The Court of Public Opinion
Something Understood
Mark Tully examines the rise in influence of the court of public opinion in the era of social media.
In the company of the journalist and ex Editor of the Guardian Alan Rusbridger, he discusses the growing power of public opinion and its future potential for good and for ill.
There are readings from writers including the American security specialist Bruce Schneier and poets John Dryden and Brian Patten, with music from J.S. Bach, the Cambodian musician Sinn Sissamouth and gospel singer Gwen Macrae.
A Unique Broadcasting Company production for BBC Radio 4.