Media Masters - Ian Burrell

Published: May 18, 2017, 4 a.m.

b'Ian Burrell is former Media Editor of The Independent, and one of the UK\\u2019s foremost news industry commentators. In this in-depth interview he talks through his career, starting at the Birmingham Post & Mail, his work at the Sunday Times Insight team, and 20 years at The Independent; discusses journalism\\u2019s future, despite \\u2018heartless\\u2019 cuts to newsrooms; and strongly criticises Facebook for holding back \\u2018critical\\u2019 information from publishers, threatening the industry.'