On the Media

On the Media

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  • Typical duration

    49 min

    per episode

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    57%

    finish an episode

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On the Media episodes

  • September 29, 2001

    The Pentagon's relationship with the press, how September 11th is changing Broadway,and how the internet has been dealing with tragedy.

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    54 min
  • October 6, 2001

    Defining terrorism, a journalist killed in Northern Ireland, and how urban legends are growing out of September 11th.

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    53 min
  • October 20, 2001

    How the news media balances its role as media with its role of crime victim in the light of anthrax scares. Also, a discussion with Surgeon General David Satcher, and, the difference in U.S. and British censorship.

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    53 min
  • October 27, 2001

    Reading between the lines when dealing with the Pentagon, and a look at the mayoral races that haven't been covered due to anthrax scares, bombings, and more.

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    53 min
  • November 3, 2001

    Why charities tend to escape the notice of the media, how Jesse Ventura wants YOU to get your news, and the viral spread of information online.

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    53 min
  • November 10, 2001

    This week On the Media asks whose side the media is on. Also, we take a look at how the election of Michael Bloomberg to Mayor of New York caught some reporters off guard, and Bob tries the Microsoft thesaurus.

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    53 min
  • Novermber 17, 2001

    Bob speaks with LA Times reporter Paul Watson about the difficulties of reporting from Afghanistan. Plus, why audiences love violent films, and how to really read movie reviews. That's this week on On the Media.

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    54 min
  • November 24, 2001

    A history of propaganda in the 20th century, talking about the Voice of America, and a report from the front lines of the war on spam.

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    54 min
  • December 1, 2001

    A look at the media's coverage of cloning, Southern California as a hub for...Iranian television, and why American consumers are turning to British papers for their news.

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    52 min
  • December 8, 2001

    Meeting the only active PsyOps unit in the U.S. military. And the revival of an old Christmas tradition on New York TV.

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    52 min

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On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world.  On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media…

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