The Media Project

The Media Project

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The Media Project episodes

  • #1625: The grim news cycle | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Barbara and Rex, talk about Alan’s new nickname, the grim news cycle, why Gannett has stopped writing editorials, and more.

    30 min
  • #1624: The controversy surrounding Uvalde | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Ira, and Rex, talk about counting stories, whether journalists are all “rich elites”, the media controversy surrounding the release the Uvalde shooting video, and much more.

    30 min
  • #1623: How bad habits may be affecting the news | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Barbara talk about whether local news is dying because of bad habits, whether we’re becoming a nation of media haves and have nots, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-07-10/the-media-project-1623-alan-rosemary-barbara-rex

    30 min
  • #1622: Roe v Wade | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about the coverage of the end of Roe v Wade, the January 6th hearings, whether you can be a journalist and a human, and much more.

    30 min
  • #1621: Is there too much coverage? | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about whether there’s still too much coverage of former President Trump, whether Facebook and other social media should pay for the news, and much more.

    30 min
  • #1620: Threats and attacks on journalists | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about new threats and attacks on journalists, whether journalism is dead, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-06-19/the-media-project-1620-alan-rosemary-ira-rex

    30 min
  • #1619: January 6 Committee Hearings | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Investigative Journalist, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary Barbara, and Ira talk about Fox news’ decision not to carry live coverage of the January 6 Committee hearing this week, what happens when journalists invade a small community after a mass shooting, and much more.

    30 min
  • #1618: What is newsworthy? | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack Columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara, and Ira talk about the role of the media when covering mass shootings, who chooses what makes news, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-06-12/the-media-project-1618-alan-barbara-ira-rex

    30 min
  • #1617: Students covering state legislatures | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack Columnist Rex Smith former, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Judy talk about coverage of the mass shooting in Texas, how we should cover children, why more students are covering state legislatures, and much more.

    30 min
  • #1616: Covering a mass shooting | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, , former Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Ira talk about media coverage of the mass shooting in Buffalo, Rosemary answers a letter from a personal critic, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-05-22/the-media-project-1616-alan-rex-rosemary-ira

    30 min

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