Dareen Abughaida
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Series SeasonSeason 9 episodes2014
The Listening Post
2014
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Episode 12014-01-04
The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security
A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.
Episode 22014-01-11
Egypt: Journalism under siege?
Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.
Episode 32014-01-18
South Sudan and the media of conflict
When fighting broke out a month ago in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, the story was framed as just another tribal power struggle coming out of Africa. A more precise analysis is that the conflict is really political in nature - a fallout between the president and the vice president, with some ethnic elements fighting it out on the ground. Those who are critical of the media say that, when it comes to Africa, all too often international news outlets resort to the same formula - reducing just about any conflict to the tribal level, which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. Is there a hierarchy of knowledge in reporting about Africa, with more authority given to international journalists?
Episode 42014-01-25
Turkey: The media sub-plot
We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.
Episode 52014-02-01
Russia's media Olympics
Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.
Episode 62014-02-08
Egypt's media war
As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Episode 72014-02-15
Turkey's media pressure points
Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?
Episode 82014-02-22
Venezuela's media wrangle
The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.
Episode 92014-03-01
Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles
We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.
Episode 102014-03-08
Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates
In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.
Episode 112014-03-15
The changing face of news
In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.
Episode 122014-03-22
The Cold War narrative
As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.
Episode 132014-03-29
Turkey vs Twitter
We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
Episode 142014-04-05
The state of Egypt's news media
Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.
Episode 152014-04-12
Indian media: Choosing sides?
As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.
Episode 162014-04-19
Algeria's election: A fait accompli?
For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.
Episode 172014-04-26
Pakistan: Journalism under fire
As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.
Episode 182014-05-03
The challenge of reporting on Boko Haram
Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?
Episode 192014-05-10
Are South Africa's media biased?
Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.
Episode 202014-05-17
The 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine
We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.
Episode 212014-05-24
The Battle for the World Wide Web
A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.
Episode 222014-05-31
Thailand: the military and the media
The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.
Episode 232014-06-07
Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt
Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.
Episode 242014-06-14
Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance
One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?
Episode 252014-06-21
ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency
ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?
Episode 262014-06-28
Caged in Cairo: Where journalism is a crime
Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.
Episode 272014-07-05
A divided Iraq and a fractured storyline
Listening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.
Episode 282014-08-16
The information war over Gaza
What is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?
Episode 292014-08-23
Ferguson and the media
Listening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.
Episode 302014-08-30
James Foley: Journalism or propaganda?
We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.
Episode 312014-09-06
Pakistan's polarised media
Amid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.
Episode 322014-09-13
Scotland votes: Reporting the referendum
A look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.
Episode 332014-09-20
The Murdoch empire: Phone hacking exposed
An interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.
Episode 342014-09-27
Journalism in the age of surveillance
A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.
Episode 352014-10-04
Satire: Mocking news, lampooning power
A Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.
Episode 362014-10-11
Gaza: Media, myths and the mainstream
A Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Episode 372014-11-01
Journalism is the frontline
A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
Episode 382014-11-08
Kiev vs the Kremlin: A new Cold War?
We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.
Episode 392014-11-15
Covering Ebola: Facts, Fear and Failures
Sorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.
Episode 402014-11-22
Syria: Journalism under duress
The media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.
Episode 412014-11-29
Ferguson: Riots, race and the media
The Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.
Episode 422014-12-06
Breaking Google's grip
How the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.
Episode 432014-12-13
Covering the CIA torture report
Examining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.
Episode 442014-12-20
Sydney siege: How not to cover breaking news
A lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.
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