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 Rex Smith; Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record Barbara Lombardo; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about how the moderators handled the Democratic Presidential debate in South Carolina; the Trump Administration sues the New York Times; whether newspapers should endorse candidates, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and 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, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about how newsrooms are dealing with online harassment; whether reporters are appropriately framing the budget narrative; and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor Rex Smith; Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Rosemary Armao; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about Russian propaganda on Kansas City radio, people who get their political news from social media don’t trust election results, and much more. (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, Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Rosemary Armao, and Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about a listener letter that says the press should stop publishing editorials or opinions. We'll also speak about media coverage of the President’s State of The Union Address and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor Rosemary Armao and Daily Freeman Publisher, Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly’s interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the controversy over TMZ and the reporting of Kobe Bryant’s death. They also talk about whether journalists should vote in primaries and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Judy, Rex and Rosemary talk about how the press is doing under severe restrictions and the impeachment trial in the Senate. They also cover how American’s losing faith in institutions hurts the press, a listener letter on the importance of local news coverage, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Rex discuss media coverage of the Democratic Presidential debate, continuing coverage of impeachment, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Former Editor, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary Judy and Rex talk about how local news is localizing the Iran conflict, how to get more young reporters in the newsroom, covering two big stories at once – Iran and Iraq, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary Judy and David talk about the best people on TV news, how to make newspapers relevant, how to rebuild trust in the media, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, Judy Patrick, Former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Media Project Producer David Guistina. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rosemary Judy and David talk about another financial blow to traditional newspapers, news deserts, ghost papers, and the future of journalism. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about media coverage of impeachment, trusting the news media in the Trump era, what happened between Terri Gross and Adam Driver during a recording of Fresh Air, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, 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, Rex, Rosemary and Judy criticize the new movie Jewel for its inaccuracy about the behavior of journalists, what to do when one political party favors you as a journalist, a listener letter and more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about how journalists are engaging with readers to rebuild trust, crowd sourcing, a listener emails to tell us were wrong to claim that the President says journalists are the enemy of the people, and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy and Rosemary talk about how Bloomberg plans to cover its owner’s run for President, how the truth is not winning out over falsehoods, and a look at the standards for television news and much more. (more…)

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and Former Editor and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about whether President Trump has put journalists’ lives in danger, the precarious state of local news, and much more. (more…)