The media’s role in government relations

How has the relationship between the media and the government evolved over recent years?

Editor-in-Chief of The House and PoliticsHome Alan White joins Tom Brown to reflect on how media engagement with the government has changed, the role of lobby journalists and whether they can be too close to the levers of power.

Looking back on his experience, Alan reflects on his own misconceptions about the media’s role and the fine line between being informed and becoming a mouthpiece for the government. He also discusses the impact of figures like Dominic Cummings during the post-Brexit years.

And has the media’s appetite for news changed? And what direction will we see government briefings go under the Starmer government?

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