The Listening Post

The Listening Post

4 seasons

Listening Post is Al Jazeera English's weekly media review show. It casts a critical eye over not just what gets reported, but how it's reported - covering the coverage of the news & analyzing global events through the prism of the media.

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1S9·E1 The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and securityJan 4, 2014A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.2S9·E2 Egypt: Journalism under siege?Jan 11, 2014Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.3S9·E3 South Sudan and the media of conflictJan 18, 2014When fighting broke out a month ago in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, the story was framed as just another tribal power struggle coming out of Africa. A more…4S9·E4 Turkey: The media sub-plotJan 25, 2014We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.5S9·E5 Russia's media OlympicsFeb 1, 2014Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.6S9·E6 Egypt's media warFeb 8, 2014As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.7S9·E7 Turkey's media pressure pointsFeb 15, 2014Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?8S9·E8 Venezuela's media wrangleFeb 22, 2014The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.9S9·E9 Upheaval in Ukraine: The media anglesMar 1, 2014We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.10S9·E10 Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomeratesMar 8, 2014In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.11S9·E11 The changing face of newsMar 15, 2014In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.12S9·E12 The Cold War narrativeMar 22, 2014As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.13S9·E13 Turkey vs TwitterMar 29, 2014We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.14S9·E14 The state of Egypt's news mediaApr 5, 2014Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.15S9·E15 Indian media: Choosing sides?Apr 12, 2014As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.16S9·E16 Algeria's election: A fait accompli?Apr 19, 2014For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.17S9·E17 Pakistan: Journalism under fireApr 26, 2014As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.18S9·E18 The challenge of reporting on Boko HaramMay 3, 2014Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?19S9·E19 Are South Africa's media biased?May 10, 2014Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.20S9·E20 The 'all-out propaganda war' in UkraineMay 17, 2014We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.21S9·E21 The Battle for the World Wide WebMay 24, 2014A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.22S9·E22 Thailand: the military and the mediaMay 31, 2014The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.23S9·E23 Mapping the media in Sisi's EgyptJun 7, 2014Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.24S9·E24 Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillanceJun 14, 2014One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?25S9·E25 ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgencyJun 21, 2014ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?26S9·E26 Caged in Cairo: Where journalism is a crimeJun 28, 2014Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.27S9·E27 A divided Iraq and a fractured storylineJul 5, 2014Listening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.28S9·E28 The information war over GazaAug 16, 2014What is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?29S9·E29 Ferguson and the mediaAug 23, 2014Listening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.30S9·E30 James Foley: Journalism or propaganda?Aug 30, 2014We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.31S9·E31 Pakistan's polarised mediaSep 6, 2014Amid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.32S9·E32 Scotland votes: Reporting the referendumSep 13, 2014A look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.33S9·E33 The Murdoch empire: Phone hacking exposedSep 20, 2014An interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.34S9·E34 Journalism in the age of surveillanceSep 27, 2014A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.35S9·E35 Satire: Mocking news, lampooning powerOct 4, 2014A Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.36S9·E36 Gaza: Media, myths and the mainstreamOct 11, 2014A Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.37S9·E37 Journalism is the frontlineNov 1, 2014A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.38S9·E38 Kiev vs the Kremlin: A new Cold War?Nov 8, 2014We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.39S9·E39 Covering Ebola: Facts, Fear and FailuresNov 15, 2014Sorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.40S9·E40 Syria: Journalism under duressNov 22, 2014The media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.41S9·E41 Ferguson: Riots, race and the mediaNov 29, 2014The Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.42S9·E42 Breaking Google's gripDec 6, 2014How the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.43S9·E43 Covering the CIA torture reportDec 13, 2014Examining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.44S9·E44 Sydney siege: How not to cover breaking newsDec 20, 2014A lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.

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Last air date
Mar 11, 2017
Seasons
4
Episodes
148
Network
Al Jazeera English
Status
Returning Series
Language
English

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