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EPISODE · Jul 26, 2017 · 27 MIN

Johnston Press job cuts; Police chief anger at tech giants; Sir Alan Moses, chairman of IPSO

from The Media Show · host BBC Radio 4

Johnston Press has announced that some journalists working on its weekly Scottish titles are going to be made redundant. Paul Holleran is the NUJ's organiser in Scotland. Chris Williams is the Telegraph's Chief Business Correspondent.Mike Barton, chief constable of Durham Constabulary, says that the likes of Facebook and Google are not doing enough to stop abusive content and should spend more of their "eye watering profits" on policing their platforms.Sir Alan Moses has been reappointed as Chairman of IPSO, the main regulator for newspapers and magazines. Critics say that the organisation is not independent of the industry and Sir Alan tells Amol Rajan that further changes to IPSO's regulations may be needed.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant Producer: Helen Fitzhenry.

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