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Listening Post Zimbabwe Unrest: Media Triggers, Media Controls
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen. -
Listening Post Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, Politics and Coverage
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man. -
Listening Post Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media. -
Listening Post Fidel Castro: Contested Legacy, Competing Narratives
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'. -
Listening Post Charlottesville: White Supremacy and the White House
The Charlottesville fallout and what to make of Trump's views on white supremacy. Plus, how China manages the message. Keywords: white supremacy, race, Charlottesville, Trump, alt right, privilege. -
Listening Post Brazil: Media, Monopolies and Political Manipulations
Two years of political turmoil have revealed the depths of institutional corruption, political opportunism and - crucially - media power in Brazil. -
Listening Post Climate Change: Is the Media Failing Us?
Why journalists fail to adequately report on climate change. Plus, the perils of covering the environment in Indonesia. -
Listening Post Yemen: Media Battles, Narrative Divides
How the death of Ali Abdullah Saleh put the media spotlight on Yemen. Plus, a wave of political talk shows in Spain. -
Listening Post Jerusalem: Media Flashpoints and Erased Narratives
Tropes, omissions and flaws in the coverage of US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Plus, WhatsApp in India. -
Listening Post Normalising Trump: The US Media Whitewash
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany. -
Listening Post Outnumbered Outlets: Turkey's Post-coup Media Crackdown
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today. -
Listening Post Trumped: The Abyss Between Reporters and the Reported
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way. -
Listening Post Saad Hariri, Saudi Power Play and the Media
Riyadh's Middle East power struggle and the role of the news media. Plus, the challenge of covering Manus Island. -
Listening Post Climate Change: Is the Media Failing Us?
Why journalists fail to adequately report on climate change. Plus, the perils of covering the environment in Indonesia. Keywords: media and climate change. -
Listening Post Mugabe's Downfall: A New Era for Zimbabwe's Media?
The media story behind the downfall of Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power. Plus, police vs the press in Uganda. -
Listening Post Liberation or Obliteration? Telling the Raqqa Story
How media on different sides of the Syrian war portrayed the capture of Raqqa from ISIL. Plus, Syria's Lebanon refugees. -
Listening Post Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood and the US Media
How Hollywood and the media failed to expose Harvey Weinstein. Plus, how the CIA and the Pentagon manipulate the movies. -
Listening Post The Fox Approach to Bad News: Deflect, Divert, Distract
We examine Fox News' role as President Donald Trump's media mouthpiece. Plus, media strangled in Eritrea. -
Listening Post History Through Cuban Eyes: Noticiero ICAIC
A Listening Post special looking back at a time when Cuban movie theatres delivered the news like nobody else. -
Listening Post Facebook's Promise: A New Feed With Less News
Will Facebook's reforms deal with hate speech, fake news and the need for moderation? Plus, South Korea's 'Defector TV'. -
Listening Post Blaze of Fire and Fury: Trump Insight or Fiction?
A look at the book that has set tongues wagging across the media landscape. Plus, Egypt's Sisi talk show bias. -
Listening Post Duterte vs Rappler: Media on Notice in the Philippines
As Filipino news site Rappler battles with authorities, media feel the chill. Plus, climate sceptics and the news media. Keywords: climate change, climate change denial, climate change media, false balance journalism. -
Listening Post The Great Firewall Update: Clamping Down on VPNs
As China and Russia limit the use of VPNs, we examine repercussions for media freedom. Plus, police vs press in Uganda. -
Listening Post Catalonia Referendum: One Country, Two Stories
As Catalans head to the polls, what does independence mean for both sides? Plus, Mexico's diverse community radio. -
Listening Post Catalan Referendum: Media, Politics and Independence
Is the Spanish media coverage serving the people or its political masters? Plus, the persecution of Vietnam's bloggers. -
Listening Post The Chill Effect: Is India's Media Running Scared?
Much of India's media spurns a scoop about the son of PM Modi's right-hand man. Plus, NFL as platform for race politics. Keywords: Paid patriotism, nationalism, ethnic nationalism, Colin Kaepernick. -
Listening Post 'Respond with Brute Force': Sisi's Narrative on Sinai
In the wake of the Sinai attack, is Egypt's media taking cues from Sisi's government? Plus, Mugabe's media legacy. -
Listening Post Rohingya: Hate Speech, Lies And Media Misinformation
How a vicious media campaign has intensified the pressure on an embattled people. Plus, Sinai's media black hole. -
Listening Post 'What Happened': Hillary Clinton and the Media
Clinton's memoir blames the media, among others, for her election loss. Plus, covering North Korea's nuclear threat. -
Listening Post Brazil: Media, Monopolies And Political Manipulations
An in-depth look at the last two years of political turmoil and media power play in Brazil. -
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What is being reported by world media and how? Richard Gizbert guides you through the global news maze. -
Listening Post Mexico's Media Battles Impunity
Mexico's journalists face intimidation and assassinations, but is the media business in crisis, too? -
Listening Post France Votes: The Media Effect
As the French media rally around Macron, how will Marine Le Pen tweak her media strategy? Plus, Podemos' challenge. -
Listening Post Turkey: the referendum and the media
Assessing the media's role in the outcome of the referendum. Plus, the dilemma of inclusion: covering the far right. -
Listening Post Covering The Grenfell Fire: UK Media In The Spotlight
Distrust in Britain's media grows following the blaze at Grenfell Tower. Plus, the persecution of Vietnam's bloggers. -
Listening Post Gulf Crisis: Al Jazeera In The Crosshairs
We examine what Al Jazeera symbolises in the GCC political crisis. Plus, a war of buzzwords in South Africa's media. -
Listening Post Conspiracy Theories and Rumours in Trump's America
Rumours that the Kremlin undermined American democracy by helping Donald Trump win kept the US press busy this week. -
Listening Post Westminster attack: The media's 'terror' template
The attack in Westminster saw British media revert to a familiar template. Plus, Romania's media challenges politicians. -
Listening Post Kashmir: Tortured Politics, Fractured Media
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war. -
Listening Post Secrets and Hacks: Russia's Role in the US Election
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show. -
Listening Post Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'Loony Radio'
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness. -
Listening Post Orlando: Media Narratives of Mass Shootings
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media. -
Listening Post Brexit: The UK Referendum, the Rhetoric and the Result
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result. -
Listening Post Did the UK Media Help Make Brexit a Reality?
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US. -
Listening Post Turkey: From Failed Coup to Media Crackdown
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'. -
Listening Post Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of Two Besieged Cities
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic. -
Listening Post Viktor Orban and Hungary's Faltering Media Opposition
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown? -
Listening Post WikiLeaks: Neutral Reporter or Political Player?
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election. -
Listening Post The Future of Journalism Under President Trump
Will the White House press corps fall in line or fight back with adversarial journalism? Plus, Obama's media legacy. -
Listening Post The Challenges of Journalism in Duterte's Philippines
On the streets with Manila's 'night crawlers; plus, an in-depth interview with Rappler's Marites Vitug.
