The only part of British Public life that the saudis are buying into. The independent and the Evening Standard can both trace their ownership back to the gulf kingdom. While over in the us, media giants like netflix and disney have had big investment from the saudis. So, does this affect the journalism we read or the television we watch . Joining me to discuss that is vivienne walt, a correspondent for Time Magazine and fortune. Areeb ullah is a journalist at middle east eye. Also sanan vakil who is Deputy Director of the middle east and north Africa Programme at chatham house, and jim waterson, who is media editor at the guardian. Also today, the classic American Music magazine, Rolling Stone, has launched in the uk. That might come as a surprise, considering how many Media Publications are shrinking. Darren styles is the magazines Managing Director. He also publishes attitude magazine. Darren, i think we should probably call this more of a relaunch than a launch but it didnt go so we
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