The Media Project

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Jenn Smith, education reporter and Community Engagement Editor at The Berkshire Eagle. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy, and Jenn talk about Jenn’s new big job announcement, media coverage of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the following fight over the next pick, and more.  

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany; and Barbara Lombardo, Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Barbara talk about whether newspapers should continue to endorse political candidates; how to cover a President who is a threat to democracy, and much more.

On this week’s Media Project, the panel discusses the ethical controversy over Bob Woodward’s new book Rage. We also analyzes how COVID-19 has impacted local news organizations, and more. The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, and Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith. This week also features Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao; Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Ira talk about media coverage of climate change, rating the coverage of the political conventions, how politics has become a greater part of sports coverage, and much more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Judy, Rex and Rosemary talk about media coverage of the Republican National Convention, the question of what do you do when there’s too much news and not enough journalists, and more.

On this week’s Media Project Alan, Judy, Rex and Jenn talk about media coverage of the national conventions, whether the Huffington Post reporter should have asked the President if he regrets lying so much to the American people, the issues surrounding voting by mail and the post office, and more. The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Jenn Smith, education reporter and Community Engagement Editor at The Berkshire Eagle.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith; Barbara Lombardo, Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record; and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Barbara, Rex and Rosemary talk about media coverage of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris; whether newspapers should accept financial help from the government; the increased physical violence against journalists in Belarus, and more.

On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Ira discuss what Americans really think about the news media.  They also analyze how the upcoming election should be covered. The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Former Editor, Investigative Journalist, and current UAlbany Professor, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, 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 the panel reviews the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan and what it means for journalism; why twitter temporarily suspended Donald Trump Jr., and much more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, 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, Judy, Rex and Rosemary talk about the return of the President’s coronavirus briefings; is the press doing enough to cover climate change; and an analysis of the interview between President Trump and Chris Wallace of Fox News.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, Rosemary Armao, and Jenn Smith, a reporter and Community Engagement Editor at The Berkshire Eagle. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary, Jenn and Rex talk about what makes people avoid the news controversy over Bari Weiss quitting the New York Times while attacking the newspaper, and much more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, 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 trying to safeguard journalists from digital harassment; going to court to get information that’s important to the public, and much more.

This week on The Media Project, the panel discusses what to do when there is too much news and the long list of companies that are pulling their ads from Facebook. The panel also analyzes the pro-Trump media outlets, who are in denial of COVID-19. This week's panel is led by WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock and Times Union Editor Rex Smith. The panel also features former editor, investigative journalist and current UAlbany Professor, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, a journalism professor at the UAlbany and former executive editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record.

On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary, Jenn, and Rex talk about media owner influence and whether the owners of media organizations influence the news, how to cover a community when you don’t have enough reporters, why being uncomfortable is necessary for journalists, and more.

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith; and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and current UAlbany Professor, 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 the panel talks about the possibility of regulatory changes to Facebook; an extraordinary interview by Fox news; cutting mugshot galleries from newspaper websites, and more.