Welcome to Hacks and Flaks, the only series where you'll get the inside scoop on how journalist hacks and the flaks of government work behind the scenes to decide which stories, you'll be reading with your morning coffee and perhaps more importantly, how they keep certain headlines off the front pages.
What happens if a public figure is the subject of a salacious story? When does a scandal make or break a career? And how do you really know what is or isn't fake news?
All these subjects and a whole lot more will be explored by host Petrie Hosken and a regular panel of hacks and flaks, ready to spill the beans, and tell us how the sausage gets made.
email: hackflakpod@gmail.com
Host: Petrie Hosken
Panel: Giles Kenningham, Andrew MacDougall and Michael Booker.
Produced by Amanda Redman
Brought to you by Trafalgar Strategy
n the final episode of this series of Hacks and Flaks, host Petrie and regular panellist Giles, welcomes two guests to the show, each with very different perspectives on how photographs are used to illustrate the news.
In the studio is renowned photojournalist, Stefan Rousseau, who shares some amazing stories from his career with the Press Association, photographing world leaders, and what it's like to be in a room alone with Vladimir Putin.
We also welcome EastEnders actor Lucy Benjamin back to the series, sharing some shocking truths of what it was like to be relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi pack, who even went as far as following her on her honeymoon.
The team also look back at some notorious pap shots which have possibly broken brands and saved lives, although perhaps the subjects of the photographs may not agree.
Thank you for joining us for the second series of Hacks and Flaks, if you enjoy the show, tell your friends and we'll see you next time - Goodbye for now!
1 Jun 2023
S2 Ep9: Hold the Back Page, with Nizaar Kinsella
How has the world of sports journalism changed and adapted to the new realm of online news? Why are there fewer stories about the personal lives of sports personalities in the press? And what does the future hold for the world of sport and how it's reported?
Sports reporter for the London Evening Standard, Nizaar Kinsella, joins Petrie, Andrew, and Giles, to talk about all of this and a whole lot more in today's episode of Hacks and Flaks, and we also find out what is going on behind the scenes in a world tightly controlled by sponsors, PR and international diplomacy.
25 May 2023
S2 Ep8: Political Satire with Matt Forde
This week's Hacks and Flaks welcomes a cast of thousands to the studio. Not only is our host Petrie, joined by regular panellists Andrew MacDougall, and Giles Kenningham, but we also have at least two ex-Prime Ministers, two wannabe PMs AND 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump....plus, comedian, and impressionist Matt Forde, who just so happens to have Trump, Johnson, Cameron, Corbyn and Starmer in his repertoire.
As well as hearing about the new incarnation of TV political puppet show, Spitting Image, the team also discusses why there will always be a need and desire for such comedy, and we are also given some real-life moments from Giles and Andrew's careers which are beyond satire!
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