The Media Project

The Media Project

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The Media Project episodes

  • #1585: Holding the government accountable and Bill Maher | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Editor of the Daily Gazette, and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Barbara and Rosemary talk about whether American journalists are doing enough to hold government to account, whether Bill Maher a better journalist that actual journalists, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1584: Covering Capitol Hill | 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 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 horse race media coverage of Capitol Hill, local news organizations affiliating with not-for-profits, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1583: YouTube bans anti-vaxxers | 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 Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, 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, Judy and Rosemary talk about YouTube banning anti-vaxxers, the rules about how mean journalists can be to people in their obituaries, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1582: Diversity In Media And The Gabby Petito Story | 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 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 signs of increased diversity in top media positions, the Gabby Petito story, media bias and “White Woman Syndrome.”

    28 min
  • #1581: Subsidizing Local Media | 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 Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, 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, Rosemary, Rex, and Judy talk about whether the federal government should subsidize local media; and whether newsrooms should go out of their way to hire reporters with political diversity, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1580: Media Coverage of Covid-19 & Ivermectin | 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 Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao; Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Ira talk about media coverage of Covid-19 and the drug Ivermectin, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1579: Apocalyptical News Cycle And The Truth | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events. This week’s panel includes WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. The panel discusses how to deal with an apocalyptical news cycle, and the value of telling the truth, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1578: New York's New Governor & The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan | The Media Project

    The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany; and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ira, Rosemary and Judy talk about media coverage of New York’s new governor, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, newspaper credibility, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1577: The Media's Coverage Of Afghanistan And Climate Change | The Media Project

    This week’s Media Project features WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. The panel discusses the media coverage of Afghanistan, how the media can get people to pay attention to climate change, and much more.

    28 min
  • #1576: COVID, Cuomo And Climate Change | The Media Project

    This week’s Media Project panel features WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany Rosemary Armao; and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick. Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Ira discuss the media’s coverage of the three C’s: COVID, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and climate change.

    28 min

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