21 September 2023
Episode 2571
43 minutes
Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of News Corp and Fox. Is it the end of arguably the most influential media career of our times? Also in the programme: France arrests a journalist after reporting on leaked documents that claim French intelligence was used to target civilians in Egypt and India introduces a quota for women politicians – but do quotas actually work? Plus: a new book looks at how conspiracy theories found in anti-Semitism continue to persist.
21 September 2023
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