Douglas Ross Interview, Media Response to the Death of Mercy Baguma and the New BBC Director-General / with Jim Cusick

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by Jim Cusick, editor of openMedia at openDemocracy, to discuss Douglas Ross and food standards (following a recent BBC Radio Scotland interview), the media response to the death of Mercy Baguma in Glasgow and Tim Davie, the new BBC Director-General. Stuart, Eamonn and Jim also share their personal media recommendations.  ENTER THE GIVEAWAY (RHA TrueConnect2 Wireless Earbuds): www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia-giveaway READ Dani Garavelli's Scotsman article: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/dani-garavelli-distortion-mercys-plight-good-reason-reflection-2956793 RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: Vanity Fair article, ‘Ryan Coogler on Chadwick Boseman’ www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/he-was-an-epic-firework-display-ryan-coogler-on-chadwick-boseman‘Rasta & The Ball’ documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lbE_0kPno Jim: Guardian article, ‘No 10 to 'consider' Marcus Rashford's plea for action on food poverty’ www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/01/no-10-to-consider-marcus-rashfords-plea-for-action-on-food-poverty Eamonn: BBC documentary, ‘When Bob Marley Came to Britain’ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m7ht Support the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmedia Keep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMedia For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.