Is traditional journalism losing the battle for attention - or are individual journalists actually winning it? Dino Sofos, founder of Persephonica, helped build the shows from BBC’s Newscast to Global’s The News Agents has some thoughts.
Also on the show: ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down immediately - and her replacement is the man who had just quit to take another job. Broadcast Magazine's Heather Fallon on the shock at the heart of Britain's biggest commercial news operation.
All that plus: the Strictly hosting race produces a bombshell reveal, Tim Burrowes of Mumbrella on the Kyle and Jackie O fallout, Australian media, and what the B2B publishing world is talking about this week.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Broadcasters must react to threat from creator journalism - Deborah Turness
Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities
ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down immediately
Zoe Ball confirms she won't be hosting Strictly Come Dancing
Osman takes The Golden Elevators
Big Break returning to BBC daytime
BBC confirms Radio 4 Long Wave switch-off date
Netflix reveals $135bn content spend over past decade
BBC staff fear meagre pay rise after bosses forgo own increase