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Listening Post is Al Jazeera English's weekly media review show. It casts a critical eye over not just what gets reported, but how it's reported - covering the coverage of the news & analyzing global events through the prism of the media.
Episode 47 : The Murdoch empire strikes back
December. 26,2015
We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.
Episode 46 : Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?
December. 19,2015
We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.
Episode 45 : San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news
December. 12,2015
We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.
Episode 44 : High crimes and media misdemeanours
December. 05,2015
We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.
Episode 43 : National anthems: beating the drums of war?
November. 28,2015
We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.
Episode 42 : Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage
November. 21,2015
We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.
Episode 41 : The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives
November. 14,2015
We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.
Episode 40 : Turkey's 'free' press
November. 07,2015
We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.
Episode 39 : Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?
October. 31,2015
We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.
Episode 38 : Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage
October. 24,2015
We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.
Episode 37 : Turkish media on tenterhooks
October. 17,2015
A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.
Episode 36 : Air strikes and media misses
October. 10,2015
Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.
Episode 35 : Mecca and the media
October. 03,2015
The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.
Episode 34 : Disrupting the media with disruptive politics
September. 26,2015
The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.
Episode 33 : Inside Turkey's media battleground
September. 19,2015
Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.
Episode 32 : Spinning the refugee crisis
September. 12,2015
We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.
Episode 31 : Egypt: Journalism on trial
September. 05,2015
A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.
Episode 30 : The Pentagon's rules of media engagement
August. 29,2015
Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.
Episode 29 : Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws
August. 22,2015
We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.
Episode 28 : Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal
August. 15,2015
Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.
Episode 27 : Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story
August. 08,2015
We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.
Episode 26 : Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?
June. 27,2015
As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.
Episode 25 : Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga
June. 20,2015
Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.
Episode 24 : Beijing's media damage control
June. 13,2015
How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.
Episode 23 : Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism
June. 06,2015
As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
Episode 22 : Mass surveillance under the microscope
May. 30,2015
Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.
Episode 21 : Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story
May. 23,2015
What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.
Episode 20 : Examining the British election drama
May. 16,2015
A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.
Episode 19 : The perilous life of journalists in Iraq
May. 09,2015
Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.
Episode 18 : Reporting Baltimore
May. 02,2015
Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.
Episode 17 : South Africa, xenophobia and the media
April. 25,2015
The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.
Episode 16 : Spain's new 'gag law' and the media
April. 18,2015
What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.
Episode 15 : Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech
April. 11,2015
Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.
Episode 14 : Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen
April. 04,2015
The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.
Episode 13 : Nigeria's delayed elections
March. 28,2015
The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.
Episode 12 : UK surveillance under scrutiny
March. 21,2015
A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
Episode 11 : Screening rape: India's debate
March. 14,2015
Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.
Episode 10 : Israel elections: The media battle
March. 07,2015
Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.
Episode 9 : The death that divided Argentina's media
February. 28,2015
The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.
Episode 8 : The provocation of ISIL propaganda
February. 21,2015
ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.
Episode 7 : The Swiss Leaks
February. 14,2015
The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.
Episode 6 : Syriza and the new economic narrative
February. 07,2015
Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.
Episode 5 : Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media
January. 31,2015
Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.
Episode 4 : Reporting the Baga massacre
January. 24,2015
How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.
Episode 3 : The return of Charlie Hebdo
January. 17,2015
The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.
Episode 2 : The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack
January. 10,2015
Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.
Episode 1 : Media trends to watch in 2015
January. 03,2015
The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.
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