The Observer: The News Meeting Live
A live recording of The Observer's editorial podcast with journalists debating the news agenda, offering audiences a rare look inside how newsrooms decide what matters.
Why we picked this
Most people have never seen how an editorial conference actually works — this live recording pulls back the curtain on The Observer's newsroom, with audience participation shaping the agenda.
In a live recording of The News Meeting, The Observer’s editorial podcast, audiences get a rare inside look at how a major newsroom decides what leads the paper, what follows, and in what order. The format recreates an actual editorial conference, with journalists arguing their cases for what should top the news agenda.
The Observer’s national news editor Claudia Williams, climate editor Jeevan Vasagar, and chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley make their pitches to deputy editor-in-chief Giles Whittell. The audience gets to weigh in with the stories they think the panel should be talking about.
The event takes place at RSA House in London, a venue that has long been a home for ideas about how institutions should work. Hearing how one of Britain’s oldest newspapers makes its daily choices feels right in that setting.