Lmst

Just discovered that BBC is has decided to shutdown one of my favourite podcasts Hard Talk at the end of this month 😢

I have been listening to this podcast for years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n13xtmdc

Huh? I only now just learnt that the #BBC has decided to finish #HARDtalk. What an incredibly strange decision to make, especially in this time. A show that would truly put the powers to be in their place. I still have fond memories of some of the interviews by original host Tim Sebastian.

I don’t understand this cut at all.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/24/i-feel-really-really-cross-at-incredibly-dumb-decisions-stephen-sackur-on-the-end-of-hardtalk-and-leaving-the-bbc

V Guardian:
‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/24/i-feel-really-really-cross-at-incredibly-dumb-decisions-stephen-sackur-on-the-end-of-hardtalk-and-leaving-the-bbc?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#hardtalk

I really can't fathom the sort of stupidity that has led the #BBC to axe #HARDtalk and make Sackur redundant.

My best guess is that 14 years of Tory hegemony casts a long cultural shadow, and Tories in senior leadership at the Beeb (including Davie) and on their board are not receptive to journalism that holds the powerful to account.

Such a deeply stupid and self-damaging move.

#UKPolitics #UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/24/i-feel-really-really-cross-at-incredibly-dumb-decisions-stephen-sackur-on-the-end-of-hardtalk-and-leaving-the-bbc

‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: #StephenSackur on the end of #HARDtalk

And there is reason to be! Reducing #journalism to #churnalism, through #livenews churning out #livestreams, #breakingnews and repeats 24h/day, means embarking us for a hellish rollercoaster of blinking stories all over the place with no way to make sense of them in a larger context, since there won't be any more of it. It's perfect for an era of #anti-intellectual rage.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/24/i-feel-really-really-cross-at-incredibly-dumb-decisions-stephen-sackur-on-the-end-of-hardtalk-and-leaving-the-bbc

He’s worried that with the focus on live news, journalism is being reduced to “churnalism” at the expense of more studied, groundbreaking work.

BBC:n #HardTalk issa vieraana 25 vuotta sitten USA:han Ukrainasta rakkauden takia emigroitunut, kolmatta kauttaan kongressissa oleva #VictoriaSpartz.

Joka on siis #republikaani ja #MAGA-sellainen.

Oli pakko sulkea radio tosi pian ohjelman alkamisen jälkeen. Ei kestänyt kuunnella.

Kun hän puhui Trumpia tukien tämän öyhötyksestä ja toimista Ukrainaa kohtaan. Aivan mielipuolista.

#Ukraina #Venäjä #sota #Trump #Dump #USpol #republikaanit #Spartz #USA #Yhdysvallat

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5t5h

🔴 #BBC #HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur was in #Washington D.C. for an exclusive interview with Jake #Sullivan, who was National #Security Adviser in the #Biden #WhiteHouse

From #Afghanistan to #Ukraine to #Gaza, he faced a series of rolling crises

Did the failings of the #Biden administration prepare the ground for #Trump 2.0?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00280q0/hardtalk-jake-sullivan-national-security-adviser-to-president-biden-20212025 #US #Europe #News

🔥 The interview BBC doesn't want you to see! Did they really cancel this #HARDtalk episode with @VictorModström? Read and decide for yourself... un-shadows.ghost.io/burning-trut... #UNShadows #CensorshipAlert

BURNING TRUTH: When Fiction Ch...

Hard Talk is nearing its end, sadly. Stephen Sakur’s uniquely aggressive interview style has resulted in some fascinating exchanges over the years. Last night’s interview with John Bolton was another good one. Here’s someone with a very considered (if ruthless) world view who found himself in Trump’s orbit and realized he was dealing with a dangerous idiot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5t4r #NeoCons #Trump #JohnBolton #HardTalk

Opin juuri, että #BBC - joka on taas kerran laitettu säästökuurille - lopettaa legendaarisen #HardTalk-ohjelman.

Vtt, mitä psk:a!

Maaliskuussa haudataan tämä klassikko, josta suomalaiset #toimittajat voisivat ottaa oppia siitä, miten haastateltava laitetaan oikeasti lujille; miten esitetään vasta- ja jatkokysymyksiä. Miten sitä omaa ammattia tehdään sille kuuluvalla ammattietiikalla.

#journalismi #media #vastakysymys #jatkokysymys #haastaminen

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-bbc-news-hardtalk-newsnight-b1187986.html

#news #bbc #joblosses #hardtalk #media #stephensackur #bbcnews #television #uk
I lost interest in the BBC news channel after their disastrous attempt to merge it with BBC World. The amount of money they’ll save will probably be directly proportional to the number of viewers they’ll lose…