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On the latest episode of Stop the Press!, Nick Copson, Rob Chadwick and Bill Martin sit down with media veteran, blogger and digital media lecturer, Adam Tinworth, for a brutally honest conversation about the future of journalism in the age of TikTok, YouTubers, creators and collapsing public trust.

We explore whether traditional journalism still matters when millions now get their “news” from influencers, viral clips and personalised social feeds - often without ever visiting a news website or watching a bulletin.

We discuss:
Why trust in mainstream media has fallen so dramatically.
Whether social media has democratised journalism… or destroyed it.
The rise of creators, streamers and YouTubers as the new media class.
How shrinking attention spans are changing storytelling forever.
Whether journalism schools are preparing students for a dead industry… or a transformed one.

Adam brings a rare mix of news experience, digital strategy expertise and academic insight to one of the biggest questions facing modern society:

If everyone is now a publisher… who, if anyone, is still doing journalism?

A fascinating, challenging and surprisingly hopeful discussion.

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This week on Stop The Press!, Rob, Nick and Bill are joined by Tessa Tucker, former Conservative Party candidate for Exeter, to ask a question that increasingly feels unavoidable:

Is Britain becoming ungovernable?

As Westminster descends further into personality politics, support or not support a by-election, and the potential for not only a leadership challenge but a general election, the country faces mounting pressure on almost every front. Stagnant growth, overstretched public services, collapsing trust in institutions, rising immigration tensions, and a public that appears angrier and more fragmented than ever.

Is this simply the latest chapter in Britain’s long political decline, or evidence of a deeper governance crisis affecting the entire system?

The team and Tessa explore:

• Whether modern Britain has become too divided to govern effectively
• Why public trust in politicians and institutions has collapsed
• The rise of performative politics over serious leadership
• Whether the media fuels instability or merely reflects it
• How social media, outrage culture and 24-hour news cycles have changed politics forever
• Why both Labour and the Conservatives appear trapped in short-term thinking
• Whether Britain’s political culture itself is now part of the problem

A frank conversation about leadership, media, culture and whether the UK is entering a period of permanent political dysfunction.

A landmark ruling in Los Angeles has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley, with tech giants like Meta and Google found liable for contributing to the worsening mental health of a young woman who argued their platforms were deliberately designed to be addictive.

In this episode of Stop The Press!, the boys unpack what this case really means. Is this the beginning of meaningful accountability for Big Tech, or a legal overreach that could fundamentally reshape the internet?

They explore whether this ruling could become a bellwether moment, opening the floodgates for similar lawsuits across the US. If platforms are held responsible for user harm, does that force a redesign of the attention economy itself?

The conversation also turns to the growing global backlash against social media, including Australia’s increasingly aggressive regulatory stance and proposed bans for younger users. Are governments finally catching up, or are they stepping too far into personal freedom?