The Media Project

On this week’s show they talk about the latest Presidential debate and the town hall format, Martha Raddatz and the case for a more assertive debate moderator, media outlets grapple with Trump’s language as profanity-laced video leaks, and much more.

On this week’s show they talk about whether newspaper endorsements matter anymore, New York Times reporters not facing jail for airing Trump’s taxes, a Pew study that finds conservatives and liberals disagree about the media’s best (and worst) traits, and much more.

On this week’s show they talk about the role of the moderator in Presidential debates, how Lester Holt did, how 60 percent of Americans want moderators to fact-check the debate, and much more.

On this week’s show they talk about CNN commentator and former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski being paid $20,000 in August by the campaign for what it described as “strategy consulting,” raising anew the conflict of interest issue, a new Gallup Poll that shows animus toward the press only grows, with Brangelina gone, who will rule the tabloids?, and more.

On this week’s show they talk about what should happen to Edward Snowden, President Obama criticizes the Media for their coverage of Donald Trump, what Rex learned at the editor’s conference in Philadelphia, a listener letter, and much more.

On this week’s show they talk about Matt Lauer fielding a storm of criticism over Clinton-Trump Forum, a farewell guide to political journalism, Fox News and its settlement with Gretchen Carlson, and more.

On this week’s show they talk about media coverage of the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal and media organizations dropping him as a commentator, the difficulty of covering Donald Trump, whether Hillary Clinton holds enough press conferences, a listener letter, and more.

On this week’s show they talk about covering Donald Trump, Melania Trump suing the Media, frustrations for Journalists using the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), a letter on press freedom rankings and much more.

On this week’s show they talk about Donald Trump threatening the press again, The Psychiatric Question: Is It Fair to Analyze Donald Trump From Afar?, whether a new law will really make Illinois’ FOIA stronger?, Broadcasters getting ‘videobombed,’ and much more.

(Airs 8/14 & 8/15/16) 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 University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao. On this week’s show they talk about the difficulty of objectivity for Journalists when covering Donald Trump, sexual harassment scandal grows at Fox News beyond Roger Ailes, and Glenn Beck and the Boston Marathon Bombing source.