On the Media
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May 28, 2010
05 May 2011
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The price of privacy, Rand Paul and the national media spotlight, Arizona's immigration law On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support O...
May 21, 2010
05 May 2011
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Cell phone safety (or lack there of), Facebook privacy (or lack there of), video games for the disabled On the Media is supported by listeners like yo...
May 14, 2010
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Reporter barred from Guantanamo, fact checking political talk shows, anti-censorship software for Iran On the Media is supported by listeners like you...
May 7, 2010
05 May 2011
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Oil spill coverage, ROFLCon and Hitler On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support...
April 30, 2010
05 May 2011
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Shield laws, cyber war and bridging the online language barrier On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https:...
April 23, 2010
05 May 2011
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Geoff Stone on free speech and animal cruelty, the GAO accounts for piracy, Bob finds out the point of Twitter On the Media is supported by listeners ...
April 16, 2010
05 May 2011
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The President versus the media, NPR's woman problem, Brooke and Dave Eggers On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating t...
April 9, 2010
05 May 2011
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The Catholic Church and the media, how war can look like a video game, copyrighting jokes On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM...
April 2, 2010
05 May 2011
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"Militia" vs "terrorist" and lawsuits that stifle First Amendment rights On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support ...
March 26, 2010
05 May 2011
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The ill coverage of the health care bill, plus "baby killers" On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today...
March 19, 2010
05 May 2011
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States trying to ban release of 911 tapes, plagiarism detection software for newspapers, the FCC's new broadband plan On the Media is supported by lis...
March 12, 2010
05 May 2011
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Special: The Future of the Music Industry (originally broadcast 10/23/2009) On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating t...
March 5, 2010
05 May 2011
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Human flesh search engines, the First Amendment right to flip the bird, Hollywood's "uncanny valley" On the Media is supported by listeners ...
February 26, 2010
05 May 2011
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Political theater, sex.com and A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https:/...
February 19, 2010
05 May 2011
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Iceland is paradise for journalists and librarians rule! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledg...
February 12, 2010
05 May 2011
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How to handle a recall and what you learn from listening to thousands of hours of Bin Laden tapes. Plus, does it matter that the son of the NY Times J...
February 5, 2010
05 May 2011
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January 29, 2010
05 May 2011
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The meaning of "middle class"; covering Haiti after the initial crisis; iPad: awesome or...meh? On the Media is supported by listeners like ...
January 22, 2010
05 May 2011
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The ethics of medical journalism in Haiti; searching for meaning in the Massachusetts election; tabloids, then and now On the Media is supported by li...
January 15, 2010
05 May 2011
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Trying to rebuild the Haitian media; Guantanamo like we've never seen before; the fight over cameras in the Prop 8 court battle On the Media is suppor...
January 8, 2010
05 May 2011
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January 1, 2010
05 May 2011
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The year's most flagrant (and entertaining) newspaper mistakes; the Washington press corps' 19-year-old copy editor; the art of the ambush interview O...
December 25, 2009
05 May 2011
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An anniversary of Y2K panic; a history of horror films; how Hitchcock's "Psycho" changed everything On the Media is supported by listeners l...
December 18, 2009
05 May 2011
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Our life stories both on and offline: a history of the memoir, plus how journalists, sources and newspapers reckon with the ubiquity of online archive...
December 11, 2009
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: climate change doubt spikes up On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/s...
December 4, 2009
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: presidential speeches not so influential On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge....
November 27, 2009
05 May 2011
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Special: The past, present and future of the book. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc...
November 20, 2009
05 May 2011
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The media's coverage of the President's trip to China; a blow to investigative journalism in China; a play about a Seattle newsroom. On the Media is s...
November 13, 2009
05 May 2011
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The dismal state of health and medical reporting on morning news shows; why the internet is not a doctor; Venezuela bans violent video games On the Me...
November 6, 2009
05 May 2011
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The ethical dilemma of reporting from Waziristan; say hello to pay walls; the real story of a famous Berlin Wall moment On the Media is supported by l...
October 30, 2009
05 May 2011
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A judge demands to see the grades of journalism students working to free prisoners; A local TV news director explains why she had to air footage of a ...
October 23, 2009
05 May 2011
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Special: The Future of the Music Industry On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/supp...
October 16, 2009
05 May 2011
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The media's renewed focus on the war in Afghanistan; The White House's war of words with Fox News; researchers using video games to study human nature...
October 9, 2009
05 May 2011
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Vaccine scares and the media; an NHL team hires its own reporter; people are being too nice on the net On the Media is supported by listeners like you...
October 2, 2009
05 May 2011
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Proposed changes to The Patriot Act; Italy's not-so-free press; J.J. Abrams on how "The Twilight Zone" has influenced his work. On the Media...
September 25, 2009
05 May 2011
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A bailout for newspapers?; documentary ethics; "ruin" porn On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (h...
September 18, 2009
05 May 2011
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The evolution of the ACORN story; a call to action for government whistle blowers; America's first internet addiction recovery program On the Media is...
September 11, 2009
05 May 2011
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Reading (or not reading) the health care bill; controversy over a picture of a soldier in his dying moments; Hollywood and 9/11 On the Media is suppor...
September 4, 2009
05 May 2011
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August 28, 2009
05 May 2011
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Stars and Stripes charges the military with punishing reporters for negative stories; how to cover the debate over the efficacy of torture; the ethics...
August 21, 2009
05 May 2011
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Fact-checking health care ads; Iraq's media crackdown; find a reporter, win $5000. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by don...
August 7, 2009
05 May 2011
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The YouTube-ization of health care hecklers; the military and the media; the psychology of reporters who die for their stories. On the Media is suppor...
August 14, 2009
05 May 2011
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The future of the internet: from cyber security to online bullying to what the internet is doing to our brains. On the Media is supported by listeners...
July 31, 2009
05 May 2011
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Conspiracy theories: how they spread and how to stop them, tracking if and how the government is spending the stimulus, the many myths of Walter Cronk...
July 24, 2009
05 May 2011
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The language of health care, Amazon's Kindle buyback, and Al Franken's funny again On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by don...
July 17, 2009
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Sotomayor hearings, online ads and Food, Inc. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pl...
July 10, 2009
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: MJ mania, Wiki collusion and Khrushchev's wild ride around America On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donat...
June 26, 2009
05 May 2011
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Charges of coziness between the news networks and the White House; NPR's policy on the word "torture"; adventures in ambushing potential int...
July 3, 2009
05 May 2011
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Debunking popular myths about President Obama, Kitty Genovese and the Cuban Missile Crisis On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OT...
June 19, 2009
05 May 2011
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June 12, 2009
05 May 2011
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The Globe in crisis, mapping North Korea and Tetris turns 25 On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://p...
June 5, 2009
05 May 2011
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On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Tw...
May 29, 2009
05 May 2011
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A look at Seattle now that it's a one-paper town and the support and attack machines working for and against Sonia Sotomayor. Plus, are bunk credit re...
May 22, 2009
05 May 2011
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Cheney's makeover, the Pentagon's charm offensive and the pitchman's day in the sun. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by d...
May 15, 2009
05 May 2011
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The significance of images of torture; the search for the next Google; Craigslist now comes with chaperons On the Media is supported by listeners like...
May 8, 2009
05 May 2011
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Is price-fixing the only way to save the newspaper industry?; the wealthy have a PR problem; the new Kindle and its impact on all things paper and pub...
January 6, 2001
05 May 2011
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The changing of the guard in the White House press corps. Ben Bradlee says the whiners in the briefing room should take a walk. And a day with reporte...
January 13, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week, we look forward to the future of music on the Internet and back to a day in radio September 21st, 1939. Also, the Elvis of cable news: bill...
January 20, 2001
05 May 2011
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The ascension of Texas, a look at the word Luddite, and a question: what exactly is IT? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM b...
January 27, 2001
05 May 2011
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Why don't football and culture mix? That, new FCC rules regarding the blind, and more this week on On the Media. On the Media is supported by listener...
February 3, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week on On the Media: the new face of CNN, China's campaign against Falun Gong, and Oedipus told through vanity plates. On the Media is supported...
February 10, 2001
05 May 2011
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Al Gore takes a whack at teaching at J-School. And OTM talks sex. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (http...
February 17, 2001
05 May 2011
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The issues faced in covering Israel. Lynn Cheney takes on Eminem. And Brooke visits with some online gamers. On the Media is supported by listeners li...
February 24, 2001
05 May 2011
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The February sweeps are almost over. Take a look at gays and blacks on television...are the portrayals fair, or merely fashionable? On the Media is su...
March 3, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week, how DVD's are changing the way we watch movies. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://ple...
March 10, 2001
05 May 2011
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On The Media goes to Anchor School. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/ot...
March 24, 2001
05 May 2011
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The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would give cheap ad rates for pols.... On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating tod...
March 31, 2001
05 May 2011
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Should audiences be as concerned about foundation grants as they are about corporate money? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support O...
April 7, 2001
05 May 2011
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Corporate anthems, Dan Rather's possible liberal bias and British electioneering.. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by don...
April 14, 2001
05 May 2011
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We look into the latest in reality TV…and the rise of the scary female game show host and Mr. Clippy… On the Media is supported by listeners like ...
April 21, 2001
05 May 2011
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Jets, lies and video tape as OTM asks can we trust the State Department's version of events. Plus, nothingness. On the Media is supported by listeners...
April 28, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week on On the Media: marketing prescription drugs, the first 100 days, and ESPN goes fishin'. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. S...
May 5, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week On the Media focuses on the debate over whether or not to broadcast executions. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM...
May 12, 2001
05 May 2011
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A local Denver organization is petitioning the Federal Trade Commission to force Denver Area News Stations to drop the word “news” from their adve...
May 19, 2001
05 May 2011
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The appeal of urban culture, the question of what is appropriate reporting when a child is on trial, and OTM takes a whack at making an Alcatel commer...
May 26, 2001
05 May 2011
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Jackass, Scandal in Gracie Manor, and "Vandal-Gate". A week of high-brow topics on On the Media. On the Media is supported by listeners like...
June 2, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week on On the Media: Why the media has a soft spot for the FBI, and Bob digs for the latest techniques in writing obituaries. On the Media is su...
June 9, 2001
05 May 2011
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A kerfuffle in the White House over what has been deemed an inappropriate question asked of Ari Fleischer by a reporter, and how the media has covered...
June 16, 2001
05 May 2011
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President Bush crosses the Atlantic, and how Motley Crue is defying the formula for the rise and fall of a rock band. That and more, this week on On t...
June 23, 2001
05 May 2011
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Two murderers about to be released must face the wrath of London's press, and how the editors of niche magazines keep stories fresh. On the Media is s...
July 7, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week On the Media looks into the dangers and challenges facing reporters in the Middle East, a new service in journalism: an ethics hotline, and ...
May 1, 2009
05 May 2011
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Journalists can't resist a panic story; the Obama Administration gets an F on its transparency report card; the first 100 Days of media tactics. On th...
July 14, 2001
05 May 2011
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A look at televisions love for courtroom dramas, and training children and adults to be media literate. On the Media is supported by listeners like yo...
July 21, 2001
05 May 2011
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How does Henry Kissinger woo American media so well? Plus, Holden Caulfield hits 50. That's this week on On the Media. On the Media is supported by li...
July 28, 2001
05 May 2011
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MTV turns 20, a look at the lives of Mayan scribes, and saying goodbye to the man who, quite literally, wrote the book on the media. On the Media is s...
August 4, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week on On the Media: Crackerjack, but no peanuts. And how CNN is changing it's theme music. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Sup...
August 11, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week, On the Media explores the new weapons of choice in the Middle East: words. Also, which TV characters should be considered female role model...
August 18, 2001
05 May 2011
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A look at China's controls on the web, a hero of the environmental movement attacking environmental groups, and a question: where have all the British...
September 1, 2001
05 May 2011
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What's the number one channel in prime time? That plus saying goodbye to Mr. Rogers. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by ...
September 8, 2001
05 May 2011
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Why does the media tend to ignore the competence of public officials? And why has the term schizophrenic become so popular? That and more this week on...
September 22, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week on On the Media: how did the media handle the first 48 hours of coverage following September 11th? That, plus the international reaction to ...
September 29, 2001
05 May 2011
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The Pentagon's relationship with the press, how September 11th is changing Broadway,and how the internet has been dealing with tragedy. On the Media i...
October 6, 2001
05 May 2011
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Defining terrorism, a journalist killed in Northern Ireland, and how urban legends are growing out of September 11th. On the Media is supported by lis...
October 20, 2001
05 May 2011
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How the news media balances its role as media with its role of crime victim in the light of anthrax scares. Also, a discussion with Surgeon General Da...
October 27, 2001
05 May 2011
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Reading between the lines when dealing with the Pentagon, and a look at the mayoral races that haven't been covered due to anthrax scares, bombings, a...
November 3, 2001
05 May 2011
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Why charities tend to escape the notice of the media, how Jesse Ventura wants YOU to get your news, and the viral spread of information online. On the...
November 10, 2001
05 May 2011
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This week On the Media asks whose side the media is on. Also, we take a look at how the election of Michael Bloomberg to Mayor of New York caught some...
Novermber 17, 2001
05 May 2011
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Bob speaks with LA Times reporter Paul Watson about the difficulties of reporting from Afghanistan. Plus, why audiences love violent films, and how to...
November 24, 2001
05 May 2011
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A history of propaganda in the 20th century, talking about the Voice of America, and a report from the front lines of the war on spam. On the Media is...
December 1, 2001
05 May 2011
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A look at the media's coverage of cloning, Southern California as a hub for...Iranian television, and why American consumers are turning to British pa...