Janine Gibson
@janinegibson.ft.com
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
thanks to instructions that a stranger left on a forum in July 2019 out of the goodness of their heart, I have finally located and destroyed Microsoft Auto Update and I think honestly we are too hard on the internet
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
thanks to instructions that a stranger left on a forum in July 2019 out of the goodness of their heart, I have finally located and destroyed Microsoft Auto Update and I think honestly we are too hard on the internet
So very sad, what a trailblazer she was.
Skye Gyngell, pioneering chef, 1962-2025 on.ft.com/4odLzXi
Skye Gyngell, pioneering chef, 1962-2025
At Petersham Nurseries and Spring, she brought style and beauty to seasonal cooking
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So very sad, what a trailblazer she was.
My final stint interning at my two ex-bosses’ podcast had to be re-recorded at 8am this morning due to 🚨NEWS EMERGENCIES 🚨
Can Samir Shah survive at the BBC? And what sort of Telegraph would the Daily Mail stable produce? Up to the minute breaking episode of @mediaconfidential.bsky.social with @janinegibson.ft.com www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
The BBC crisis: the next test
Senior figures at the BBC will face MPs later on Monday. Alan and Janine discuss the latest
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November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My final stint interning at my two ex-bosses’ podcast had to be re-recorded at 8am this morning due to 🚨NEWS EMERGENCIES 🚨
I spent three days in an oligarch-facing ski chalet called "Lord of Snow" which costs E250k/week. And wrote about it here. I imagine you're all very happy for me. on.ft.com/47UYU1O
Inside the ‘Lord of Snow’, Courchevel’s new €250,000-a-week super-chalet
[FREE TO READ] Key notes | The French resort’s latest ‘superyacht in the snow’ has a prime piste-side position, a bombastic name — and a price tag to match
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November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I spent three days in an oligarch-facing ski chalet called "Lord of Snow" which costs E250k/week. And wrote about it here. I imagine you're all very happy for me. on.ft.com/47UYU1O
All the news is people shouting about a budget which has been going on for approximately 45 years and still hasn’t been delivered
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
All the news is people shouting about a budget which has been going on for approximately 45 years and still hasn’t been delivered
I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
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November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Good morning and welcome to your short thread of FT Weekend highlight giftlinks for this very cold morning. Why not stay in bed and enjoy some high quality journalism. Links are free 300x that's all I have and the actual paper with all the weekend journalism you need is in the shops now!
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Good morning and welcome to your short thread of FT Weekend highlight giftlinks for this very cold morning. Why not stay in bed and enjoy some high quality journalism. Links are free 300x that's all I have and the actual paper with all the weekend journalism you need is in the shops now!
Remember the bamboo?
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Remember the bamboo?
Anna Foster is doing the most understated, respectful and touching interview with Jay Slater's mum Debbie Duncan about being mauled online on Radio 4 right now
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Anna Foster is doing the most understated, respectful and touching interview with Jay Slater's mum Debbie Duncan about being mauled online on Radio 4 right now
I feel so sorry for cricket fans that they will never know the intense serenity of listening to catastrophic overnight news which doesn't touch you at all
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I feel so sorry for cricket fans that they will never know the intense serenity of listening to catastrophic overnight news which doesn't touch you at all
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this is a good profile of Rachel Reeves, in which arguably the most revealing thing is she could do this interview hours ahead of a screeching U-turn without giving any sign it was coming www.ft.com/content/346e...
Rachel Reeves’ gambit
A year after her last bombshell Budget, the chancellor is once again mired in political chaos. Could the fallout consume both her and Sir Keir Starmer?
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
this is a good profile of Rachel Reeves, in which arguably the most revealing thing is she could do this interview hours ahead of a screeching U-turn without giving any sign it was coming www.ft.com/content/346e...
What's it like to be sued by Donald Trump and what do you do? We went to an expert and asked the NYT's chief lawyer, David McCraw how to deal with a $5bn plaintiff who also happens to be president.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
‘The New York Times won’t settle’: Why reporters will not be intimidated by Donald Trump
David McCraw, lead newsroom lawyer for the NYT, talks liberty and lawsuits with Alan and Janine
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November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What's it like to be sued by Donald Trump and what do you do? We went to an expert and asked the NYT's chief lawyer, David McCraw how to deal with a $5bn plaintiff who also happens to be president.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Please listen to this podcast in which I am wildly disrespectful about many people, because if the figures drop they’ll never let me do it again. Thank you
🎧: Who would take on the difficult role of leading the BBC right now? @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com discuss.
What’s next for the BBC? A new director-general
Trump has launched an attack on the BBC. Who would take on the difficult role of leading the public broadcaster?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Please listen to this podcast in which I am wildly disrespectful about many people, because if the figures drop they’ll never let me do it again. Thank you
It’s SLEET ON THR CANAL my cosy crime debut for Xmas
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It’s SLEET ON THR CANAL my cosy crime debut for Xmas
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🎧: Who would take on the difficult role of leading the BBC right now? @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com discuss.
What’s next for the BBC? A new director-general
Trump has launched an attack on the BBC. Who would take on the difficult role of leading the public broadcaster?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎧: Who would take on the difficult role of leading the BBC right now? @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com discuss.
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☄️Out of this world. 🔆A bit of warmth and light for the darker days.
The medieval St. Thomas Becket, Fairfield, Romney Marsh—once part of a thriving village, now isolated by time and circumstance.
The medieval St. Thomas Becket, Fairfield, Romney Marsh—once part of a thriving village, now isolated by time and circumstance.
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
☄️Out of this world. 🔆A bit of warmth and light for the darker days.
The medieval St. Thomas Becket, Fairfield, Romney Marsh—once part of a thriving village, now isolated by time and circumstance.
The medieval St. Thomas Becket, Fairfield, Romney Marsh—once part of a thriving village, now isolated by time and circumstance.
Aircraft only do this when they are very distressed
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Aircraft only do this when they are very distressed
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Why is it so hard to run the BBC? Is impartiality possible? Is it even what polarised viewers even want?
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Why is it so hard to run the BBC? Is impartiality possible? Is it even what polarised viewers even want?
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
An essay for the Weekend FT: www.ft.com/content/7124...
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Look if you can just get past my unbelievably fidgety onscreen presence, Pat Younge is very good on how the BBC could not only survive but emerge stronger in the full interview
🎥: ‘The BBC mustn’t pay Trump a dime’, says former BBC executive Pat Younge.
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Look if you can just get past my unbelievably fidgety onscreen presence, Pat Younge is very good on how the BBC could not only survive but emerge stronger in the full interview
Maybe Robbie Gibb could buy the Telegraph. That would neaten things up a bit
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Maybe Robbie Gibb could buy the Telegraph. That would neaten things up a bit
pray for the media correspondents, the proudest and noblest of all the specialisms. They've had a hell of a week.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
pray for the media correspondents, the proudest and noblest of all the specialisms. They've had a hell of a week.
The telegraph has been for sale for three years on.ft.com/4oGV6Hu
Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
[FREE TO READ] US private equity group walked away due to regulatory uncertainty and negative commentary from newspaper
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November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The telegraph has been for sale for three years on.ft.com/4oGV6Hu
"These global elites are far from organized and hyper-competent—it feels like how Veep would have treated QAnon. The elites don’t message with sex pests using code words; they openly muse about having fun with girls at “Hawaiian Tropic” parties.
Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
When QAnon Meets Veep
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
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November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"These global elites are far from organized and hyper-competent—it feels like how Veep would have treated QAnon. The elites don’t message with sex pests using code words; they openly muse about having fun with girls at “Hawaiian Tropic” parties.