Investigative journalist Gabriel Pogrund: ‘Go after big targets because they deserve to be pursued, not because you want to take them down’

About this episode

Gabriel Pogrund discusses his experiences as an investigative journalist and the challenges faced in the current media landscape.

In this episode of Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel talk to Gabriel Pogrund, newly appointed editor of Insight, the Sunday Times investigative team. After Gabriel exposed £730,000 in undeclared donations to Labour Together, he and other journalists became victims of a smear campaign. He discusses why the thinktank commissioned an investigation into him—and how he was falsely accused of having Russian ties. As the co-author of Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer , Gabriel also discusses the prime minister’s leadership. Plus, in an age of weaponised libel laws and abusive SLAPP lawsuits, the trio discuss the challenges facing investigative journalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan, Lionel

Guest: Gabriel Pogrund

Topics covered

• investigative journalism
• politics
• media ethics
• libel laws
• Labour Party
• leadership

Keywords

• investigative journalism
• Gabriel Pogrund
• Labour Together
• SLAPP lawsuits
• politics
• media ethics
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Together, Insight, Sunday Times, Labour, SLAPP

Books & works: Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer

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