The Listening Post

Season 2015

Listening Post is Al Jazeera English's weekly media review show. It casts a critical eye over not just what gets reported, but how it's reported - covering the coverage of the news & analyzing global events through the prism of the media.

Where to Watch The Listening Post • Season 2015

47 Episodes

  • Media trends to watch in 2015
    E1
    Media trends to watch in 2015The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.
  • The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack
    E2
    The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attackDebating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.
  • The return of Charlie Hebdo
    E3
    The return of Charlie HebdoThe controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.
  • Reporting the Baga massacre
    E4
    Reporting the Baga massacreHow has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.
  • Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media
    E5
    Greece: Syriza, austerity and the mediaWill the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.
  • Syriza and the new economic narrative
    E6
    Syriza and the new economic narrativeGreece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.
  • The Swiss Leaks
    E7
    The Swiss LeaksThe journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.
  • The provocation of ISIL propaganda
    E8
    The provocation of ISIL propagandaISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.
  • The death that divided Argentina's media
    E9
    The death that divided Argentina's mediaThe contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.
  • Israel elections: The media battle
    E10
    Israel elections: The media battleNetanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.
  • Screening rape: India's debate
    E11
    Screening rape: India's debateDebating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.
  • UK surveillance under scrutiny
    E12
    UK surveillance under scrutinyA media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
  • Nigeria's delayed elections
    E13
    Nigeria's delayed electionsThe partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.
  • Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen
    E14
    Challenging coverage: The conflict in YemenThe Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.
  • Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech
    E15
    Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speechPolitics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.
  • Spain's new 'gag law' and the media
    E16
    Spain's new 'gag law' and the mediaWhat Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.
  • South Africa, xenophobia and the media
    E17
    South Africa, xenophobia and the mediaThe politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.
  • Reporting Baltimore
    E18
    Reporting BaltimoreRace and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.
  • The perilous life of journalists in Iraq
    E19
    The perilous life of journalists in IraqIraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.
  • Examining the British election drama
    E20
    Examining the British election dramaA media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.
  • Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story
    E21
    Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden storyWhat the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.
  • Mass surveillance under the microscope
    E22
    Mass surveillance under the microscopeTwo years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.
  • Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism
    E23
    Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalismAs Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
  • Beijing's media damage control
    E24
    Beijing's media damage controlHow China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.
  • Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga
    E25
    Behind the Sunday Times Snowden sagaAnonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.
  • Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?
    E26
    Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.
  • Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story
    E27
    Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration storyWe analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.
  • Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal
    E28
    Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear dealManaging the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.
  • Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws
    E29
    Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' lawsWe analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.
  • The Pentagon's rules of media engagement
    E30
    The Pentagon's rules of media engagementJournalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.
  • Egypt: Journalism on trial
    E31
    Egypt: Journalism on trialA Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.
  • Spinning the refugee crisis
    E32
    Spinning the refugee crisisWe explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.
  • Inside Turkey's media battleground
    E33
    Inside Turkey's media battlegroundThreats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.
  • Disrupting the media with disruptive politics
    E34
    Disrupting the media with disruptive politicsThe media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.
  • Mecca and the media
    E35
    Mecca and the mediaThe battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.
  • Air strikes and media misses
    E36
    Air strikes and media missesBattling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.
  • Turkish media on tenterhooks
    E37
    Turkish media on tenterhooksA look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.
  • Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage
    E38
    Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverageWe analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.
  • Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?
    E39
    Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.
  • Turkey's 'free' press
    E40
    Turkey's 'free' pressWe examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.
  • The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives
    E41
    The Russian plane crash and the battle of narrativesWe examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.
  • Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage
    E42
    Double standards in the Paris attacks coverageWe examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.
  • National anthems: beating the drums of war?
    E43
    National anthems: beating the drums of war?We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.
  • High crimes and media misdemeanours
    E44
    High crimes and media misdemeanours
  • San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news
    E45
    San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking newsWe look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.
  • Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?
    E46
    Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.
  • The Murdoch empire strikes back
    E47
    The Murdoch empire strikes backWe examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.

 

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