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The Listening Post

Summary: A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.

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 Latin America's media battlefields | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1555

One continent, multiple media battlefields. From Argentina to Venezuela and Mexico, some of the year's most compelling media stories have come from one continent.

 Latin America's media battlefields | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1555

One continent, multiple media battlefields. From Argentina to Venezuela and Mexico, some of the year's most compelling media stories have come from one continent.

 Feature: Sino-African media relations | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 484

China is relying on its own media to try to secure its trade relations with the resource-rich continent.

 Feature: Tarun Tejpal: Fighting the 'loud sameness' | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 560

Tarun Tejpal discusses the promise and perils of muckraking journalism in modern India.

 Feature: BBC in crisis? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 521

Listening Post's Flo Phillips unravels the bad press the BBC has given itself. We speak to media experts Stewart Purvis, who ran the television news agency ITN; New Statesman journalist and Al Jazeera presenter Mehdi Hasan; Tim Luckhurst, who was a news editor at the BBC; and Nathalie Fenton.

 Feature: Thailand's lese majeste law | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 486

On December 5, 2012, thousands of Thais gathered in Bangkok to mark the 85th birthday of their monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The monarchy has great importance in Thai life, so much so that a 100-year-old law exists that makes it a criminal offense to say or write anything deemed offensive about the members of the royal family. It is known as Article 112 - the lese majeste law. And it is not just a symbolic relic - it has become a political weapon to be used with increasing frequency. From a handful of cases six years ago, there has been a steep rise as 2010 saw almost 500 cases. The Listening Post's Meenakshi Ravi reports on Thailand's lese majeste problem.

 Abandoning Private Manning | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1539

On the Listening Post this week: Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning versus the US government - but where was the media? Plus, a look at Thailand's controversial lese majeste law. It was one of the biggest stories of 2010. Millions of classified US government documents leaked onto the internet through the Wikileaks website. Although it made the name of the site founder Julian Assange, the man accused of actually giving him the material is rather less well known. That man, US soldier Bradley Manning, is currently in a US prison awaiting trial over the case. Of the 22 charges against Bradley Manning, the most serious include revealing classified information to unauthorised persons, violating orders and aiding the enemy. That last charge could lead to life imprisonment for the 25 year-old. Two weeks ago, he spoke publicly for the first time in over two years in a pre-trial hearing where he claimed he was treated unlawfully whilst being held in military custody. This should have been an easy story for the media - an American whistleblower allegedly the source of many of the most important stories of the past two years speaking for the first time. But the coverage, especially in the US, has been surprisingly sparse; it is conspicuous by its absence not least in the New York Times. Despite partnering Wikileaks on the story, they did not send anyone to cover the event preferring to use agency copy. Listening Post examines Manning's treatment by the media.

 Has Mohamed Morsi borrowed Hosni Mubarak's playbook? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1505

The new Egyptian president's move to grant himself sweeping powers is being perceived by some as a tactic straight out of the former president's playbook. His media strategy also echoes that of his predecessor. But now Egypt's media is fighting back.

 Leveson and the politics of press regulation | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1456

The Leveson Report: Where does British journalism go from here, and where does this leave the Cameron government? What does the Leveson report really mean for the British press, politics and the public? And, watching old news anew - what has changed in journalism over the last 70 years?

 The politics of conflict(ing) narratives | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1488

We talk to one of India's top journalists, Tarun Tejpal and look at how the Kony 2012 video inspired an African parody. It's not just history that repeats itself in the holy land. So do the sound bites.

 The great China handover | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1485

As the People's Republic welcomed a new leader, the people's media toed the line of the 'Great Firewall'. In this week's News Divide we look at how Chinese media constructs continuity in times of change.

 Argentina: Orwellian state or media reformer? | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 489

We weigh in on the Argentine government's approach to media reform and ownership. The Listening Post's Marcela Pizarro reports on the legal showdown in Argentina, between the government and the country's most powerful media group.

 US election fever | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1490

Examining the re-election of Obama and the prospect of four more years of partisan journalism in a deeply divided US. Plus, Argentina's president versus the media - a look at a power struggle being fought in the name of democracy on both sides.

 The Far East's changing media landscape | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 1558

This week on Listening Post: A Far East Special - a new age for the media in Myanmar, deciphering North Korea's official message and investigative reporting in China.

 Feature: Libya: Building a free media | File Type: video/mp4 | Duration: 477

For decades, the media in Libya served as nothing more than a propaganda tool for the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. But the revolution has brought change not just to the country's leadership, but also to its media environment. Over the past year, Libyans have seen an explosion in brand new media outlets. At least 120 print outlets have sprung up, as well as fresh alternatives on TV and radio. Meanwhile, a new generation of Libyan journalists are enjoying their newfound freedom of expression despite the lack of training and infrastructure. Building a vibrant free media has become a top priority for hundreds of exiled Libyans who have now returned to their homeland with renewed energy and enthusiasm. Listening Post's Flo Phillips examines the flourishing media scene in Libya and the challenges that lie ahead.

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