#144 - USA Elections; Johnny Depp vs The Sun; BBC Social Media Guidelines vs Pride; The Legacy of Robert Fisk

Olly Mann is joined by professor emeritus of journalism at City University, Lis Howell and entertainment director of Heat magazine and host of the PilotTV podcast, Boyd Hilton.

This week: As news channels roll into a third day of USA election coverage, we ask which broadcasters won the hearts and minds of our panelists.

As The Sun successfully defends its Johnny Depp defamation case, what does News Group Newspapers’ victory mean for tabloid journalism?

Plus, the legacy of legendary print journalist Robert Fisk, there’s confusion over the BBC’s new social media guidelines and in the Media Podcast Quiz, Christmas has come early.

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