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News Meeting: Democrats showcase their wife guys and Starbucks boss is under fire

Ep. 388

What should lead the news? Three journalists tell Giles Whittell what they think the top story should be and Giles has a message for the new Starbucks CEO.


In this episode they discuss why the coffee chain’s boss is being criticised, the vibe at the Democratic National Convention and what a death at Britain’s newest jail tells us about the prison’s crisis.


Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com


Guests:

  • Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
  • Katie Riley, data and graphics editor at Tortoise
  • Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise


Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise


Producer: Casey Magloire


Executive producer: Lewis Vickers


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