Only the Fake News Would Come Up with This (with Amol Rajan)
About this episode
Amol Rajan joins Armando to discuss the impact of politicians using new media to communicate directly with the public and the implications for political language.
Politicians have their own podcasts, the Government has launched a YouTube channel. It seems our political class want to bypass traditional media to get their message out. Why is that? How does it affect political language? As he prepares to take his own steps into a new media landscape, Amol Rajan joins Armando to discuss this and more. We also hear about misleading news headlines, Trump's 'doctored' image, and find out if elves are really poisoning our water? Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow Executive Producer: Richard Morris Recorded at the Sound Company Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
People in this episode
Host: Armando
Guest: Amol Rajan
Topics covered
- political media
- podcasts
- misleading news
- political language
- new media landscape
Keywords
- politicians
- podcasts
- YouTube channel
- misleading news headlines
- Trump
- elves
- water poisoning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4, Government
Places: Sound Company
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