News Meeting: The death penalty and does Iran want a war with the United States?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.
In this episode the team discuss the US troops killed in a drone strike, the first ever execution by nitrogen inhalation and Donald Trump’s defamation trial.
Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com
Guests:
Dr Brian Klaas, Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and author of 'Fluke: Chance, Chaos and Why Everything We Do Matters'
Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise
Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor…
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