei, and millions mor...

Content warning: rape, sexual assault, and gender-based violence Headlines about gender-based violence are sadly not rare. But over the last week, two harrowing stories have sent shockwaves around the world. In France, pensioner Dominique Pelicot stands trial for recruiting 72 men to join him in drugging and raping his now ex-wife, Gisèle, over the course of a decade.  And in Kenya, Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei burned alive after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema.  There has been much reporting on these stories - and not all of it good. Joining us in the studio to pick apart the headlines is  [Daniel Guinness] (https://www.instagram.com/beyond_equality) , Director of  [Beyond Equality] (https://www.beyondequality.org/)  - the UK charity working with boys & men; and writer, researcher, and workshop facilitator  [Nathaniel Cole] (https://www.instagram.com/nathanielacole/?hl=en) . Men are being erased from the problem, and excused from the solution. So this week, Media Storm is flipping the script - because if violence against women begins with men, it can also end with men. We also speak to Bryony Ball and Meggan Baker, the co-founders of [SLEEC] (https://sleec.net/working-with-men/) - Survivors Leading Essential Eduction and Change. Plus, your week's media storms: the New Yorker article casting a shadow over the Lucy Letby inquiry, what news talkshows can learn from the Jeremy Kyle inquest, and how to judge AI findings of BBC anti-Israel bias.    Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Episode research: Camilla Tiana Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Sep 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:25

12 Sep 2024

#96

S4E13 Why is no one talking about Sudan? Plus Jess Phillips NHS claim and pub garden smoking ban

Headlines about wars in Ukraine and Gaza have flooded front pages - yet, the "world's biggest humanitarian crisis" is battling for media attention. Why?  In Sudan, a terrible war is raging. What started as a conflict between the Sudan Armed forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has exploded into chaos and bloodshed, with countless militias, ethnic massacres, and foreign proxy self-interest. Over 25 million people face acute hunger. Nearly 11 million have been displaced. And the death count is suspected to be as high as five times as high as in Gaza. But if you were to judge by how much international attention Sudan gets - either from the media, politicians, or humanitarian donors - you wouldn’t realise this is happening before the world's eyes.  Joining Media Storm this week is Sudanese activist and the man behind the social media platform  [Sudan Updates] (https://www.instagram.com/sudan.updates/) , Ameen Mekki. We are also joined by Sudanese refugee, public speaker, and charity worker  [Gaida Dirar] (https://x.com/gaidadirar) , to discuss how British colonial history played a part in Sudan’s present-day difficulties - and why the war is as urgent to Western audiences as any other. Plus, your week's Media Storms: panic about a potential pub garden smoking ban, an extracted anecdote from Jess Phillips that apparently provided proof of a 'two-tier NHS', misleading claims about crime at Notting Hill Carnival, and the voices missing in Israel-Palestine coverage: though they may not be the voices you think.  Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Episode research: Camilla Tiana Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Sep 2024

59 MINS

59:31

05 Sep 2024

#95

S4E12 Paralympics: An afterthought? Plus ‘two-tiered’ policing and Labour’s migrant ‘amnesty’

The Paralympic Games are underway - and there's plenty to celebrate! More coverage than ever before, a public-participating opening ceremony, and over 160 nations televising the event.  But is it enough? There were 10 million tickets available for the Olympics - and only 3 million for the Paralympics. What does it mean that the Paralympics will be broadcast on Channel 4, rather than our state broadcaster BBC (where extensive Olympics coverage takes place). Is this a question of reduced public interest and 'relatability'? Or an underlying bias against disability? Joining us to discuss perplexing media coverage and perpetuating stereotypes of the Paralympics are two para athletes. Wheelchair tennis silver-medallist-turned-fashion expert  [Samanta Bullock] (https://www.instagram.com/samantabullock/?hl=en)  is in the studio, and two-time Paralympian blind footballer  [Keryn Seal] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keryn-seal-ply-13ba18145/?originalSubdomain=uk)  tunes in from Paris.  Plus, your week's Media Storms: the shocking truth behind attention-grabbing headlines about crime at Notting Hill Carnival, journalists band together to denounce Israel's assault on a free press, and why numbers CAN lie when it come to how much immigrants really cost the country...  Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Episode research: Camilla Tiana Support Media Storm  [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Aug 2024

53 MINS

53:18

29 Aug 2024

#94

S4E11 Prisons: Overcrowding, Operation Early Dawn, and child strip-searches

‘UK PRISONS OVERCROWDED AFTER RACIST RIOTS!’ ‘A CHILD IS STRIP-SEARCHED EVERY 14 HOURS’ ‘SCORES OF CRIMINALS COULD BE FREED IN DAYS’ Headlines this week spotlight the UK’s criminal justice system, as prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures. Amazingly, serious talks about prison reform have entered the mainstream media - but a key voice is missing from the coverage: prisoners themselves. This week, people with inside knowledge of the system join Helena and Mathilda for the week’s top stories. [Lady Unchained] (https://www.instagram.com/lady_unchained/) and [David Navarro] (https://www.instagram.com/delinquent_nation/) talk prison overcrowding, child strip-searching, and the new prisons minister, James Timpson. We also ask: was this really all caused by Keir Starmer’s ‘clampdown’ on far-right rioters? Plus, other Media Storms of the week: Superyacht shipwreck, migrant ‘superheroes’, and Steven van de Velde's post-Olympics interviews. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en-gb) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Episode research: Camilla Tiana Support [Media Storm on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

22 Aug 2024

59 MINS

59:25

22 Aug 2024

#93

S4E10 Just Stop Oil: Why do people hate them so much?

Cult members. Fanatics. Selfish. Evil. All words that have been used to describe climate activists in the mainstream media. Just Stop Oil have made many headlines since 2022, be it by stopping traffic or throwing powder on Stonehenge in their token orange shade. Last month, five members were sent to prison with the longest sentences ever given for peaceful protest in the UK. But what does the group actually want? If it weren't for the name, Just Stop Oil's aims would be largely absent from press reports, which focus on the public nuisance caused by the group rather than the climate change message behind it. Are the horror stories of blockaded ambulances all to be believed, or is the media misrepresenting the group? If so, why? Why do the public apparently hate them so much? And why hasn't this stopped them? We're joined by Just Stop Oil spokesperson Adrian Johnson and climate journalist [Diyora Shadijanova.] (https://www.instagram.com/thediyora/) Plus, your round-up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens: exposés of NHS strike 'plots', the reasons for inaccuracies coming out of Gaza, an Islamophobic Daily Mail front page, and... dogs?  As a take home message, we also speak to Emma Webber, mother of Nottingham attacks victim Barnaby Webber, about victims' consent in true crime and her reaction to the riots that followed the Southport stabbings. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support Media Storm on [Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Aug 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:05

15 Aug 2024

#92

S4E9 Bigotry & bad information: Islamophobia, far-right riots, and Olympic boxing row

This week has seen stories of bigotry, fuelled by bad information. Anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots sprung up across the UK, with no factual basis in the incident that triggered them - a stabbing attack that killed three young girls in Southport last Monday, founded on a widespread fake news story that the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker who arrived ‘illegally’ by boat. But some mainstream news outlets seemed to have trouble naming the problem. Riots were labelled ‘protests’. Attacking a mosque was called ‘disorder’. And the word Islamophobia? That was nowhere to be found. This week we are joined by [Rizwana Hamid] (https://cfmm.org.uk/team-rizwana-hamid/) , award-winning journalist and the director of [The Centre for Media Monitoring] (https://x.com/cfmmuk) - which promotes accurate, fair and responsible reporting of Muslims & Islam. We discuss longstanding Islamophobia in the British media, the treatment of Zarah Sultana MP on Good Morning Britain, and smash tropes and stereotypes including accusations of grooming gangs and extremism. You’ll also hear from Sabah Ahmedi, aka [@theyoungimam] (https://www.instagram.com/theyoungimam/?hl=en) , who invites those who disagree with or fear his faith to step out of their comfort zone, visit a mosque, and see for themselves. Plus, your round-up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens, including tackling the disinformation surrounding the ‘gender eligibility’ of two Olympic boxers - Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support Media Storm [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Aug 2024

53 MINS

53:56

08 Aug 2024

#91

Southport stabbings: Why do people join the far-right?

On Monday, three young girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift themed dance class. They were 6, 7, and 9 years old. Eight other children were stabbed. A community, and a country, are in shock. Even though male violence against women and girls is commonplace, it can be hard to understand in these particular set of circumstances.  A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. That is all we know about the boy who carried out this attack.  But - alternative narratives were formed online, and they spread quickly. On Tuesday evening, rioters believed to include English Defence League (EDL) supporters, formed outside the Southport mosque, screaming abuse and smashing windows. They broke garden walls, and threw bricks, bottles, and rocks. They set a police van alight. 27 police officers were hospitalised. The 17-year-old has no known links to Islam, but those behind the violence had been fired up by social media posts which incorrectly suggested an extreme Islamist link to the stabbings. What makes somebody hijack the grief of a community, and instead use it as an excuse to spread racism, Islamophobia, and more violence? How do people get radicalised into the far-right? In this Media Storm investigation, we speak to reformed Neo-Nazis, far-right grooming victims and undercover counter-extremists. We investigate the recruitment tactics of violent terrorists attempting to spread hatred, and uncover proof that mainstream media and politicians may be playing into their hands. We're finding out what pushes people to the far-right, and crucially, how we can pull them back. Hosts: ---Helena Wadia [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/) ---Mathilda Mallinson [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) Speakers: ---Julia Ebner [@julie_renbe] (https://x.com/julie_renbe?lang=en) ---Dr Rajan Basra [@rajanbasra] (https://x.com/rajanbasra?lang=en) Music: ---Samfire [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) [Exit Hate UK] (https://www.exithate.com/) offers non-judgemental support for individuals & families impacted by far-right extremism. For support please contact info@exithate.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

01 Aug 2024

30 MINS

30:51

01 Aug 2024

#90

Mina Smallman: Misogynoir, survival, and A Better Tomorrow

Warning: Strong language “Race is always seen as Black men's issue, gender is always seen as white women's issue. So Black women always fall through the cracks.” Preferential acceptance rates for White women applying to UK police forces have given a false impression of gender equality, hiding acute discrimination against Black women, Media Storm data shows. This reveals the importance of understanding intersectional discrimination - and one version in particular. ‘Misogynoir’: the ingrained prejudice against Black women. This episode heroes Black women speaking about the particular prejudices they face. In a long-form interview, Mina Smallman - teacher, pastor and mother of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, whose murders exposed racist police neglect and abuse - shares the pain, passion and learnings that went into her new book, A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope and Strength. The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en-gb) ). The music is by Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ). Speakers: ---Dr Marina Hasan, criminologist ---Marcia Ore, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion consultant & former West Midlands Police Officer ---Mina Smallman, pastor & author Resources: ---Order Mina Smallman’s book,  [A Better Tomorrow] (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451970/a-better-tomorrow-by-smallman-mina/9781529199710) --- [Request] (mailto:mediastormpodcast@gmail.com)  Media Storm’s policing data  ---Support Media Storm on  [Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Jul 2024

33 MINS

33:00

11 Jul 2024

#89

S4E8 General Election, Gen-Z, and propaganda in the papers

It's VOTING DAY! How did you pick who to vote for? Hopefully not by relying too heavily on our mainstream media. Listen to this episode to find out why! It’s a dose of media literacy that is so essential, especially in this year of elections. We speak to CEO of independent press regulator [Impress] (https://x.com/impress_org) , Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, and TikTok journalist [Sophia Smith Galer] (https://www.tiktok.com/@sophiasmithgaler?lang=en) , about the party politics of our papers, the cringiest MPs rapping on TikTok to try and sway a Gen-Z vote, and how actually engage young people in politics. Plus, no-filter host of Saving Grace podcast GK Barry joins Media Storm to talk about her latest project 'The Turnout'. Take note, if enough young people vote, Alastair Campbell will be forced to watch an episode of Love Island with her. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://x.com/mathildamall?lang=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en-gb) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.soundofsamfire.com/) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support us on [Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Jul 2024

56 MINS

56:34

04 Jul 2024

#88

S4E7 Pride Month under attack: rainbow-washing, queerbaiting, and fears of "gender ideology"

Quite a lot to NOT be proud of this Pride Month, with corporations creeping away cowardly as ultra-Conservatives boycott their rainbow campaigns. Meanwhile, much of the mainstream media refuses to report on rising threats to LGBT+ equality. Luckily, there’s also lots to laugh about! From hilariously hopeless Pride ads to everything that comes out of Olga Koch’s mouth - and lots to gossip about too, with celebrity “queerbaiting” up on the agenda. We pick our way through Pride’s best and worst reporting, including vital LGBTQIA+ investigations that went under the radar - with [QueerAF] (https://www.wearequeeraf.com/) editor [Jamie Wareham] (https://x.com/jamie_wareham?lang=en) , and comedian [Olga Koch] (https://www.instagram.com/kolga300/?hl=en) . This week’s lived experience comes from teachers and trans youth, who share firsthand insights on headlines about “gender ideology”, as both the Conservatives and Labour pledge to rigidly censor gender-related education ahead of the general election. Plus, your round-up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens, including debunking myths of a Labour "supermajority", Just Stop Oil's stonehenge protest, and Rwanda refugee watch. And finally… GETTING READY FOR GLASTONBURY?! Find out how Traveller culture has shaped modern-day music festivals, and how you can celebrate them as you celebrate Glastonbury. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support [Media Storm on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Jun 2024

54 MINS

54:03

27 Jun 2024

#87

S4E6 World Refugee Day: Inclusion and solutions

Today is #WorldRefugeeDay - an international day designated by the UN to honour refugees around the globe. World Refugee Day feels especially relevant at Media Storm, because refugees make one of the strongest cases for this podcast’s existence. They are one of the groups characterised most frequently and most voicelessly in our mainstream media, and consequently, clouded by myth. Joining us to bust some of the biggest myths about refugees are two people with lived experience - Journalist, Editor-in-Chief at Egyptwatch, and host of the podcast Untold Stories, [Osama Gaweesh] (https://x.com/osgaweesh) - and Afghan journalist, newsreader, and women's rights activist, [Zahra Shaheer] (https://x.com/zahrashaheer21) . We talk about what the mainstream news media so sorely lacks - the focus on inclusion, positivity, and solutions. Plus, we discuss the biggest story in UK immigration and election news - the Tories' Rwanda deportation deal. Find out more: --- [Mobile Refugee Support] (https://www.mobilerefugeesupport.org/) --- [Refugee Journalism Project] (https://www.refugeejournalismproject.org/) --- [IMIX] (https://imix.org.uk/) Follow us: ---Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en-gb) ) ---Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) ---Media Storm ( [@mediastormpod] (https://www.instagram.com/mediastormpod/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant [Support Media Storm on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Jun 2024

41 MINS

41:33

20 Jun 2024

#86

Rape Off The Record: The price of open justice

This investigation contains discusses of rape, sexual assault, and suicide which some listeners might find distressing. If you need someone to talk to, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or Rape Crisis on 0808 500 2222. Warning: strong language Media Storm’s first series featured an investigation into ‘Rape justice: ‘What happens to the 98%?', when we discovered the fates of the many reported rapes that never make it to trial. Today, we speak to “the lucky ones” - the 2% of victims who get the chance to go to court. Or do they? Many are pushed to leave the courtroom and miss the bulk of their trial… and then they must pay tens of thousands of pounds to find out what happened inside. Are government contractors getting rich off of victims’ suffering? Or is someone trying to hide something? This is an investigation into the transparency of the UK’s justice system, and the treatment of women and victims during rape and sexual assault trials. Links: ---Discover the campaign: [‘Open Justice For All’] (https://www.openjusticeforall.com/) --- [Listen to our original investigation] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e3-rape-justice-what-happens-to-the-98-with/id1592553644?i=1000544393437) --- [Support Media Storm investigations on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) Speakers: ---Juliana Terlizzi [@juterlizzi] (https://x.com/juterlizzi) ---Charlotte [@charlottschreu] (https://x.com/charlottschreu) ---Open Justice For All [@openjustice4all] (https://x.com/openjustice4all) [@openjusticeforall] (https://www.instagram.com/openjusticeforall/) Hosts: ---Mathilda Mallinson [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall) ---Helena Wadia [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia) Music: ---Samfire [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

13 Jun 2024

37 MINS

37:21

13 Jun 2024

#85

S4E5 Media racism: Faiza Shaheen, Palestine coverage, and the limits of representation

This week, Faiza Shaheen announced she has resigned from the Labour Party, after a shock email revealed she had been deselected as a candidate in this year's General Election. The Labour Party candidate selection committee called into question tweets that Faiza had 'liked', some from 10 years ago. But behind the apparent distractions of old tweets is something far more sinister: what Faiza has described as “a systematic campaign of racism, Islamophobia, and bullying". Are people of colour held to a higher standard in public and in the media? We discuss this, how the routine dehumanisation of brown skinned people has lead to desensitisation when it comes to coverage of Palestine, and why we need to push beyond 'representation'. Plus, your round up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens - Government policies putting a dampener on Pride Month, a hidden story about Israeli interference in the ICC that didn't make it to the mainstream, does the media gives Nigel Farage a free pass, and was the viral AI-generated 'All Eyes on Rafah' image 'slacktivism'? Joining Helena this week is GUEST HOST [Coco Khan] (https://www.instagram.com/cocobyname/?hl=en) (Pod Save the UK) We are joined in the studio by [Sharan Dhaliwal] (https://www.instagram.com/sharandhaliwal_/?hl=en) , founder of feminist South Asian magazine [Burnt Roti] (https://www.instagram.com/burntrotimag/?hl=en) , and [Shaista Aziz] (https://x.com/shaistaAziz) , ex-Labour councillor, journalist, and director of [The Three Hijabis] (https://x.com/THijabis) . Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/?hl=en) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/?hl=en) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/?hl=en) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support Media Storm on [Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Jun 2024

56 MINS

56:17

06 Jun 2024

#84

S4E4 South Africa elections: worldviews in 'the West' vs 'the rest'

As South Africans head to the polls, Media Storm is seizing the opportunity to break out of the Western worldview. Last season, former UN Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani criticised the "arrogance" of the UK media and its failure to expose people in 'the West' to how 88% of the world's population see things differently to them. South Africa gives us some clues as to why. Their coverage of the raging conflict in Gaza paints a far more black-and-white narrative of events, condemning Israeli "apartheid" and "genocide" against Palestinians. Meanwhile, coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine muddies the stark solidarity expressed in Western media. We speak to South African Political Analyst [Mpumelelo Mkhabela] (https://x.com/MMkhabel) , comedian [Tats Nkonzo] (www.instagram.com/tatsnkonzo/) , and South African former politician [Andrew Feinstein] (https://x.com/andrewfeinstein) about Israel-Palestine and Russia-Ukraine. And we hear from South Africans spanning classes, genders, races, ages to hear how their voting today – collectively, their testimonies tell us as much about our own democracies as theirs. Hosts: Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/) ) and Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/) ) Music: [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/) Support us on Patreon! [patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

30 May 2024

49 MINS

49:57

30 May 2024

#83

S4E3 Police: misogyny, mistrust, and The Met

Content warning: mentions of violence against women, rape, and assault. This episode was recorded just before the general election was announced! Register to vote [here] (https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote) . This week, it was reported the number of Met police officers being dismissed reached a new peak. A police officer has been handed a guilty sentence for assault, after arresting and handcuffing a Black woman over an apparent bus fare evasion. And last year the Casey Review found the Met Police was institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic. Have we made any progress? And is reform possible? If one bad apple spoils the barrel... Joining Helena this week is GUEST HOST [Coco Khan] (https://x.com/cocobyname) (Pod Save the UK) This week, we are joined by [Patsy Stevenson] (https://x.com/PatsyeStevenson) - the campaigner, equal rights activist, and writer who was awarded damages by the Met Police after being forcibly arrested in 2021 at the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard. We're also joined by [Dr Leyla Hussein ] (https://x.com/LeylaHussein) - psychotherapist and activist, specialising in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. She's the founder of the Dahlia Project, the first counselling service specifically for survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), and the co-founder of Safe Spaces for Black Women. Plus, your round-up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens - we discuss the Government's new sex education proposals (have your say [here] (https://consult.education.gov.uk/rshe-team/review-of-the-rshe-statutory-guidance/) ), a failed crackdown on protesting, and a hidden climate headline you might have missed. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Researcher: Sophie Clark Support Media Storm [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 May 2024

44 MINS

44:37

23 May 2024

#82

S4E2 Ulez: Pollution or politics? Plus Eurovision boycott and Voter ID

The climate crisis is wreaking havoc in headlines this week: heatwaves in southeast Asia, flooding in Kenya and Brazil, and exotic spiders smuggling their way into the UK - all this marks a record leap in atmospheric CO2. One climate-related story has haunted UK news cycles for almost five years: The London mayor’s controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Yet it's not reported as a climate story at all - so much as a political one. This week, we're joined by [Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah] (https://twitter.com/EllaRobertaFdn) , mother of the Ella, the only person in the world with pollution listed as her legal cause of death. She tells us air pollution is a human story, not a political one. We're also joined by [Akshat Rathi] (https://twitter.com/AkshatRathi%20) , award winning climate reporter at Bloomberg Green, host of the podcast 'Zero', and author of Climate Capitalism, to discuss solutions-focussed climate reporting. Plus, your round up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens - we discuss Rwanda, Voter ID, the power of boycotts at Eurovision and The Great Escape festival, and why no journalist should doorstop national treasure Rylan's mum. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia) Music: Samfire (@soundofsamfire) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Support Media Storm on Patreon [patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 May 2024

47 MINS

47:01

16 May 2024

#81

S4E1 The death debate: Assisted dying and the legacy of CoppaFeel!

There’s a morbid theme to Media Storm’s first new weekly format - but that’s ok because it’s Dying Matters Awareness Week so we all need to get talking about death! Our key voices today are people with terminal illnesses - as we discuss the late Kris Hallenga’s legacy beyond 'CoppaFeel!' and the debates on assisted dying laws unfolding across the British Isles. And - we reveal the inside scoop on a controversial BBC documentary dropping next week on ‘assisted suicide’. Plus, your round up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens - if you read right-leaning papers you’ll have gotten an eyeful, but left-leaning readers are left in the dark… We pick apart a divisive story about a Holocaust Memorial Day protest in Poland. It’s a story that tells us more about the media than what’s actually happening on the ground. This episode features lived experience speakers Jenny Carruthers, Kit, Gareth, Anne and Warwick. Plus Lord Charlie Falconer, comedian and host of [Conversations in Company] (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-in-company/id1717051253) Isabelle Farah, and Sarah Wootton from Dignity in Dying. Access their open letter [here] (https://action.dignityindying.org.uk/page/146191/petition/1) . Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson ( [@mathildamall] (https://www.instagram.com/mathildamall/) ) and Helena Wadia ( [@helenawadia] (https://www.instagram.com/helenawadia/) ) Music: Samfire ( [@soundofsamfire] (https://www.instagram.com/soundofsamfire/) ) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Read [our Q&A] (https://podbiblemag.com/media-storm-youre-not-bound-by-editorial-conventions/) in PodBible! Support Media Storm [on Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 May 2024

46 MINS

46:58

09 May 2024