Dareen Abughaida
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The Listening Post
2015
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Episode 12015-01-03
Media trends to watch in 2015
The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.
Episode 22015-01-10
The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack
Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.
Episode 32015-01-17
The return of Charlie Hebdo
The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.
Episode 42015-01-24
Reporting the Baga massacre
How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.
Episode 52015-01-31
Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media
Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.
Episode 62015-02-07
Syriza and the new economic narrative
Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.
Episode 72015-02-14
The Swiss Leaks
The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.
Episode 82015-02-21
The provocation of ISIL propaganda
ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.
Episode 92015-02-28
The death that divided Argentina's media
The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.
Episode 102015-03-07
Israel elections: The media battle
Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.
Episode 112015-03-14
Screening rape: India's debate
Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.
Episode 122015-03-21
UK surveillance under scrutiny
A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
Episode 132015-03-28
Nigeria's delayed elections
The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.
Episode 142015-04-04
Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen
The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.
Episode 152015-04-11
Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech
Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.
Episode 162015-04-18
Spain's new 'gag law' and the media
What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.
Episode 172015-04-25
South Africa, xenophobia and the media
The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.
Episode 182015-05-02
Reporting Baltimore
Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.
Episode 192015-05-09
The perilous life of journalists in Iraq
Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.
Episode 202015-05-16
Examining the British election drama
A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.
Episode 212015-05-23
Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story
What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.
Episode 222015-05-30
Mass surveillance under the microscope
Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.
Episode 232015-06-06
Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism
As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
Episode 242015-06-13
Beijing's media damage control
How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.
Episode 252015-06-20
Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga
Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.
Episode 262015-06-27
Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?
As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.
Episode 272015-08-08
Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story
We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.
Episode 282015-08-15
Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal
Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.
Episode 292015-08-22
Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws
We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.
Episode 302015-08-29
The Pentagon's rules of media engagement
Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.
Episode 312015-09-05
Egypt: Journalism on trial
A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.
Episode 322015-09-12
Spinning the refugee crisis
We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.
Episode 332015-09-19
Inside Turkey's media battleground
Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.
Episode 342015-09-26
Disrupting the media with disruptive politics
The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.
Episode 352015-10-03
Mecca and the media
The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.
Episode 362015-10-10
Air strikes and media misses
Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.
Episode 372015-10-17
Turkish media on tenterhooks
A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.
Episode 382015-10-24
Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage
We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.
Episode 392015-10-31
Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?
We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.
Episode 402015-11-07
Turkey's 'free' press
We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.
Episode 412015-11-14
The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives
We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.
Episode 422015-11-21
Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage
We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.
Episode 432015-11-28
National anthems: beating the drums of war?
We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.
Episode 442015-12-05
High crimes and media misdemeanours
We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.
Episode 452015-12-12
San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news
We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.
Episode 462015-12-19
Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?
We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.
Episode 472015-12-26
The Murdoch empire strikes back
We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.
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