2016

Episodes • 2016

Dareen Abughaida
Fahmida Miller
Maleen Saeed
Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'

1. Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'

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How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

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Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative

2. Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative

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We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".

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Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum

3. Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum

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We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.

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Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

4. Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

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What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

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The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?

5. The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?

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We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.

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Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire

6. Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire

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We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

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What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble

7. What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble

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The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

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Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines

8. Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines

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A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

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Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists

9. Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists

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We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

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Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media

10. Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media

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We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

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The Donald Trump show

11. The Donald Trump show

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We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

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Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover

12. Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover

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We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

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Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?

13. Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?

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We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

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Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points

14. Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points

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A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

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Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra

15. Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra

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We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

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Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?

16. Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?

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Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

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The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

17. The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

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The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

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New York: Primaries, politics and the press

18. New York: Primaries, politics and the press

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Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

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Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story

19. Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story

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What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

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Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks

20. Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks

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We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

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Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns

21. Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns

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Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

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Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

22. Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

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Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

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Decoding your Facebook newsfeed

23. Decoding your Facebook newsfeed

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Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

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Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

24. Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

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Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

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Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum

25. Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum

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As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

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Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings

26. Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings

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We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.

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Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result

27. Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result

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After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.

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Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?

28. Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?

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Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.

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Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown

29. Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown

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A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.

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Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

30. Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

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Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.

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Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money

31. Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money

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What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.

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Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography

32. Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography

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Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.

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Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls

33. Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls

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What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.

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New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong

34. New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong

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A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.

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US elections and the media: How did we get here?

35. US elections and the media: How did we get here?

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We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.

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Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?

36. Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?

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Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.

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Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator

37. Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator

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Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.

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India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat

38. India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat

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Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.

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Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition

39. Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition

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Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?

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WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?

40. WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?

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As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.

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Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities

41. Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities

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We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.

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Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown

42. Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown

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The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.

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Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported

43. Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported

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

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Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash

44. Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash

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How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

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Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate

45. Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate

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Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

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Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives

46. Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives

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We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

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Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage

47. Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage

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Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

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Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election

48. Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election

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A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.

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