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Commercial awareness

Radio and podcasts Today programme on BBC R4

Press The Economist

Today is themost influential news programme intheUKandsets the political agendaeachmorning. If you want toquicklybuildawarenessof currentaffairs inpolitics, businessand society, then listentothis. One of BBC R4’s main flagship news and current affairs programmes, along with Today and PM . A probing look at the day’s issues – excellent analysis and interviews with leading figures.

Try a discounted trial or student subscription for full access, or choose your limited free reads carefully. The app is free to download. Behind a pay wall. The Times law supplement is published on Thursdays and you can sign up for their daily law newsletter which is sent by email. Pay wall (can read some free material). Good international features and interesting opinion pieces. The Guardian lawsection used tobe verywell regarded, although there are claims of a slip in quality since it lost its dedicated teamof writers. But there’s nopaywall! Heavy on the financial markets and good for fast news reports. Interesting toreadaboutEuropean issues fromanotherperspective.

The Times

World at One on BBC R4

PM on BBC R4

Financial Times

The World of Business podcast

Insights into the business world from Radio 4’s In Business programme.

Guardian

FT News Briefing podcast

A rundown of the most important global business news stories every weekday morning direct from the newsroom of the Financial Times. BBCWorld Service’s daily podcast on the world of money and work from across the globe. Thispodcast offers solidcoverage oncurrent affairs, businessand finance, scienceand technology, andglobal issues. Thehour-longshowallows timefor special reports toexplain issues moredeeply–by far thebestnews journalismonBritishTV. TheBBC’s business and economics teamcontributes regularly toBBC News and also has blogs and stories on theBBCwebsite. Tune in toThe AndrewMarr Show for interviews with leading figures frompolitics andbusiness. TheBeeb alsomakes some goodone-off documentaries/ short series about world economics andbusiness. Bloomberg Technology is a tech- focused one-hour show, bringing all the news from Silicon Valley.

Reuters

Business Daily podcast Economist Radio podcast TV Channel 4 News

Wall Street Journal

BBC News website

Pitchesmanystoriesat thenon- expert,but thiscanbereallyhelpful.

Other Finimize

A free daily email that summarises the top financial news in three minutes. Great for those who just want to get the gist of the big stories. Following law firms, journalists, political commentators, and publications’ business or law- specific Twitter accounts (eg, @BBCBusiness) on social media can help to keep you up-to-date with the latest events and analysis in bitesize chunks. There are also several commercial awareness accounts run by students for aspiring lawyers.

Social media

BBC 1 and 2

Bloomberg TV

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