Podcast, 26 mins
The Press on Trial: Journalists Under Legal Attack
Hear how experts fight for media freedom and protect journalists from legal pressure.
20 Nov 2025 09:00
In the first episode of the Centre for Freedom of the Media podcast, we talk to Professor Jackie Harrison about the work that CFOM does and why it is so important to speak up about issues of media freedom.
We also speak to Gill Phillips, co-author of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalism about her career as a legal advisor at the BBC and the Guardian and how the law is being weaponised to silence journalists.
Credits
- Host: Dr Gemma Horton (Impact Fellow for Centre for Freedom of the Media at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Professor Jackie Harrison (Professor of Public Communication at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Gill Phillips (Editorial Legal Consultant)
- Podcast Producer: (University Teacher at the University of Sheffield)
