On the Media
Episodes
April 25, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This Week: military analysts on the air, Nazi prison-guard porn and a forgotten New Orleans newspaper On the Media is supported by listeners like you....
April 18, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Why journalists report on the Pope-Mobile rather than asking tough questions when the Pontiff comes to town; what we sacrifice in the lo...
April 11, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: The reporter who broke the warrantless wiretapping story; technology recommendations for the next president; Pundimonium! 24 hours tra...
April 4, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Can a magazine piece be a human rights violation in Canada; and why are media still covering the race for the Democratic nomination? On ...
March 28, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: The past and present of the Olympic brand; a conflict of interest at ESPN; and Bhutanese journalists learn how to cover their country's ...
March 21, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: On the Media's Iraq War Anniversary Special On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pled...
March 14, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Seymour Hersh on breaking the My Lai story; the prototypical war photographer; and mourning the end of The Wire. On the Media is suppor...
March 7, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: McCain's rocky rapport with his hometown paper; beware the bedbug story!; and cruciverbalists compete On the Media is supported by liste...
February 29, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: The media's love affair with Obama; the irresistible urge to call elections before they're over; the Smurfs turn 50! On the Media is sup...
February 22, 2008
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: The New York Times v McCain; Barack Obama's war of words; cartoonists and comedians struggle with satirizing Obama On the Media is suppo...
February 15, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Congress stages a walk out; a post writer's strike deal is struck; and the Transportation Security Administration sets up a blog. On the...
February 8, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: First Amendment: fact or fiction; hackers mark their turf; and an e-mail blunder ends up on the front page of the New York Times. On the...
February 1, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: how earmarks became pork; the politics of high fashion; and betting on the election On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Sup...
January 25, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: the narrative of the returned soldier; the new FBI Most Wanted; and Bobby Fischer remembered On the Media is supported by listeners like...
January 18, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Dennis Kucinich on being shut out of the MSNBC debate; 'Filipino monkey' makes mischief?; and the UK's fascination with the U.S. primari...
January 11, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: reporting recession, the death of the Daily Worker and a year of murders On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by...
January 4, 2008
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Iowa's aftermath, Bhutto's martyrdom and writers (still) on strike On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donat...
December 28, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Presidential candidates and their autobiographies, a gossip columnist turns Iraq war correspondent, plus some of our favorite books of 2...
December 21, 2007
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Keeping the presidential candidates and the networks honest, plus the grim routine of covering capital punishment in Texas. On the Media...
December 14, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Brooke goes to New Hampshire, pre-primary; soldiers blog; and sneaky advertising. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Suppo...
December 7, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Using psychology 101 on President Bush; putting the press back in a White House press conference plus we revisit OTM's trip to Russia. O...
November 30, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Why local stories about presidential candidates don’t make it into the national press, how to address the junior senator from New York, and the word...
November 23, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The forces tugging at the book industry, an ATM-like machine for literature, and the rise of E-paper. On the Media is supported by list...
November 16, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: the surge; the conservative email forward; and border radio On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating tod...
November 9, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Defining waterboarding, naming droughts and OTM's novel challenge. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donat...
November 2, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Karen Hughs resigns; the myth of Che Guevarra; and the obsession with polls. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OT...
October 26, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: California burning; news as art at the New York York Times Building; and a new documentary tackles LARPing On the Media is supported by...
October 19, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Iraqi Kurds' PR campaign, the fate of municipal wi-fi and Mitt Romney's makeover On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Suppor...
October 12, 2007
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Brian De Palma on Redacted; the federal shield law moves through the Senate; celeb profiles contaminate journalism On the Media is suppo...
October 5, 2007
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: Radiohead to fans: pay what you will; reporting the Supreme Court; plus Thank You, Dan Rather On the Media is supported by listeners lik...
September 28, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: News organizations try to cover global stories with very little access, the United Nations as off Broadway theater, and nuclear power ge...
September 21, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Cambodian youth turn a blind eye to the past, a con man fakes it as a journalist and a con woman gives her audience just what they want ...
September 14, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The image war over the War in Iraq, the British withdrawal from Basra Palace and pop-cultural allusions to Gitmo On the Media is support...
September 7, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Oprah enters politics, porn loses its mojo as a tech innovator & the Russians are hacking! On the Media is supported by listeners li...
Dec 3, 2004
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine contends with people power amplified by a suddenly mutinous media... On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating ...
December 10, 2004
05 May 2011
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Reporters are sentenced for withholding the names of their sources, and the Governor of Maryland is sued for ordering his staff not to speak to some r...
August 31, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: A senator and a food critic are outed, a messenger is murdered, and an attorney general may or may not have bent the truth. On the Media...
Dec 17, 2004
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A case study in character assassination by newspaper. Also, an Israeli reality show that sends teams of amateur diplomats to compete abroad. On the Me...
Dec 24, 2004
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
An exit interview with White House reporter Dana Milbank. Plus, when Washington reporters quote that mysterious yet omnipresent, 'senior administratio...
Dec. 31, 2004
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Arun has left the building and more! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/o...
August 24, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Mortgage panic hits page one, the sanctimony over sanctuary cities, and a newspaper calls for a corporate boycott On the Media is suppor...
January 7, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A tidal wave of media coverage and the attack of the podcasting people. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today...
January 14, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Democrats form a year-round war room to counter the Republican’s message machine plus much more! On the Media is supported by listeners like you...
January 21, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A look back on media behavior in the President’s first term, the rise and fall of the mainstream media, and what makes Bob Novak so "special?&q...
February 4, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
How the State of the Union played across the water, why Al Jazeera is looking for a new home, and the myriad meanings of the term 'mainstream media.' ...
January 28, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A review of the controversial reign of FCC Chief Michael Powell… Also, the semantics of Social Security. Plus, reporters who tell government secrets...
February 11, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The ballistics of radio, the space race and more. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc....
February 18, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Blog mobs, ethics and more. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Foll...
February 25, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We consider the pros and cons of conspiracy theories. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.w...
March 4, 2005
05 May 2011
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Hollywood’s approach – avoidance relationship with the Holocaust and more. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donatin...
August 10, 2007
05 May 2011
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Show summary: Nuclear weapons, on and off the table, smoking, on and off the silver screen, and the scent of an anchorman. On the Media is supported b...
August 17, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show summary: New Orleans revisited, the campaign narrative, and a Christian reporter loses religion On the Media is supported by listeners like you. ...
August 3, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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...
March 11, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Two issues that journalists just don't understand - guns and the budget. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating toda...
March 18th, 2005
05 May 2011
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Video news releases and more!! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). F...
July 27, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The Bancrofts ruminate on Rupert Murdoch's offer, the only journalist imprisoned in Guantanamo, and the army reevaluates its influence a...
July 20, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The curious timing of the N.I.E., trouble on the Mexican border, and piracy comes to the publishing world. On the Media is supported by ...
March 25, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Whither the whistle-blower? Some charge the government with failing to protect truth-tellers, this week we hear from both sides. On the Media is suppo...
April 1, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Extreme makeover, White House edition and more! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.or...
April 15, 2005
05 May 2011
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Tom "The Hammer" Delay is establishing his own media war-room and more! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by dona...
July 13, 2007
05 May 2011
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Show Summary: The invisibility of military contractors, Cold War radio grows up, and the history of the People's Gun. On the Media is supported by lis...
July 6, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: A Rwandan love story, corporate green-washing, and why people agree to be humiliated on TV. On the Media is supported by listeners like ...
June 29, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Tony Blair's spinner-in-chief, the ethics of undercover reporting, and the enduring relevance of Blade Runner. On the Media is supported...
June 22, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On The Media travels to Russia for an in-depth look at the state of Russian freedom of the press. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Sup...
June 15, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Getting the story wrong in Samarra, and in Somalia. Also, the enduring allure of Tintin... and Googley eyes are watching you. On the Me...
June 8, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Al Gore’s influence on President Bush, a Dutch television executive explains why he lied to his viewers for a good cause, and Hustler...
June 1, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The contended history of the Six-Day War, commie-hunting in the broadcast industry, and the mistaken notion that the Right owns religion...
April 22, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The new food pyramid and more... On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm)....
May 25, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The fog of fighting in Lebanon, a Pulitzer mystery solved, and behind the scenes at OTM. On the Media is supported by listeners like you...
May 18, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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 11, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on ...
May 4, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The Iraqi government's silence on civilian dead, new threats to military bloggers, and the mixed messages of Bollywood. On the Media is ...
April 27, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Parsing the deaths of Boris Yeltsin, David Halberstam, and Pat Tillman. And, the long history of racist caricatures in American advertis...
April 20, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The debate over the Virginia Tech shooter video, ad-free Sao Paolo, and the uses and abuses of LSD. On the Media is supported by listene...
April 13, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Mormons in the media, a farewell to Kurt Vonnegut, and why Don Imus lasted as long as he did. On the Media is supported by listeners lik...
April 6, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The press responds to hostages in Tehran and Palestine, evangelical media then and now, and Mark Twain has Walt Whitman's back. On the M...
April 29, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Blogging from the front lines and more... On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/supp...
May 6, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Making what bleeds, lead and much more On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support...
May 13, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, it was revealed that a number of prominent newspapers were exaggerating their circulation numbers to boost advertising revenue. On the Medi...
May 20, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Globalization. Can individual nations control the information flow in a wired world? Or, should a global community govern the net? On the Media is sup...
March 30, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: London tabloids get tough on Iran, how earlier presidential primaries affect press coverage, and newspaper hoaxes through the ages. On t...
May 27, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
When is it okay to show graphic war photos? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/su...
June 3, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The brave new world of open source programming: why it pays to give it away. Also, regional broadcasting worked in the Arab world, but failed in Afric...
June 10, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The Los Angeles Times re-imagines the editorial so now you too can be the voice of the paper. Plus, what zombie movies tell us about our inner selves....
March 23, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The Iraq war on YouTube, "genocide" reconsidered, and McDonalds tries to clear its name. On the Media is supported by listener...
March 16, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Politics at Justice, payola and internet radio, and Bill Gates speaks. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by d...
June 24, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Two journalistic sinners who took different paths to reportorial redemption. Plus, observing the twists and turns in the political dance of Rupert Mur...
March 9, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Locking out reporters at Gitmo, the (not so) final verdict on Libby, and Captain America is no more. On the Media is supported by listen...
July 1, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Two journalistic sinners who took different paths to reportorial redemption. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating ...
July 8, 2005
05 May 2011
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A wrangle over confidential sources ends with one reporter in jail. Was it worth it? Plus, OTM critiques three major newspapers' takes on the issue of...
July 15, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
signs of Achill: the Cleveland Plain Dealer decides not to print a story because of the Valerie Plame case. On the Media is supported by listeners lik...
July 22, 2005
05 May 2011
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The language of the Supreme Court and more! On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/su...
July 29, 2005
05 May 2011
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Why the Bush administration has given the "war on terror" a new name. Plus, media dispatches from Africa, Haiti and Ukraine. On the Media is...
August 5, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We dust off a 60-year old case of wartime censorship. Also a quick history of American media since the revolution. On the Media is supported by listen...
August 12, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The FCC wanted advice on broadcast indecency, so it put a Christian crusader on the payroll. Plus, The Daily Show's endless search for chumps On the M...
August 26, 2005
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
New efforts by Google to take over the world! Plus, famous authors who auction their characters’ names, for charity. And, a fresh take on the old mu...
March 2, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Looking for the real Louis Farrakhan, and the wounded soldiers hidden in plain view. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Su...
February 23, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Evangelicals in the press, the satellite radio monopoly deal, and the myth of the longest campaign ever. On the Media is supported by l...
February 16, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: Debating Israel, reporting hate crimes, and the NYT on Iranian weapons: deja vu all over again? On the Media is supported by listeners l...
February 9, 2007
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Show Summary: The Giuliani Beat... remembering the Khmer Rouge... and why helicopters matter. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support...