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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Politico’s senior executive editor, Kate Day, tells us what’s in store for the original newsletter publisher.
Also on the programme: Alex Mahon is set to leave Channel 4. Deadline’s senior investigations reporter Jake Kanter is here to divine what happens next.
All that plus: Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd talks to us about just what he sacrificed to get his story out there, as well as more interviews on the winner’s run at BAFTA’s TV Craft Awards featuring Reece Sheersmith and Steve Pemberton (Inside Number 9), Kate Oates and Ben Wadey (Eastenders) and Andy Devonshire (Taskmaster).
And, in the Media Quiz, we reveal what you could have won.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Piers Morgan on YouTube's success
Tara Conlan’s Spot The Difference on the BBC's latest workplace review
Jake Kanter’s piece on problematic staff being retained
Observer’s first week of relaunch
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Joins Global
Mr Bates wins a BAFTA special award
Celebrity Traitors line up revealed
(00:00) - Hellos
(00:40) - British Political Journalists
(02:40) - Katie Rawcliffe
(04:15) - Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon Leaving
(08:42) - Piers Morgan Cancels Newspapers
(09:46) - Is YouTube the future of reporting?
(13:39) - Journalist Entrepreneurs
(15:23) - BBC Sexual Harassment
(20:20) - BAFTA TV Craft Awards
(20:35) - Richard Gadd Interview - Baby Reindeer
(22:32) - EastEnders Special Award
(25:30) - Andy Devonshire - Taskmaster
(26:55) - Reece Sheersmith & Steve Pemberton - Inside Number 9
(31:55) - Politico Europe 10 Year Anniversary
(39:52) - The Media Quiz
(44:50) - Goodbyes
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