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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.

Where to Watch The Listening Post • Seizoen 2018

46 Episodes

  • Blaze of fire and fury: Trump insight or fiction?
    A1
    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.
  • Facebook's promise: A news feed with less news
    A2
    Facebook's promise: A news feed with less newsWill Facebook's reforms deal with hate speech, fake news and the need for moderation? Plus, South Korea's 'Defector TV'.
  • Duterte vs Rappler: Media on notice in the Philippines
    A3
    Duterte vs Rappler: Media on notice in the PhilippinesAs Filipino news site Rappler battles with authorities, media feel the chill. Plus, climate sceptics and the news media.
  • Russia: Pre-election media manipulations
    A4
    Russia: Pre-election media manipulationsThe Kremlin calls the shots on Russian media, so how do critics get their messages out? Plus, Cambodia's media blackout.
  • Kenyan media: Under pressure and in crisis
    A5
    Kenyan media: Under pressure and in crisisScrews are being tightened on Kenya's media, but many outlets also have credibility issues. Plus, Macron and the media.
  • Pyeongchang 2018: Sport, politics and the media game
    A6
    Pyeongchang 2018: Sport, politics and the media gameThe media get caught up in North Korea's diplomatic games at the Winter Olympics. Plus, journalism in post-coup Turkey.
  • Arrested, banned, exiled: Egypt's dissenting voices
    A7
    Arrested, banned, exiled: Egypt's dissenting voicesWith presidential elections due next month, dissent has all but disappeared in Sisi's Egypt. Plus, Hungary's media.
  • Media in the service of Xi Jinping
    A8
    Media in the service of Xi JinpingChina's ruling party moves to remove presidential term limits. Plus, the case and coverage of Palestine's Ahed Tamimi.
  • #NeverAgain: Teenagers, Twitter and the US gun debate
    A9
    #NeverAgain: Teenagers, Twitter and the US gun debateHow US school shooting survivors spar with gun rights activists on air and online. Plus, media strangled in Eritrea.
  • Headlines and hyperbole: Covering the Sergei Skripal story
    A10
    Headlines and hyperbole: Covering the Sergei Skripal storyThe Skripal affair and the battle of narratives between Russia and UK; plus, Google and Facebook's censorship tactics.
  • Lifting the lid on Facebook's surveillance machinery
    A11
    Lifting the lid on Facebook's surveillance machineryA whistle-blower revealed how Facebook enabled politicians to exploit personal data. And India's fatal WhatsApp rumours.
  • Murder in Brazil: Covering the assassination of Marielle Franco
    A12
    Murder in Brazil: Covering the assassination of Marielle FrancoThe murder of Franco puts a spotlight on the Brazilian media's treatment of the slums. Plus, Honduras' Radio Progreso.
  • Newsreaders in chorus: The monopolisation of local news in the US
    A13
    Newsreaders in chorus: The monopolisation of local news in the USA viral video raises concerns about America's biggest TV news network. Plus, Britain's poverty porn industry.
  • Geo goes dark: Media and the military in Pakistan
    A14
    Geo goes dark: Media and the military in PakistanMedia mystery in Pakistan: who ordered Geo News off the air? Plus, covering the world's largest biometric database.
  • Red lines and military strikes: Media coverage of the Syrian war
    A15
    Red lines and military strikes: Media coverage of the Syrian warWe map the politics and aesthetics of the Syria news coverage. Plus, what's behind enduring sexism in the Italian media?
  • Democrats vs WikiLeaks and the implications for US media
    A16
    Democrats vs WikiLeaks and the implications for US mediaThe saga continues as US Democrats file suit against Russia, Trump and WikiLeaks. Plus, reporting the Rohingya story.
  • Kabul bombings: The perils of being a journalist in Afghanistan
    A17
    Kabul bombings: The perils of being a journalist in AfghanistanTen journalists were killed in the deadliest attack on Afghanistan's media since 2001. Plus, Winnie Mandela's legacy.
  • Afghanistan: When journalists become targets
    A18
    Afghanistan: When journalists become targetsTen Afghan journalists were killed in Kabul bombings. Plus, the human rights issue of solitary confinement in the US.
  • Israel-Palestine: Split screens and dissonant narratives
    A19
    Israel-Palestine: Split screens and dissonant narrativesA ceremony in Jerusalem, a massacre in Gaza and how the media covered both. Plus, spies on air in the US.
  • Reform in Saudi Arabia: Image versus reality
    A20
    Reform in Saudi Arabia: Image versus realityThe jailing of female activists makes the story of reform in the kingdom harder to tell. Plus, political ads in Mexico.
  • Cobrapost sting: Indian media outlets and paid news
    A21
    Cobrapost sting: Indian media outlets and paid newsAn investigation exposes Indian media giants willing to peddle propaganda as news. Plus, the US global media operation.
  • Playing dead: Arkady Babchenko and post-truth conflict
    A22
    Playing dead: Arkady Babchenko and post-truth conflictThe Russian journalist faked death - causing problems for the media. Plus, the Iranian diaspora reviving Shah nostalgia.
  • Spectacle over substance: Trump, G7 and the Singapore summit
    A23
    Spectacle over substance: Trump, G7 and the Singapore summitTrump's theatrics at the G7 summit and his meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Plus, the fixers' role in journalism.
  • An unworthy war? US/UK reporting on Yemen
    A24
    An unworthy war? US/UK reporting on YemenAs the assault on Hudaida makes news, we examine flaws in coverage of the war in Yemen. Plus, chemical attacks in Syria.
  • Turkey's elections: One nation, one media, one voice?
    A25
    Turkey's elections: One nation, one media, one voice?President Erdogan wins Turkey's vote with the media singing from the same hymn sheet. Plus, polarised media in DR Congo.
  • The making and breaking of the West Africa Leaks
    A26
    The making and breaking of the West Africa LeaksInside the biggest media collaboration in the region's history, exposing the offshore dealings of the rich and powerful.
  • Grappling with the far right on the UK's airwaves
    A27
    Grappling with the far right on the UK's airwavesDo the media help manufacture far-right movements? Plus, Ethiopia's new prime minister and the hope for media reform.
  • Speaking the unspeakable in Bangladesh
    A28
    Speaking the unspeakable in BangladeshProtests in Dhaka are about more than road safety. Plus, how the late Tom Wolfe inspires journalists today.
  • Bowing to Beijing? Google's Project Dragonfly
    A29
    Bowing to Beijing? Google's Project DragonflyGoogle's planned Chinese search app comes under fire. Plus, censorship in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
  • Catch & Kill: Could Trump's media allies hasten his downfall?
    A30
    Catch & Kill: Could Trump's media allies hasten his downfall?The National Enquirer was once Trump's most strident cheerleader, but now it's his latest headache. Plus, Radio Dabanga.
  • Myanmar: Journalists Paying the Price for Reporting Genocide
    A31
    Myanmar: Journalists Paying the Price for Reporting GenocideThe sentencing of two Reuters reporters in Myanmar. Plus, the British media and their monarchy.
  • Lessons from the crash: Media and the 2008 financial crisis
    A32
    Lessons from the crash: Media and the 2008 financial crisisA decade on from the 2008 global financial crisis. Plus, Twitter bots manipulate online debates on Iran.
  • Xinjiang: The story Beijing doesn't want reported
    A33
    Xinjiang: The story Beijing doesn't want reportedA special on the under-reporting of China's treatment of Uighur Muslims and the tale of the Southern Media Group.
  • British tabloids on Brexit: Eurosceptics or Eurohaters?
    A34
    British tabloids on Brexit: Eurosceptics or Eurohaters?As Brexit talks drag on, UK right-wing media ratchet up negative coverage. Plus, Mahathir and Malaysia's media revamp.
  • Brazil's elections: Is social media overtaking the mainstream?
    A35
    Brazil's elections: Is social media overtaking the mainstream?Is social media driving the campaign of far-right frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro? Plus, online abuse of female journalists.
  • Covering the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
    A36
    Covering the disappearance of Jamal KhashoggiConflicting narratives and the mystery of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance. Plus, native advertising.
  • Media and climate change: Why we need a total overhaul
    A37
    Media and climate change: Why we need a total overhaulWe examine the alarming UN climate report and the state of climate reporting today. Plus, exporting Orban's media model.
  • Jair Bolsonaro: A wrecking ball for Brazil's media?
    A38
    Jair Bolsonaro: A wrecking ball for Brazil's media?A look at hate speech and misinformation ahead of Brazil's election runoff. Plus, Jeremy Corbyn and the UK media.
  • Donald Trump: America's editor-in-chief?
    A39
    Donald Trump: America's editor-in-chief?What's behind Trump's attacks on the media before the US midterms? Plus, Trump and the Christian Broadcasting Network.
  • US sanctions on Iran and the messaging battle
    A40
    US sanctions on Iran and the messaging battleAfter months of rhetoric, the US re-imposes sanctions on Iran. Plus, historical revisionism in Israel's archives.
  • Saudi Arabia post-Khashoggi: Business as usual?
    A41
    Saudi Arabia post-Khashoggi: Business as usual?After Khashoggi's killing, Saudi Arabia tightens grip on media and public discourse. Plus, South Korea's 'Defector TV'.
  • Julian Assange: Charges in the US, trial by media?
    A42
    Julian Assange: Charges in the US, trial by media?An apparent cut-paste error confirms a US indictment against the Wikileaks founder. Plus, patriotic cinema in Russia.
  • Raed Fares: Murdered on the front line of Syrian journalism
    A43
    Raed Fares: Murdered on the front line of Syrian journalismSyrian activist, journalist and founder of Radio Fresh, Raed Fares, is assassinated in Idlib. Plus, border security TV.
  • Marc Lamont Hill and the limits on the Israel-Palestine debate
    A44
    Marc Lamont Hill and the limits on the Israel-Palestine debateThe taboo around the Israel-Palestine debate on US airwaves. Plus, Quechua news and the politics of language in Peru.
  • Resolutions vs reality: Facebook's disastrous 2018
    A45
    Resolutions vs reality: Facebook's disastrous 2018Facebook's end-of-year wrap glossed over most of its own bad news. Plus, US immigration raids caught on camera.
  • Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent revisited
    A46
    Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent revisitedA Listening Post special marking 30 years since the publication of Manufacturing Consent and its relevance today.

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