The Media Show - US raid on Venezuela & what it says about military-media relations, Actors & AI, Influencers at Westminster & the lobby system
Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins on what the media knew and when regarding the US military raid on Venezuala. They're joined by US based journalist Max Tani from Semafor the Defence Editor at the Times Larisa Brown and Brigadier Geoffrey Dodds who oversees the UK’s D notice system.
Actors fight back against the TV and film industry using AI scanning on their images without consent with the General Secretary of Equity Paul Fleming.
And as the government brings in changes to the lobby briefing system for journalists with more influencers being invited to press events we talk to personal finance content creator Rachel Harris, journalist Steve Richards and head of the Westminster press lobby Lizzy Buchan.
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Content Producer: Lucy Wai
Published on Wednesday, 7th January 2026.
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