Dareen Abughaida
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2016
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Episode 12016-01-02
Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
Episode 22016-01-09
Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".
Episode 32016-01-16
Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum
We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.
Episode 42016-01-23
Egypt's media: Revolution and reality
What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.
Episode 52016-01-24
The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?
We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.
Episode 62016-01-30
Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire
We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?
Episode 72016-02-06
What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble
The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.
Episode 82016-02-13
Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines
A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.
Episode 92016-02-20
Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists
We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
Episode 102016-02-27
Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media
We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.
Episode 112016-03-05
The Donald Trump show
We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.
Episode 122016-03-12
Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover
We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.
Episode 132016-03-19
Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?
We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.
Episode 142016-03-26
Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points
A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.
Episode 152016-04-02
Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra
We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.
Episode 162016-04-09
Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?
Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.
Episode 172016-04-16
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Episode 182016-04-23
New York: Primaries, politics and the press
Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.
Episode 192016-04-30
Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story
What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.
Episode 202016-05-07
Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks
We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.
Episode 212016-05-14
Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns
Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.
Episode 222016-05-21
Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle
Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.
Episode 232016-05-28
Decoding your Facebook newsfeed
Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.
Episode 242016-06-04
Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.
Episode 252016-06-11
Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum
As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.
Episode 262016-06-18
Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.
Episode 272016-06-25
Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.
Episode 282016-07-02
Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.
Episode 292016-08-06
Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.
Episode 302016-08-13
Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.
Episode 312016-08-20
Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money
What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.
Episode 322016-08-27
Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography
Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.
Episode 332016-09-03
Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.
Episode 342016-09-10
New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.
Episode 352016-09-17
US elections and the media: How did we get here?
We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.
Episode 362016-09-24
Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?
Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.
Episode 372016-10-01
Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator
Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.
Episode 382016-10-08
India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat
Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.
Episode 392016-10-15
Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?
Episode 402016-10-22
WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.
Episode 412016-10-29
Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.
Episode 422016-11-05
Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.
Episode 432016-11-12
Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.
Episode 442016-11-19
Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.
Episode 452016-11-26
Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.
Episode 462016-12-03
Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.
Episode 472016-12-10
Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.
Episode 482016-12-17
Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.
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