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The sun could also affect bloomberg. ironically could also affect coleen rooney's instagram account when she makes a journalistic allegation. because she bypassed the media. we all have to deal with the same issues and we all end up being held to the same standards. i think libel law in the uk is in need of another look, the extent to which it can be used to bully people around the edges. where in—house lawyers say we may not want to take the story on because of potential risk. it is important places like bloomberg thought to the supreme court on that one even though they lost because they a...

And nearly a million people have been affected. water levels in rivers are also running high in bangladesh where about two million people have been hit by the floods. coming up at six o'clock, breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. but first on bbc news, the media show. hello. on the show today we have gotjohn micklethwait, editor in chief at bloomberg. we are taking a look at a new podcast that charts the rise of reality tv with one of the co—hosts, pandora sykes. and, wagatha christie — how can we not talk about it? and we have got one of the key players here in the whole drama, s...

I'll bring simon back in. how do you maintain the relationship to keep the stories flowing? are you effectively saying you don't need to really because they are always calling you? it is a damn sight easier with the likes of love island and the proper reality stars than with the a—listers. we'd like to think we can do it across the board, i can think of some examples to point to to say the way we do things generally speaking is we try to get ourselves into the mix at all levels. if our readers are interested, we are interested. something like love island, if it is successful, lwant — to kn...

Tawdry or voyeuristic but positive, engaging with our readers and the industry we are talking about. i do not think there is any shame in that. jim waterson, media editor at the guardian, maybe maybe sorry, maybe you do want _ maybe sorry, maybe you do want to — maybe sorry, maybe you do want to work at the sun next. maybe — want to work at the sun next. maybe they will give you a job after your brilliant coverage of the trial. what is your reaction to what simon has been saying? he has found himself in the position where he is the story. it has been an extraordinary exposure of howjournal...

For celebrity? it's a slightly strange situation. we have the issues affecting the sun that could also affect bloomberg. ironically could also affect coleen rooney's instagram account when she makes a journalistic allegation. because she bypassed the media. we all have to deal with the same issues and we all end up being held to the same standards. i think libel law in the uk is in need of another look, the extent to which it can be used to bully people around the edges. where in—house lawyers say we may not want to take the story on because of potential risk. it is important places like blo...