Commercial awareness
Radio and podcasts Today programme
Press The Economist
Today is the most influential news programme in the UK and sets the political agenda each morning. If you want to quickly build awareness of current affairs in politics, business and society, then listen to this.
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 Brief is a daily law newsletter which is sent by email. Also behind a pay wall. Good international features and interesting opinion pieces. The Guardian law section used to be very well regarded, although there are claims of a slip in quality since it lost its dedicated team of writers. But there’s no pay wall! Heavy on the financial markets and good for fast news reports. Interesting to read about European issues from another perspective. Pitches many stories at the non- expert, but this can be helpful. summarises the latest commercial awareness content from the site, including Commercial Questions written by leading law firms, blog posts and LCN Says articles from external contributors, as well as tips and advice to help you develop your business acumen. LawCareers.Net’s monthly commercial newsletter
on BBC Radio 4
The Times
World at One on BBC Radio 4 PM on BBC Radio 4 FT News Briefing podcast Business Daily podcast The Economist podcast TV Channel 4 News
One of BBC Radio 4’s main flagship news and current affairs programmes.
Financial Times
A probing look at the day’s issues – excellent analysis and interviews with leading figures. A rundown of the most important global business news stories every weekday morning direct from the newsroom of the Financial Times . BBC World Service’s daily podcast on the world of money and work from across the globe. This podcast offers solid coverage on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues. The hour-long show allows time for special reports to explain issues more deeply – by far the best news journalism on British TV. The BBC’s business and economics team contributes regularly to BBC News and also has blogs and stories on the BBC website. It also makes some good one-off documentaries/short series about world economics and business. Bloomberg Technology is a tech- focused show, bringing all the news from Silicon Valley.
Guardian
Reuters
Wall Street Journal BBC News website Other LCN’s Commercial Connect newsletter
BBC 1 and 2
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. Social media Following law firms, journalists,
Bloomberg TV
political commentators, and publications’ business or law- specific Twitter accounts 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.
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