#138 - Equality in Audio Pact; Tim Davie named BBC DG; Journos out, AI in at MSN - a podcast by PPM Production Limited

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Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Faraz Osman (managing director of production house Gold Wala), podcaster Christina Moore (Don’t Skip Media) and Rebecca Messina (digital editor at Immediate Media).

This week: Hundreds of audio production companies sign an equality pact to fight racism in the industry; Editors at top US publications quit over the workplace culture; And some of Britain’s favourite comedies are pulled from streaming sites.

Plus, the BBC gets a new director general and MSN discovers the downside of letting artificial intelligence run its newsroom.

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