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Matt Russell

Executive Producer at The Slow Newscast

Executive Producer on The Slow Newscast at @tortoise. Formerly: Newsnight and Radio 4 Email pitches/story ideas to [email protected]

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  • Nov 24, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Patricia Clarke |Matt Russell

    My AI girlfriend: a cure for loneliness Your browser does not support the audio element. Tortoise Investigates Technology #ArtificialIntelligence Eugenia Kuyda thinks she can solve an “epidemic” of loneliness. Her app, Replika, is “the AI companion who cares”, a chatbot that can text you, flirt with you, and promises to love you unconditionally. But Replika is fraught with ethical concerns – and risks.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Matt Russell |Alexi Mostrous

    Elon: A star is born Your browser does not support the audio element. US Election 2024 #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk After months of reporting on the billionaire’s use of private investigators, Alexi Mostrous asks whether the insights he gained from that investigation reveal how Musk will operate in his new political era, and what that means for everything in his orbit.

  • Nov 4, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Claudia Williams |Matt Russell

    Sick parade: a crisis at Catterick Garrison Your browser does not support the audio element. Culture #Justice #Society

  • Oct 29, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Claudia Williams |Matt Russell

    The Furys: An empire of fists Your browser does not support the audio element. Culture #Sport #Society

  • Oct 27, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Patricia Clarke |Matt Russell

    The Internet Archive – an online library that hosts archived versions of all things digital, from websites to ebooks – is partly back online after two cyberattacks in a matter of days. The library is an essential tool for journalists, researchers, and scholars, but the hacks are only the latest in a series of existential threats. After years of legal battles over its archiving of copyrighted materials, last month the Archive lost an appeal in a case against the publisher Hachette.

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Matt Russell
Matt Russell @MattRussell3
8 Apr 25

RT @forestfocuspod: 🏆 Exciting news as the podcast is nominated for a @radioacademy Aria award! Huge thanks to @duncantbarber who did all t…

Matt Russell
Matt Russell @MattRussell3
8 Apr 25

The brilliant @KatieGunning2 makes her on mic debut this week for story about growth, net-zero and the kind of country we want the UK to be. And it is the story of an ordinary man who the Prime Minister believes is costing the country its future. https://t.co/OHBcJwpMje

Tortoise
Tortoise @tortoise

Earlier this year the Prime Minister wrote about a group of people he called zealots. And he identified one man in particular who was costing the country its future. This week's Slow Newscast tells the story of that man. Listen now: https://t.co/Te4S6rHSYt https://t.co/W79NTObNi1

Matt Russell
Matt Russell @MattRussell3
28 Mar 25

RT @MattRussell3: There are roles for an Assistant Producer and Producer @tortoise live now. The Producer to work with me on our Slow Newsc…