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Egypt's Press Suppression, True Crime, and More
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How the suppression of a free press in Egypt is reversing the course of the Arab Spring, challenging the conventional wisdom on student debt, a defens...
ISIS's Media Offensive, Online Death Threats, and What NPR Is (and Isn't)
20 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
ISIS's Twitter and television offensive, the effects of language on your morals, and what NPR is and what it isn't. On the Media is supported by lis...
The Bergdahl Controversy, The Slenderman Panic, and a Cantor Narrative
13 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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The Snowden Leaks One Year Later
06 Jun 2014
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Our fluctuating interest in Snowden and his leaks one year later, your digital life after death, and the viral photo fiction that changed Tom Cruise's...
The Media after a Massacre, Amazon’s War, and Confessions of a Tabloid Hack
30 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The eerie digital afterlife Elliot Rodger left behind, a former "tabloid hack" dishes about tabloids, and the brains behind #YesAllWomen On the Media ...
Experiencing Tragedy at the 9/11 Museum
23 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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Covering Nigeria, Russian Censorship, and More
16 May 2014
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TLDR Public Service Announcement
12 May 2014
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We've been getting reports of technical issues from TLDR fans. Apparently some people are accidentally following Alex Goldman on Twitter and then bei...
OTM Goes Inside Washington
07 May 2014
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Portraying Medicine: The Perils of Painting By Numbers
02 May 2014
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CNN's Malaysia Air Obsession, Bad Political Memoirs, and More
25 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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ROBOTS! (and artificial intelligence)
18 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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Attacking the Koch Brothers, Remembering Rwandan Genocide, and More
11 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A fond farewell to Stephen Colbert's character, remembering the genocide in Rwanda 20 years ago, and a report on the skin lightening industry. On the ...
Punishing Propagandists, Covering Climate Change, and More
04 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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Obamacare In Spanish, Cartographers vs. The World, and More
28 Mar 2014
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Cold War 2.0, The Guardians of the Internet, and More
21 Mar 2014
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Covering a missing airplane, Copyright in outer space, and more
14 Mar 2014
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The Crisis in Crimea, Dissent on Russia Today, Streaming Media and More
07 Mar 2014
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Secrecy at the Border
27 Feb 2014
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Protests in Ukraine, A Broadband Behemoth, and A Vile Rat
21 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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Bridgegate, Inside the TSA, Japan's Beethoven's Fall from Grace, and More
14 Feb 2014
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A look at Chris Christie's struggle to control his own narrative, an inside look into the TSA, and a musical scandal at the Olympics. On the Media is ...
Crushing Dissent in Sochi, Banning the R-Word, and More
07 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A look at media dissent in Sochi, scrubbing the R-word from the Washington Redskins, and Game Theory on Jeopardy. On the Media is supported by listene...
The Media Crisis in Egypt, Instant Replay and More
31 Jan 2014
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A look at the deteriorating media environment in Egypt, bans on e-cigarettes, and the technology that allows you to see those Super Bowl highlights ...
Snowden's Beliefs, Banning the word "Nazi" in Israel, and More
24 Jan 2014
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Obama’s NSA Surveillance Orders, the Uncertain Future of Net Neutrality, and more
17 Jan 2014
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The Myth of 'Blue Monday,' The Campaign for Creationism, and a Lying Cyborg Telemarketer
10 Jan 2014
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The Biggest Media Errors of 2013, the Never Ending Debate about Benghazi, and More
03 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership
27 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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The NSA's PR Offensive, The State of Hyperlocal Reporting, and More
20 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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The Media Savvy Pope, Overblown "Selfie-Gate," and More
12 Dec 2013
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Covering the Newtown Shooting Anniversary, Fighting Revenge Porn, and More
06 Dec 2013
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Economics of Thanksgiving Dinner, Going Viral Pre-Internet, and More
21 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside NFL Football, The Journalist Behind Jackie Robinson, and More
20 Nov 2013
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Premature Predictions for 2016, Guns as Free Speech, and More
15 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Murdoch's Media Empire, NFL Bullying and More
08 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Misleading Obamacare Promises, The Original 'Nigerian' Scam Letter, and More
31 Oct 2013
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The media start challenging Obama's "you can keep it" promise about health care, a man who challenged hackers to hack him, and a predecessor to "Niger...
The Government Shutdown's Damage, Brooke's DNA, and More
11 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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A Major Data Breach, the Media Spotlight on Victims of Tragedy, and More
11 Oct 2013
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Obama and the Press, a Wikileaks movie, and Brooke Talks with an iPhone.
11 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Coverage of the Government Shutdown, Tweeting TV Audiences, and More
04 Oct 2013
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Obamacare Messaging, Fake Reviews Online, and More
27 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook, Detainment at US Borders, and More
19 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, OTM producer Sarah Abdurrahman, her family, and her friends were detained for hours by US Customs and Border Protection on their w...
Battling media narratives over Syria, a terrible anniversary, and more
12 Sep 2013
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Syria Coverage, Nazi Collaborations with Hollywood, and More
06 Sep 2013
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Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?
30 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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The Importance of Foreign Reporting
20 Aug 2013
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Bezos Buys the Washington Post, and Why Jerks Make the Best TV, and More
09 Aug 2013
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, and the story of the (incredibly) difficult men behind the golden age of television.On the Media i...
A New Security Standard For Journalists, Al Jazeera America, and More
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Portraying Medicine: The Perils of Painting By Numbers
05 Jul 2013
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Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, America's Most Notorious Gangster, and More
28 Jun 2013
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Aftermath of the Zimmerman Verdict, American Propaganda, and More
28 Jun 2013
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Discussions of race following George Zimmerman's acquittal, anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy joins "The View," and American propaganda allowed sta...
Calling a Coup a Coup, The George Zimmerman Trial and More
28 Jun 2013
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Another Weiner Scandal, Opting in to Watch Porn, and More
28 Jun 2013
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This week in national security, unpaid internships in the media, and more
28 Jun 2013
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Calling for a National Conversation, Offshore Leaks, and More
21 Jun 2013
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The Edward Snowden Narrative, Privacy vs. Convenience, and More
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The media's turn from the value of Edward Snowden's leaks to the nature of his character, the evolving story of the PRISM program, and privacy in the ...
Surveillance Revelations, Turkish Media Looks Away, and More
07 Jun 2013
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Broadcasting the Woolwich Video, George Plimpton's Legacy and More
31 May 2013
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A Week of Scandals, Catholic Whistleblowers, and More
24 May 2013
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Conservative Bloggers Vindicated, Advice for Leakers, and More
17 May 2013
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Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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Jason Collins Comes Out, Patenting Genes And More
03 May 2013
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Surveillance After The Marathon Bombing, The Kill Team and More
26 Apr 2013
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Coverage Of The Boston Bombing, Undercover Reporting, and MORE
19 Apr 2013
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Gun Anecdotes, What To Know about the Avian Flu, and Grindr.
12 Apr 2013
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The Future Of Egyptian Media, the Bitcoin Bubble, and More
05 Apr 2013
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Rape coverage after Steubenville, the false promise of the personal finance industry and more.
22 Mar 2013
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10 Years After The Iraq War and Big Threat to Whistleblowers
15 Mar 2013
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The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership
08 Mar 2013
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Frustration in the White House Press Corps and More
28 Feb 2013
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The Latest Federal Budget Crisis, Predicting the Oscars, and More
22 Feb 2013
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Truman Capote's Lies, Cybersecurity and More
15 Feb 2013
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The First Viral Video, New Drone Disclosures, and Reclaiming the Word Jihad.
08 Feb 2013
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Hacking the New York Times, Tweeting Revolutions, and More
01 Feb 2013
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The Church of Scientology, Facebook Goes Searching, and More
25 Jan 2013
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Violent Video Games, Lying Athletes, and More
18 Jan 2013
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Mapping Gun Owners, International Journalists Fight Censorship, and More
11 Jan 2013
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The Television Show!
21 Dec 2012
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The Surprising History of Gun Control, School Shooting Myths, and More
21 Dec 2012
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The Privacy Show
21 Dec 2012
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A special hour on privacy - license plate readers, national security letters, surveilling yourself so the government doesn't have to, and OTM producer...
Depictions of Torture in "Zero Dark Thirty," John McAfee's Media Manipulations, and More
14 Dec 2012
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Photographing Tragedy, the Risk of Killer Robots, and More
07 Dec 2012
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A Stolen Face, The Leveson Report, and More
30 Nov 2012
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Publishing: Adapt or Die
19 Nov 2012
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On the Media's annual look at the publishing industry, including fears of Amazon becoming a monopoly and the little publishing house standing up to it...
Seduced by Petraeus, Israel's Twitter Offensive, and More
16 Nov 2012
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Assessing Obama's First Term, Covering China's 'Election,' and More
09 Nov 2012
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Misinformation Around Sandy, Calling the Election, and More
02 Nov 2012
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The Facebook Show
26 Oct 2012
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An Austrian man who got Facebook to give him everything they had on him, a writer whose rapist friended her on Facebook, the value of a "Like."On the ...
The Taliban's Media Problem, Ending Newspaper Political Endorsements, and More
19 Oct 2012
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All About Elections
12 Oct 2012
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Anatomy of a Publicity Stunt, The Problem with 'Muslim Rage', and more
05 Oct 2012
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Russia's Broadening Definition of Treason, Manipulating Science Journalists, and More
28 Sep 2012
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Just The Facts, Please
21 Sep 2012
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This week's show is dedicated to the search for truth. Or, in journalism terms, fact-checking.On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support...
Covering Conventions, the Legacy of Sun Myung Moon, and More
07 Sep 2012
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Does NPR Have a Liberal Bias?
06 Sep 2012
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Brooke talks to NPR listeners, pollsters, media watchers, and This American Life's Ira Glass in search of an answer to the question: does NPR have a l...
Fact-Checkers in the Spotlight, Why Nigerian Prince Scams Work, And More.
31 Aug 2012
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No More Tailoring Political Messages, Communicating the Libyan Revolution, and More
24 Aug 2012
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Ayn Rand's Political Influence, Presidential Political Ad Season, and More
17 Aug 2012
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Losing Everything to Hackers, the Pussy Riot Trial and More
10 Aug 2012
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NBC's Olympics Woes, Posthumous Outing, and More
03 Aug 2012
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Criticism for how NBC is broadcasting the Olympics, the difference between venture capital and private equity, and revealing a public person's sexual ...