Episode 2. The Piers Morgan Debate
28 March 2021
CW: Racism, sexism, mental health, comments about mental health and sexual harassment are discussed in this episode
We are excited to be back with our second episode of the Empoword Opinions Podcast! Following Piers Morgan’s resignation from Good Morning Britain, Maddy Raine and Brooke Heneghan both writing articles discussing their reaction to Pier’s comments and the aftermath. Maddy opposed his comments while Brooke supported him.
To find out more, we invited them on to our podcast to find out more about why they hold those opinions about Piers Morgan, and what they think about the role of the media at home.
From whether Piers should have kept his platform for as long as he did, to what his future will look like, to the role of media and journalists as a whole, this episode is full of rich and interesting debate.
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