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Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.

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Our water is polluted. Why is it so hard to hold anyone responsible? My attempts to find out why a spring used for 175 years is now a health hazard tell a worrying tale of a fractured society

A local spring used for drinking water for 175 years is now spewing out polluted water. And no-one knows why or will take responsibility. A modern parable www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...

17.10.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jim Waterson on founding London Centric Jim joins Alan and Lionel to talk about his new London-focused publication

๐ŸŽง: @londoncentric.mediaโ€™s @jim.londoncentric.media tells @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social: โ€˜Lord Lebedev called me a prickโ€ฆwhich sold extra subscriptionsโ€™

15.10.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israelis know that Netanyahu faces a reckoning The Israeli prime minister and Trump will bask in the glory of the deal. But while there is relief about the ceasefire, there is less optimism about โ€˜...

Bibi and Trump will bask in the glory of the ceasefire deal. But on the ground in Tel Aviv, there is relief but not much optimism about โ€˜everlasting peaceโ€™, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

12.10.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israelis know that Netanyahu faces a reckoning The Israeli prime minister and Trump will bask in the glory of the deal. But while there is relief about the ceasefire, there is less optimism about โ€˜...

Bibi and Trump will bask in the glory of the ceasefire deal. But on the ground in Tel Aviv, there is relief but not much optimism about โ€˜everlasting peaceโ€™, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

10.10.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Hack: What happens now? How do you turn one of the biggest media scandals into gripping televisionโ€”and what unfinished business still lingers off-screen?

๐ŸŽง: Media Confidential hosted a live episode about the real story behind the ITV drama The Hack, with actor Toby Jonesโ€”and the character he plays, @arusbridger.bsky.social. Listen to our audience Q+A:

11.10.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Alan Rusbridger. I saw nervous relief in Hostage Square, but Netanyahu knows he will face a reckoning. The Israeli prime minister and Trump will bask in the glory of the deal. But while there is relief about the ceasefire, there is less optimism about โ€˜everlasting peaceโ€™.

11.10.2025 05:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israelis know that Netanyahu faces a reckoning The Israeli prime minister and Trump will bask in the glory of the deal. But while there is relief about the ceasefire, there is less optimism about โ€˜...

I saw nervous relief in Hostage Square, but Netanyahu knows he will face a reckoning www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...

10.10.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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After the horrific attacks in Manchester we must defend the right to protest I hope pro-Palestine marchers this weekend will be acutely sensitive to the real fear in Jewish communities. But donโ€™t let the bad guys win by denying...

I hope pro-Palestine marchers will be acutely sensitive to the real fear in Jewish communities. But donโ€™t let the bad guys win by denying something fundamental to being British, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

07.10.2025 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who is Lachlan Murdoch? Plus: Al Jazeeraโ€™s Gaza bureau chief on risk, grief and war reporting

In todayโ€™s Lightbulb, Prospectโ€™s free daily newsletter, @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss Lachlan Murdoch, @imaanirfan.bsky.social talks to Al Jazeeraโ€™s Gaza bureau chief and we reflect on the reverberations of October 7th.

07.10.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who gets right of reply? Alan and Lionel discuss when this journalistic principle has come back to bite them

๐ŸŽง: Do you always have to offer the people youโ€™re reporting on a chance to give their side of the story? Listen to Media Confidential with @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social:

03.10.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After the horrific attacks in Manchester we must defend the right to protest I hope pro-Palestine marchers this weekend will be acutely sensitive to the real fear in Jewish communities. But donโ€™t let the bad guys win by denying...

Itโ€™s not โ€œun-Britishโ€ to march today. But it is British to protest with sensitivity and empathy. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...

04.10.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 192    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
The true story behind ITVโ€™s The Hackโ€”live with Toby Jones, Jack Thorne, Alan Rusbridger and more
This weekโ€™s special live episode of Media Confidential coincides with ITVโ€™s new drama The Hack starring David Tennant. The show is about the phone-hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the Rupert Murdochโ€™s News of the World, the Leveson Inquiry, and a national reckoning on press ethics. Pros The true story behind ITVโ€™s The Hackโ€”live with Toby Jones, Jack Thorne, Alan Rusbridger and more

๐ŸŽฅ: In a live episode of Media Confidential, @janemartinson.bsky.social speaks to @arusbridger.bsky.social, actor Toby Jones, writer Jack Thorne and producer Patrick Spence about ITVโ€™s new phone hacking drama The Hack.

01.10.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The hell of high water The UKโ€™s east coast is the fastest eroding in Europe. As more storms approach, those losing everything to flooding feel abandoned

This long-read in @prospectmagazine.co.uk asks how we are coping now with flooding and coastal erosion - and what we need to do as climate change upends forecasts. Thanks to @aloner.bsky.social for editing, to interviewees and to IJ4EU for funding: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

29.09.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nick Davies blew open the original phone-hacking scandalโ€ฆ Now heโ€™s pieced together a previously untold story. Read exclusive content in Prospectโ€“FREE for a limited time only.

Make Prospect your next call.

www.prospectmagazine...

30.09.2025 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง: Can Nigel Farageโ€™s GB News show really be considered a โ€œnewsโ€ program?

Lisa Nandy, secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, thinks itโ€™s questionable. She joins Media Confidential with @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social: www.prospectmagazine...

29.09.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽง: On the latest episode of Media Confidential, @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janemartinson.bsky.social discuss ITVโ€™s The Hack with some of its stars and creators. Is it time to revisit phone hacking with a Leveson 2?

Listen to the full episode: www.prospectmagazine...

29.09.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

Watch witkoff www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

26.09.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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26.09.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage has no idea how to be a prime minister The Reform leader undoubtedly has charisma, but lacks the judgement, gravitas or respect for truth needed to lead a country

Farage may be riding high in the polls, but he has no idea of what it is to be prime minister www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uk/...

26.09.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 137    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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The Murdoch spy papers What if phone hacking was worseโ€”much worseโ€”than previously thought? Reporter Nick Davies uncovered the original scandal. Now, with remarkable document...

If you've been enjoying ITV's the Hack, read up further on what happened next - the extraordinary trove of damning evidence which emerged in multiple legal cases but which were never tested in court www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

26.09.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Lisa Nandy: Weโ€™re not afraid to regulate US big tech, no matter what Donald Trump says

Lisa Nandy is on Media Confidential talking about the future of the BBC, GB News and how to regulate Big Tech, whatever Trump says open.spotify.com/episode/3Xf9...

25.09.2025 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If you enjoyed #TheHack tonight hereโ€™s why the story matteredโ€ฆ.

24.09.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Americaโ€™s assault on free speech Alan and Lionel discuss Charlie Kirk, and Trumpโ€™s NYT lawsuit with David Folkenflik

๐ŸŽง: NPRโ€™s @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social joins Media Confidential with @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social to discuss Donald Trumpโ€™s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times.

22.09.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nearly 50 years after the late Robert Redfordโ€™s โ€˜All the Presidentโ€™s Menโ€™, @itvx.com presents a new tale of journalistic heroism.

Prospectโ€™s @arusbridger.bsky.social (played by Toby Jones) helped expose the phone-hacking scandal.

He retraces the true story behind the drama: www.prospectmagazine...

22.09.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me, Toby Jones and a timely reminder of why we need a free press A new drama on the phone-hacking scandal shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change

A new ITV drama on the phone-hacking scandal, featuring @arusbridger.bsky.social played by Toby Jones, shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change.

22.09.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seven partโ€ฆ

20.09.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me, Toby Jones and a timely reminder of why we need a free press A new drama on the phone-hacking scandal shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change

Robert Redford, me, Toby Jones - and a reporter who found corruption in his own backyard. Thoughts on the coming ITV drama, The Hack www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

20.09.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Thanks so much Chris. And Phil will be really excellent !

19.09.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Alex. Lmk if any shifts going โ€ฆ

18.09.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are we losing our civil liberties?

Listen to this and weep for who we have lost. Just before he died the great Conor Gearty spoke with learning & passion about what his friend K Starmer must do to defend democracy. Try from about 35โ€™ in if youโ€™re pressed for time - but the whole episode is worth it open.spotify.com/episode/27xX...

18.09.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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