Showing posts with label The Listening Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Listening Post. Show all posts

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Giving the Far Right a Voice - The Listening Post


At the heart of what is termed an open society is the idea that if all views get a fair hearing, and a platform is provided for debate, then individuals can decide for themselves what to believe and society can reach some sort of consensus. Is that really the case? Or does giving these movements a media platform grant them a degree of legitimacy that tells viewers that intolerant, racist or otherwise bigoted views are potentially of equal value to their opposite.

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Conspiracy Theories and Rumours in Trump's America - The Listening Post


On The Listening Post this week: Conspiracy theories and rumours swirl in Washington, DC as media and the American public try to make sense of it all. Plus, the evolution of headline writing. Contributors: Adam H. Johnson – Media Analyst, FAIR; Marcy Wheeler – Independent Journalist; Oksana Boyko – Host, RT; Michael S. Schmidt – National Security Reporter, New York Times

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Saturday, February 04, 2017

The Media, Muslims and Trump's Travel Ban - The Listening Post (Full)


On The Listening Post this week: As US borders tighten, we trace the media narratives on immigrants, refugees and Muslim "Others". Plus, how one of France’s richest men is colonising the media.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Reporting the Rise of Europe's Populist Parties - Listening Post


The challenges of covering the rise of the far right in Europe; Plus, how Israel polices Palestinian voices online.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

America's Media under Trump: An Ominous Start - The Listening Post


The challenges ahead for journalism covering the Trump presidency: What's in store for the media under the new US administration? How will American reporters adapt?

Thursday, December 01, 2016

Trumped: The Abyss between Reporters and the Reported - The Listening Post (Full)


Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in election 2016 and how it got to be this way.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Rise of the Right: 'Anarchist' Media in the Netherlands - The Listening Post (Feature)


We look at how the rise of the far-right is forcing a change in the country's media landscape.

The Listening Post's Johanna Hoes reports from Amsterdam on the dilemma facing Dutch mainstream journalism, and how the rise of the far-right is forcing a change in the country's media landscape.


Monday, November 21, 2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

German Media: Reporting the Rise of the Right – The Listening Post


We look at claims from Germany's anti-immigrant party about media bias and alleged failure to report objectively.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Monday, July 04, 2016

Brexit Rhetoric and the Consequences of Project Fear - The Listening Post


On The Listening Post this week: After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the UK media's impact on the result.