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Seun Matiluko

Aug 20, 2026

13:16
And, and Shayon, as you listen to the conversation with Nick, do you think that journalists need to factor in the state of mind of the subject of their reporting in some occasions?
13:27
Perhaps.
13:28
I, I can't speak to, to what The Guardian were told or were not told.
13:31
Uh, p- p- perhaps, but I think what I took away from, from, from that interview was, was a conversation about prioritizing clicks and views perhaps o- over the story in, in, in Jason's friend's opinion, and I think there are many examples of that in the coverage that we've seen.
13:50
So, so for example, the, The Times ran a piece that said, uh, "Cambridge asked to decolonize by students before hiring Jason Arday." If you look into the substance of the piece, they're talking about a petition written by students three years before Jason Arday was even hired, so it d- that doesn't really seem relevant.
14:07
So I think there's a conversation about what is newsworthy, what is relevant, and, and is it worth piling onto a man who's already communicated multiple times that he's vulnerable.

9 MINS LATER

23:18
Shayenne, how would you categorize the role of race in the media coverage of this story?
23:25
I would agree with, with Sarah Ditum.
23:31
And, and Shayenne, as you listen to the conversation with Nick, do you think that journalists need to factor in the state of mind of the subject of their reporting in some occasions?
23:43
Perhaps.
23:44
I, I can't speak to, to what The Guardian were told or were not told.
23:48
Uh, p- perhaps.
23:49
But I think what I took away from, from, from that interview was, was a conversation about prioritizing clicks and views perhaps ov- over the story in, in, in Jason's friend's opinion, and I think there are many examples of that in the coverage that we've seen.
24:06
So, so for example, the, The Times ran a piece that said, uh, "Cambridge asked to decolonize by students before hiring Jason Arday." If you look into the substance of the piece, they're talking about a petition written by students three years before Jason Arday was even hired, so it, that doesn't really seem relevant.
24:23
So I think there's a conversation about what is newsworthy, what is relevant, and, and is it worth piling onto a man who's already communicated multiple times that he's vulnerable.

16 MINS LATER

40:09
Shayenne, how would you categorize the role of race in the media coverage of this story?

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