Nov 2023

Midweek Mediawatch - feathers fly over election outcomes

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about allegations of foreign interference in the Bird of the Century vote and some dubious concerns being raised about the general election result.

35m 12s

Mar 2023

Mediawatch for 26 March 2023

UK provocateur captures media's attention; lifting the lid on lobbying, ministers - and the media; a source burned and spurned - in the public interest?

33m 44s

Mar 2023

Midweek Mediawatch - Lobbyists, Iraq, provoking the woke & angst over activist

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Susana Lei'ataua about revelations on political lobbying from RNZ, a new online outlet seeking to provoke the woke; how US media boosted the war in Iraq 20 years ago - and challenges for reporters covering an anti-trans r ... Show More

36m 45s

Dec 2022

Argentina wins the FIFA World Cup!

<p>The Qatar 2022 World Cup has ended with a spectacular final that culminated in a penalty shootout and a win for Argentina. It's been an eventful tournament: from the FIFA president’s questionable opening speech, to the sudden death of three journalists.This year was also the S ... Show More

18m 46s

Nov 2022

FIFA threatens football players who wear OneLove armband

Football's world governing body, FIFA, has threatened to sanction any captain who wears the OneLove armband during the World Cup. The multi-coloured armband supports diversity and inclusion - especially for the LGBT+ community. Same-sex relations are illegal in Qatar where the wo ... Show More

4m 28s

Feb 2025

The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain

Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain's football federation, is on trial accused of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 World Cup medal ceremony.Hermoso told the trial last week that the incident "stained one of the happiest days of my life". Ru ... Show More

28m 36s

Nov 2022

World Corrupt Episode 4: The Dark Side of the 2022 World Cup

Tommy and Roger consider the complexities and deadly consequences of Qatar hosting the World Cup. You’ll hear from human rights activists and experts about what life is like in Qatar for migrant workers, and from Norwegian FIFA president Lise Klaveness and pro footballers Megan R ... Show More

40m 10s

Aug 26

Missing in the Amazon: the journalist and the president – episode two

Revisited: What took the British journalist Dom Phillips from the club nights of the UK dance scene as editor of Mixmag to one of the most remote and dangerous corners of the Amazon rainforest? In 2022, Dom set off on a reporting trip with Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on unc ... Show More

30m 7s

Aug 2024

Inside the prisoner exchange that set an American journalist free

Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer talks about the imprisonment and eventual release of his friend, the journalist Evan Gershkovich. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

29m 57s

May 2024

The ‘Dangerous Assignment’ That Sent a Venezuelan Journalist Into Exile

When Venezuelan journalist Roberto Deniz began investigating problems with a government food program with his colleagues at the investigative news site Armando.info, he didn’t know that the reaction to his reporting would one day drive him to flee his home country. For the past s ... Show More

22m 51s

Nov 2022

Beyond the Headlines of the Qatar FIFA World Cup

The headlines continue to scream but whether you like it or not Qatar is here...the FIFA Men's World Cup is about to begin. Guests include head of International Trade Union Confederation, head of Football Australia, Socceroo Thomas Deng and more.

50m 29s

Mar 2023

NZ Football criticises Saudi Arabian tourism sponsorship

New Zealand Football's push-back to a Saudi Arabian tourism body sponsoring the women's Football World Cup has surprised the sport's bigwigs. FIFA were reportedly caught off-guard by criticism of Visit Saudi's involvement in the world cup which kicks off in Auckland in July. The ... Show More

3m 31s

Nov 6

What's behind the COP climate circus | Rethinking Humanitarianism

The UN climate summit, COP30, is getting under way in Brazil, with global temperatures rising – and global cooperation under deep strain. Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, the UN Secretary-General warns that the world has missed its targets to limit global temperature rise. ... Show More

48m 35s

Blowing the whistle on World Cup corrupt...