The people shaping American media including Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris

About this episode

Ros Atkins speaks to influential voices in American journalism about the media landscape and coverage of President Trump’s war with Iran.

This week on The Media Show, Ros Atkins is in Washington DC, speaking to some of the most influential voices in American journalism. He talks to Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic, Mehdi Hasan, Editor in Chief and CEO of Zeteo, the BBC’s North America Editor Sarah Smith, and filmmaker and YouTube creator Johnny Harris. Together, they reveal how very different media organisations are covering President Trump’s war with Iran and how they see the US media landscape at this moment. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Content Producer: Lucy Wai

People in this episode

Host: Ros Atkins

Guests: Jeffrey Goldberg, Mehdi Hasan, Sarah Smith, Johnny Harris

Topics covered

• American media
• journalism
• media organizations
• Trump
• Iran
• media landscape

Keywords

• American journalism
• media coverage
• Trump
• Iran
• influential voices
• media landscape
• Zeteo
• The Atlantic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic, Zeteo, BBC

Places: Washington DC, United States

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