The Media Project

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about a First Amendment group that is threatening to sue President Trump unless he unblocks Twitter critics, a proposed bill in New Jersey that could create an AmeriCorps for journalists, a Pew Research Center report that shows a dismal 2016 for newspapers and boom times for cable news networks. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mproj1358web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex and Ira talk about the New York Times’ plan to offer employee buyouts and eliminate the Public Editor role, the New York Times editor Dean Baquet, says local news is the biggest ‘crisis’ in journalism, Scott Pelley is leaving his post as ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor, Anthony Mason will be his interim replacement, Megyn Kelly is now on NBC with new shows, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mproj1357web.mp3  

On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ira and Cailin talk about British authorities angry at the New York Times for publishing leaked forensic photos, Republican Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte body slams a reporter, whether Fox news is changing since the death of Roger Ailes, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mproj1356web.mp3

On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Ira and Judy talk about the death of Roger Ailes, Former FBI Director Comey’s memo which says President Trump complained about the media and wanted Comey to ‘lock them up’ for leaking classified information, Trump’s national security adviser taking on the Washington Post’s anonymous sources, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mproj1355web.mp3

This week the Media Project is in front of a live audience at the new Hearst Media Center at the Times Union Newspaper in Colonie New York. It also marks the last Media Project appearance by Rosemary Armao who leaves for an investigative journalism teaching position in Jordan. On this week’s show, they talk about the American press being excluded from a meeting between President Trump and Russian officials, while the Russian propaganda photographer was let in, a reporter arrested while trying to question Cabinet member, President Trump’s disdain for the press is giving people a reason to support it as New York Times and other media see higher subscriptions and donations because Trump is attacking the press. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mproj1354rosemaryweb.mp3

This week they talk about The U.S. ranking 43rd in the world on Press Freedom, The New York Times hires a conservative columnist, whether the Press self corrects, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mproj1353web.mp3

https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mproj1352livelindaweb.mp3 This week features a special live Media Project at WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, The Linda, in Albany, NY. The discussion centers around the theme of reconciliation and the Media’s role in dealing with issues like fake news, how companies like Amazon and Google can help journalism in the U.S., the media now cooperates more with their competitors, and much more.  

On this week’s show they talk about the firing of Bill O’Reilly and its implications for Fox News, Out of 47 Major Editorials on Trump’s Syria Strikes, Only One Opposed, whether the photos of Syria’s dead children is a form of propaganda, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mproj1351web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about the United Airlines viral video and whether the United passenger’s ‘troubled past’ was newsworthy, Bill O’Reilly’s on vacation, but will he return to Fox after sexual harassment claims/settlements get him in hot water, the Pulitzer Prize awards and how they show that layoffs haven’t sapped the heart of local news, and more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mproj1350web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about Fox losing more advertisers after sexual harassment claims against O’Reilly, President Trump and U.S. libel law, a new Pew Research survey finds new Pew Research survey finds ‘Important political news’ is a casualty of the Trump-media feud, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mproj1349web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about political bias and sexism in the media. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mproj1348web.mp3

On this week’s show: a new report that finds a majority of U.S. news is still produced by men, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson allows Fox News but excludes others from a DMZ meeting, and the competition for investigative journalists during the Trump Administration is fierce. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mproj1347web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about bureau chiefs being ‘deeply concerned’ that Rex Tillerson is ditching the press on his Asia trip, the question of whether daily opinion pages headed to the morgue, the most popular item ever on wsj.com, and much more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mproj1346web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about what would happen if Obama sued Trump for libel, as Rex Tillerson considers ditching reporters, bureau chiefs hash out the details, Politico becomes the latest newsroom to cut down on flabby stories, and more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mproj1345web.mp3

On this week’s show they talk about a PBS-commissioned survey that finds 73 percent of voters oppose eliminating federal funding for public TV, whether Trump’s big speech spawned a marathon of media fawning, U.S. News and World Report unveils state-by-state rankings, a listener letter and more. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mproj1344web.mp3