Behind the Media w/ Dan Lothian

In the 2016 Presidential election, Donald Trump trailed in the polls and then pulled off an upset for the ages. You would think the media might have learned it's lesson, but once again not! In New York's 14th congressional district democratic primary a Socialist named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beats out the incumbent Joe Crowley for the nomination.    So after another political upsets an ex NY Time Editor calls out her former colleagues for dropping the ball and not taking lessor known candidates for public office seriously even if the polls say otherwise.    Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia

Is it safe to be a journalist anymore? From death threats to shootings, journalists now have to consider the dangers of reporting the news. Former CNN White House correspondent Dan Lothian and co-host Jimmy Young react to the senseless shooting in Annapolis, MD when a man targeted newsroom employees killing five. It still didn't stop that paper The Capital Gazette from printing a special daily edition. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

One viral photo can change public policy fast! How fast? How about 4 hours from release! A Getty Images photo by John Moore was released to the media, and within half a day had changed President Trump's controversial border policy of separating families.   

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

What goes on behind the scenes when two major conglomerates merge, and how will it affect you? Dan Lothian and Jimmy Young take you behind the scenes of one of the biggest media takeovers of all time, and what may lay in its wake. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

After the tragic deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade this week, mental health is back in the spotlight of American media. Dan Lothian and Jimmy Young on how the media frames the mental health conversation through the news, especially in high profile instances like the ones this week. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

Poor social media 'habits' strike again. This week, following a racist tweet about a fellow Obama advisor, Roseanne Barr had her #1 sitcom canceled by ABC. Dan Lothian and Jimmy Young discuss how in this modern era of the internet, some people still can't grasp basic manners on social media. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

Under the Trump Administration, few government agencies have been more scrutinized than the Environmental Protection Agency. This trend continued last week, when the EPA barred media members from attending a public event on contaminants. Reporters were even physically removed from the building by guards. Behinds The Media looks at the event from a media point of view, and the growing disconnect between the media and the federal government. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

Earlier this week the National Football League announced that it will be implementing new rules for the 2018 season in regards to how players should act during the national anthem. As this ongoing saga approaches a year in the headlines, Dan Lothian and Jimmy Young look at the new rules from a media point of view, and if this decision will increase or decrease NFL viewership. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

Parenting expert, and father of a former NFL quarterback, Mac Bledsoe joins Behind The Media. Mac talks about his Parenting With Dignity initiative, Kick An Elephant theory, what is was like raising a top NFL draft pick and about the Bledsoe family's relationship with the city of Boston. 

 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia 

Is President Donald Trump's role in negotiations with North Korea being underplayed by the media? Dan Lothian & Jimmy Young discuss how media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, & Fox News are shaping the national view of President Trump's international policy. 

Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia