The Media Project

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; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Rex talk about how social media coverage is influencing coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how to get 50,000 new journalists covering local news, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project

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; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Ira and Rex talk about media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, why those CNN executives were fired, what Donald Trump and the Kardashians have in common, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-02-27/the-media-project-1604-alan-judy-ira-rex

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 columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany; 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 Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against the New York Times, New York City Mayor Eric Adams blasts the press over racial bias, and much more.

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 columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about the effort in Congress to provide financial relief to local news, whether coverage of former President Donald Trump is too much, the libel suit against the New York Times, and much more.

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 columnist Rex Smith; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Barbara and Rex talk about the power of non-profit media; whether reporting on President Biden too negative, and much more.

 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 columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about reporters in danger; ESPN’s decision not to send reporters to the Olympics; President Biden being caught criticizing a Fox News journalist on a hot mic, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-01-30/the-media-project-1600-alan-rosemary-ira-rex

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira talk President Joe Biden’s press conference, protections for journalists, and a big merger between a newspaper and public radio in Chicago. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-01-23/the-media-project-1599-alan-judy-rosemary-ira

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara, Ira and Rex, talk about the dynamic between member stations and NPR, whether journalism is primarily serving the elite, how the press is framing the economy, and much more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Rex, talk about how the media should cover the threat to democracy in America, a listener letter about storm coverage, and much more.

This week's Media Project panel features WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus. This week the panel discusses the New York Times and the state judge that upheld his block on their coverage of Project Veritas. We also discuss both sides journalism and emotional broadcasters.

This week's Media Project panel features: WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor Rex Smith; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a journalism professor at the University at Albany. Alan, Judy, Barbara, and Rex discuss what it was like when newspapers were filled with advertising, and what it’s like now in the digital advertising world. Photo courtesy of Flickr/ EpicTop10

This week's Media Project panel features: WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor Rex Smith; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. Alan, Judy Ira, and Rex, talk about what’s going on at Fox news as Chris Wallace departs, media coverage of President Biden versus former President Trump, and more. Photo: WikiCommons/ Jim Greenhill

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ian talk about how journalists decide what stories to cover, the competition between news organizations, whether government should give tax credits to media organizations, and more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about media coverage or the Omicron variant and inflation; and CNN host Chris Cuomo being suspended indefinitely.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus, and David Guistina, host of Northeast Report Morning Edition on WAMC and Producer of the Media Project. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ian and David talk about WAMC’s interview with former New York Governor Cuomo showing up in a State Assembly report, the ethics of reporters breaking news in books they write, and more.