The Media Project

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The Media Project episodes

October 15, 2017 #1376: Threats To NBC’s Broadcast License
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about President Trump’s threats to NBC’s broadcast license and the threat to free speech, whether the media helped Harvey Weinstein lure his prey and smear his accusers, what happened to Megyn Kelly at NBC, your letters and much more.
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25 min
October 08, 2017 #1375: Anderson Cooper, Rutgers University, Reporter’s Biases And The 2nd Amendment
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Ira talk about a listener letter about Anderson Cooper and Rutgers University, accounting for a reporter’s biases, the 2nd Amendment and a letter about not letting journalists equate it with the right for citizens to own a gun.
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25 min
October 01, 2017 #1374: Should Journalists Call The President Racist?
On this week’s Media Project: whether journalists should call the President racist, Jimmy Kimmel and the politics of late night television, your letters and much more.
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25 min
September 24, 2017 #1373: Lifting The Veil
On this week’s Media Project: whether information overheard during a conversation at a public restaurant is fair game for journalists, the new muscle paragraph, and, in order to avoid media bias, should news organizations lift the veil?
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25 min
September 17, 2017 #1372: Should Journalist’s Continue To Stand In Hurricanes?
On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Cailin and Ira talk about whether it’s right for journalists covering a hurricane to stand in harm’s way, how reporter’s actually did their work during the hurricane, Rush Limbaugh claims Irma to be fake news, and Facebook and the line between real reporting and fake news.
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25 min
September 10, 2017 #1371: Of When Journalists Pay For Stories
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about when journalists pay for stories, why many editors, publishers and broadcast CEO’s lose friends, not being beholden to members of non-profit radio, and much more.
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25 min
September 03, 2017 #1370: Why Isn’t Traditional Journalism Trusted?
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about a listener letter about why traditional journalism isn’t trusted, the dangers of live TV, coverage of First Lady Melania Trump’s footwear, and much more.
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25 min
August 27, 2017 #1369: The Village Voice Ends Print Editions
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, and JP talk about the Village Voice’s decision to cease their print edition in favor of a digital focus, media coverage of President Donald Trump, and much more.
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25 min
August 20, 2017 #1368: Diversity In The Newsroom And Coverage Of White Supremacists
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about a listener letter asking about press coverage of white supremacists, a study on diversity in newsrooms which says it has been bad for decades and it probably won’t get better, and much more.
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25 min
August 13, 2017 #1367: Why Did It Take So Long To Report On The FBI-Manafort Raid?
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about a listener letter asking why it took so long for the media to report on Paul Manafort’s house being raided by the FBI, Attorney General Jeff Sessions cracks down on leaks, the definition of investigative reporting, and much more.
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25 min

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