Jon Snow | Kicked out of university, the Desert One disaster in Iran and a flight with Idi Amin

Jon Snow is one of Britain's most well-respected journalists. He's best known as the longest-running presenter of Channel 4 News, which he has presented since 1989.

Show Notes

Jon talks about spending time with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and contemplating shooting him, how he knew a young girl who died in the burning of Grenfell Tower, the staggering inequality in Britain and his deep love for Iran. He also takes us back to his Liverpool university days where he spent his time revolting and was eventually booted out.

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Media Tribe is a show that tells the story behind the storyteller. It's an opportunity to step into the shoes of the most respected journalists, directors and media executives.

Each episode looks at the journalist's journey into the industry, the impact they’ve had along the way and some of their most crazy experiences working in the industry. The stories that never quite made it to air!

Shaunagh interviews some of the most respected journalists, Oscar-nominated filmmakers and executives from across the globe, including Channel 4’s Jon Snow, BBC’s Kate Adie, The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winner Malachy Browne, CNN’s Nima Elbagir and Rana Ayyub of the Washington Post to name a few.