The Media Project

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#1640: Midterm election campaigns | The Media Project Nov 07, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about how the media has covered the midterm election campaign, new journalism legislation, and much more.

#1639: TikTok as a news source | The Media Project Oct 31, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Rex talk about whether there’s a future for CNN, TikTok as a news source, whether journalism is turning the corner on climate change coverage, and more

#1638: Transparency in the press | The Media Project Oct 24, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about transparency and vulnerability in the press, what’s on the record versus off the record, and much more.

#1637: Is Journalism failing? | The Media Project Oct 18, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Barbara talk about how journalism is failing the electorate ahead of the midterm elections, whether journalists are biased toward the U.S. and its allies when reporting on war, and much more.

#1636: Trump sues CNN | The Media Project Oct 11, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about former President Trump suing CNN for defamation, the dedication of journalists during Hurricane Ian, the future of journalism, and more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-10-09/the-media-project-1636-alan-rosemary-rex-ira

#1635: Consuming the news | The Media Project Oct 03, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rosemary, Barbara and Rex talk about how Americans are consuming the news; why some for profit media organizations are turning non-profit, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-10-02/the-media-project-1635-alan-rosemary-barbara-rex

#1634: Appropriate coverage | The Media Project Sep 27, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Barbara Ian, and JP talk about whether the amount of Trump coverage is appropriate, and reporting on immigration and climate change. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-09-25/the-media-project-1634-alan-judy-rex-ira

#1633: Covering the famous | The Media Project Sep 19, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus, and the Empire Report’s JP Miller. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara Ian, and JP talk about how to report on a famous person; whether reporters should withhold information for their books; what goes wrong on Tik Tok and the media, and much more.

#1632: Threats to journalists | The Media Project Sep 12, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rosemary, Barbara and Ira talk about threats to journalists; slap suits against the media; whether CNN is turning to the right; and much more.

#1631: Defamation and Fox News | The Media Project Sep 05, 2022

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about a major case of defamation against Fox news; why using polls are a bad way to practice journalism; and sexism in the Canadian broadcast media, and much more.

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