Giles Whittell and guests

What do you think should lead the news, and why? Watch this live recording of The News Meeting podcast, as special guests go head-to-head with Observer journalists, battling to pitch the top story of the day. Come along, have your say and share the stories you think we should be talking about.

Giles Whittell will be sitting in the editor’s chair, and we’ll be announcing the reporters and guests who will be vying for the lead story in the lead up to the Festival.

Whittell is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Observer. Previously he was deputy editor and world affairs editor at Tortoise Media. He worked as a Times correspondent in LA, Moscow and Washington and along the way he’s written a few books including Bridge of Spies and a biography of snow.