Media Training update w/c 19th May

Good morning. It’s Monday 19th May. (Happy Birthday mum)

Stories scheduled for the next seven days:

Today: Keir Starmer hosts EU-UK Summit in London before expected address at PLP meeting.

Tuesday: G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meet. 

Chelsea Flower Show opens.

Wednesday: Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur contest UEFA Europa League final.

Kermit the Frog delivers University of Maryland commencement address. (Jim Henson’s alma mater.)

Thursday: Statistics on immigration and international migration.

Matt Hancock and Patrick Vallance give evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry.

Friday: Retail sales figures.

Sotheby’s auctions Shakespeare’s Four Folios.

Saturday: Arsenal face Barcelona in final UEFA Women’s Champions League final

Sunday: Pope Leo XIV installed as Bishop of Rome.

Gary Lineker hosts final episode of Match of the Day after Premier League season ends.

“Things Learnt (Then Forgotten)” – Week 17.

Academic phrases, Presidential burgers, and IKEA mattresses…

“While we’ve got you Minister…”

How to survive the Morning Round is a lovely listen from Politico’s Westminster Insider podcast series, with some great insights and archive.

Politicians talk about how they prepare for, and endure over 3 hours of breakfast radio and TV…

“Once the media know that you have a reputation for not doing your homework they will absolutely pummel you for it.” Grant Shapps

“There’s genuinely times when you do an interview and your mind just goes blank because if you’re starting at 6am you’ve been up since 4:30.” Jonathan Ashworth

And Journalists reflect on what they want…

“Without being too pompous about it…I think the breakfast round sets the agenda for the day. I think if it wasn’t there I’m not quite sure where the fingerprint or the texture of that day’s political reporting would come from.” Richard Madeley

LISTEN HERE (or on the usual platforms)

News In Brief:

Foreign states will be limited to owning up to 15 percent of British newspapers and magazines under new laws being confirmed by Lisa Nandy.

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Newsnight changes: Victoria Derbyshire will present on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Paddy O’Connell hosts on Thursday with Matt Chorley given the Friday night slot.

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President Trump spoke to journalists more in the first 100 days of his second term than any other President in history according to the Sunday Times.

Imagine the hangovers…

Two of the biggest events in radio happened on the same day last week:

Prizes!!!

The ARIAS:

Station of the Year: BBC Radio 3

Local Station of the Year: Forth One

Audio Brand of the Year: Goalhanger

Ratings!!!

RAJAR Q1:

Speech stations have done well across the board – given a febrile news agenda this is either surprising or unsurprising, based on your capacity for global uncertainty. 

Reach and hours are all up at Radio 4, 5Live and Times Radio. 

LBC numbers are down slightly.

Footnotes:

On this day: Labour announced the sponsorship of sports events by tobacco firms was to be outlawed on this day in 1997.

Monday weather: Hull – 17 degrees and partly sunny. Penzance – 18 degrees and sunny.

Mutts: The boys on Poppit Sands in Pembrokeshire last week…

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