The News Meeting

Why has the American Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore been chosen to chair the Gaza Humanitarian Fund? How will slipping data collection standards in the US undermine critics of the Trump administration? What is the rationale behind President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban placed on 12 countries?  Giles Whittell is joined by journalist Anu Anand, along with The Observer’s Katie Riley and Jasper Corbett, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. **Join us at the News Meeting Live:  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2] on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3] on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews  Follow us on Social Media:  * @ObserverUK on X  * @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok * @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk [http://observer.co.uk/]  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In his stark new film on the fishing industry, David Attenborough warns we're "almost out of time" to save the oceans. Are Nigel Farage’s calls to change UK abortion laws the start of a new culture war? And with Thames Water in crisis, should the government step in? James Harding is joined by Pod Save the UK’s Coco Khan, along with The Observer’s Basia Cummings and Miranda Sawyer, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. **Join us at the News Meeting Live:  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2] on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3] on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews  ** Listen to Coco Khan on Pod Save the UK HERE [https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-uk/ ] Follow us on Social Media:  * @ObserverUK on X  * @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok * @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: James Harding, editor-in-chief at The Observer Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk [http://observer.co.uk/]  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The UK government’s new Strategic Defence Review says it’s time for British citizens to step up. In southern Gaza, the Red Cross says 21 people were “declared dead on arrival” at a field hospital after an incident near an aid distribution centre. And could Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web change the face of modern warfare? Giles Whittell is joined by Media Storm’s Mathilda Mallinson along with The Observer’s Cat Neilan and Jasper Corbett, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. To read Cat’s article about the Strategic Defence Review click here [https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/war-is-not-something-in-a-faraway-country-its-here-now-warns-report]. **Join us at the News Meeting Live:  * LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Coco Khan and Miranda Sawyer * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2] on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3] on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews  Follow us on Social Media:  * @ObserverUK on X  * @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok * @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer Producer: Rebecca Moore Executive Producer: Katie Gunning To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk [http://observer.co.uk/]  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

If the book is good, do we care if it was written by AI? Should we be concerned by the distribution of aid in Gaza by non-UN services? A team of British climbers recently reached Everest’s summit in just five days after using xenon gas to boost performance. Does this kind of enhancement challenge traditional ideas of mountaineering achievement? Giles Whittell is joined by author, political adviser, and foreign policy specialist Chloe Dalton along with the Observer’s Claudia Williams and Vanessa Thorpe, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. **Join us at the News Meeting Live:  * LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Coco Khan and Miranda Sawyer * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2] on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3] on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews  Follow us on Social Media:  * @ObserverUK on X  * @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok * @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk [http://observer.co.uk/]  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What links Elon Musk’s business ties in South Africa to the US president’s attack on Cyril Ramaphosa? Will AI hit women in the workforce hardest? And could the case of Adriana Smith - a brain-dead pregnant woman being kept alive because she’s pregnant - reshape abortion laws in states like Georgia? Giles Whittell is joined by writer and journalist Marisa Bate, along with Observer reporters Stephen Armstrong and Phoebe Davis, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day. **Join us at the News Meeting Live:  * LIVE from Hay Festival [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-from-hay-festival] on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton  * LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Coco Khan * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2] on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer  * LIVE from the Observer Newsroom [https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-3] on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews  Read more of Phoebe’s reporting on abortion laws in the UK here:  * Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss [https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/police-could-search-homes-and-seize-phones-after-sudden-pregnancy-loss] * Prosecuted, shamed and traumatised for mistake of taking abortion pills too late [https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/prosecuted-shamed-and-traumatised-for-mistake-of-taking-abortion-pills-too-late] Follow us on Social Media:  * @ObserverUK on X  * @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok * @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor-in-chief at The Observer Producer: Casey Magloire Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk [http://observer.co.uk/]  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.