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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.
2014
A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.
Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.
When 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 precise analysis is that the conflict is really political in nature - a fallout between the president and the vice president, with some ethnic elements fighting it out on the ground. Those who are critical of the media say that, when it comes to Africa, all too often international news outlets resort to the same formula - reducing just about any conflict to the tribal level, which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. Is there a hierarchy of knowledge in reporting about Africa, with more authority given to international journalists?
We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.
Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.
As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?
The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.
We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.
In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.
In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.
As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.
We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.
As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.
For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.
As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.
Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?
Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.
We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.
A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.
The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.
Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.
One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?
ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?
Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.
Listening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.
What is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?
Listening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.
We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.
Amid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.
A look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.
An interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.
A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.
A Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.
A Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.
Sorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.
The media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.
The Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.
How the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.
Examining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.
A lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.
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2017
The tale of the tape that puts the lie to the Israeli PM's media narrative. Plus, the Zimbabwean journalists' dilemma.
Will the White House press corps fall in line or fight back with adversarial journalism? Plus, Obama's media legacy.
The challenges of covering the rise of the far right in Europe, plus, how Israel polices Palestinian voices online.
As US borders tighten, we trace the media narratives on immigrants, refugees and Muslim 'Others'.
We explore what is driving the presidential campaign in France; plus, the threat of fake news in Italy.
We explore Zuma's grip on broadcasters, and Wikimedia Foundation on facts, trust and open source knowledge.
On the streets with Manila's 'night crawlers'. Plus, an in-depth interview with Rappler's Marites Vitug.
We examine the media's softening criticism of President Trump. Plus, Peru launches first Quechua-language news show.
Will Rupert Murdoch succeed in taking over Sky? Plus, the challenges of reporting on Chechnya.
Emily Angwin
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Kim Vinnell
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Dareen Abughaida
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Sana Hamouche
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Fahmida Miller
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Maleen Saeed
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2016
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".
We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.
What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.
We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.
We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?
The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.
A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.
We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.
We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.
We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.
We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.
A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.
We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.
Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.
What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.
We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.
Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.
Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.
Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.
Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.
As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.
What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.
Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.
A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.
We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.
Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.
Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.
Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.
2015
The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.
Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.
The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.
How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.
Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.
Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.
The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.
ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.
The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.
Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.
Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.
A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.
The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.
Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.
What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.
The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.
Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.
Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.
A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.
What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.
Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.
As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.
Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.
As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.
We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.
Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.
We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.
Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.
A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.
We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.
Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.
The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.
The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.
Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.
A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.
We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.
We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.
We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.
We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.
We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.
We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.
We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.
We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.
We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.
We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.
