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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 48 : Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election
December. 17,2016
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.
Episode 47 : Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage
December. 10,2016
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.
Episode 46 : Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives
December. 03,2016
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.
Episode 45 : Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate
November. 26,2016
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.
Episode 44 : Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash
November. 19,2016
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.
Episode 43 : Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported
November. 12,2016
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.
Episode 42 : Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown
November. 05,2016
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.
Episode 41 : Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities
October. 29,2016
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.
Episode 40 : WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?
October. 22,2016
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.
Episode 39 : Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition
October. 15,2016
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?
Episode 38 : India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat
October. 08,2016
Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.
Episode 37 : Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator
October. 01,2016
Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.
Episode 36 : Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?
September. 24,2016
Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.
Episode 35 : US elections and the media: How did we get here?
September. 17,2016
We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.
Episode 34 : New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
September. 10,2016
A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.
Episode 33 : Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls
September. 03,2016
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.
Episode 32 : Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography
August. 27,2016
Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.
Episode 31 : Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money
August. 20,2016
What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.
Episode 30 : Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media
August. 13,2016
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.
Episode 29 : Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown
August. 06,2016
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.
Episode 28 : Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?
July. 02,2016
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.
Episode 27 : Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result
June. 25,2016
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.
Episode 26 : Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings
June. 18,2016
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.
Episode 25 : Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum
June. 11,2016
As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.
Episode 24 : Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
June. 04,2016
Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.
Episode 23 : Decoding your Facebook newsfeed
May. 28,2016
Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.
Episode 22 : Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle
May. 21,2016
Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.
Episode 21 : Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns
May. 14,2016
Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.
Episode 20 : Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks
May. 07,2016
We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.
Episode 19 : Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story
April. 30,2016
What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.
Episode 18 : New York: Primaries, politics and the press
April. 23,2016
Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.
Episode 17 : The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
April. 16,2016
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Episode 16 : Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?
April. 09,2016
Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.
Episode 15 : Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra
April. 02,2016
We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.
Episode 14 : Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points
March. 26,2016
A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.
Episode 13 : Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?
March. 19,2016
We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.
Episode 12 : Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover
March. 12,2016
We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.
Episode 11 : The Donald Trump show
March. 05,2016
We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.
Episode 10 : Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media
February. 27,2016
We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.
Episode 9 : Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists
February. 20,2016
We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
Episode 8 : Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines
February. 13,2016
A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.
Episode 7 : What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble
February. 06,2016
The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.
Episode 6 : Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire
January. 30,2016
We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?
Episode 5 : The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?
January. 24,2016
We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.
Episode 4 : Egypt's media: Revolution and reality
January. 23,2016
What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.
Episode 3 : Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum
January. 16,2016
We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.
Episode 2 : Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative
January. 09,2016
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".
Episode 1 : Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'
January. 02,2016
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
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