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Media Minded by ShoutOut UK


Latest Episodes

Short Clip 009 – New Blood
July 07, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Nicolas Zannettos is the Chief Editor at Alpha TV, Cyprus. Will we forget the experts that have guided us throughout this pandemic once we no longer need them? How should we deal with coordinated disinformati...

Episode 008 – News & Opinion
July 01, 2020

Matt Chorley is a presenter on Times Radio and the host of The Times Redbox podcast. In an age of instant gratification, instant shopping and instant information, did Covid-19 and its lack of credible information at the start make us more susceptible t...

Short Clip 008 – News & Opinion
July 01, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Matt Chorley is a presenter on Times Radio and the host of The Times Redbox podcast. In an age of instant gratification, instant shopping and instant information,

Episode 007 – The Informer
June 23, 2020

Holger Roonemaa is an investigative journalist for Ekspress Media, Estonia, and has also written for Buzzfeed. Ever wondered how you can find the source of rumors and misinformation? How it would feel to have,

Short Clip 007 – The Informer
June 23, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Holger Roonemaa is an investigative journalist for Ekspress Media, Estonia, and has also written for Buzzfeed. Ever wondered how you can find the source of rumors and misinformation?

Short Clip 006 – Misinformation Fairytales
June 16, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Marzio Fatucchi is a journalist for the Corriere Fiorentino, a local branch of Corriere Della Sera one of the main newspapers in Italy. Why do we get attracted to fairytales instead of fact-based information?...

Episode 006 – Misinformation Fairytales
June 16, 2020

Marzio Fatucchi is a journalist for the Corriere Fiorentino, a local branch of Corriere Della Sera one of the main newspapers in Italy. Why do we get attracted to fairytales instead of fact-based information?

Episode 005 – Body Odour and Bias
June 09, 2020

Martina Chapman is the national coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland. Unconscious bias is like body odour - it’s hard for us to recognise we have it, so we need to practice good information hygiene to ensure our opinions don’t ‘stink’.

Short Clip 005 – Body Odour and Bias
June 09, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Martina Chapman is the national coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland. Unconscious bias is like body odour - it’s hard for us to recognise we have it, so we need to practice good information hygiene to ensure...

Episode 004 – News & Ratings
June 02, 2020

Cristo Foufas is a presenter for TalkRadio. In an effort to make money, is the media sacrificing fact for higher ratings? Does our obsession with 'balance' in reporting give unqualified people a platform? Matteo Bergamini talks to Cristo about his medi...