The Media Project

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo – Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about President Trump […]

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project Alan, […]

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about Facebook […]

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record, and Cailin Brown is the Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. […]

On this week’s Media Project: WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about Ivan Lajara being named Senior Editor of the Daily Freeman, and some of […]

On this week’s Media Project Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, Rex Smith and Cailin Brown talk about Sinclair’s latest “must-run” news stories, when releasing information “on background” makes no sense, and much more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex and Ira talk about CNN winning their lawsuit against the President, returning a White House press pass […]

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about Anthony Scaramucci’s profane interview with the New Yorker, and what reporters consider on and off the record, Politico humiliates The Wall Street Journal by publishing its Trump transcript, press freedom groups tell Capitol Hill cops to stop interfering with photojournalists, and male and female journalists still aren’t paid the same. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mproj1366web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Ira talk about a new poll that finds 45 % of Republicans believe the government and the courts should be able to take action against ‘biased’ news media, why many broadcasters to provide attribution for the newspaper stories they read over the air, and first, Trump appointed a new White House communications director. Then, Sean Spicer resigned, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mproj1365webira.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about President Trump’s cordial interview with the New York Times, should the press ‘always’ cover certain stories, sharing of resources among different media organizations is becoming commonplace, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mproj1364web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Ira talk about the value of a press secretary who dodges tough questions, attempts to discredit reporters, a Pulitzer winning story from the New York Times that pulled from a local news agency in Russia, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mproject_1363_web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about media coverage of New Jersey Governor Christie and “Beach Gate,” President Donald Trump’s fight with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski and an allegation of collusion with the National Enquirer, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mproj1362web.mp3

This week, Dr. Alan Chartock, Ira Fusfeld and Rex Smith discuss President Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding an Irish reporter, Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit, and whether the White House is actually happy. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mproject1361_web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about a critical letter from a listener about how the media does choose what to air and what not to air, whether there are good stories that should air, but don’t, whether the news business is unfair to journalists with children, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mproj1360web.mp3

https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mproj1359web.mp3 On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Ira talk about Fox News and their new slogan, blaming the media for the Alexandria VA shootings, whether Megyn Kelly’s interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should air, and much more.