The Listening Post

Jan 3, 2015

The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.

Jan 10, 2015

Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.

Jan 17, 2015

The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.

Jan 24, 2015

How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.

Jan 31, 2015

Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.

Feb 7, 2015

Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.

Feb 14, 2015

The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.

Feb 21, 2015

ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.

Feb 28, 2015

The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.

Mar 7, 2015

Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.

Mar 14, 2015

Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.

Mar 21, 2015

A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.

Mar 28, 2015

The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.

Apr 4, 2015

The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.

Apr 11, 2015

Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.

Apr 18, 2015

What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.

Apr 25, 2015

The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.

May 2, 2015

Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.

May 9, 2015

Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.

May 16, 2015

A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.

May 23, 2015

What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.

May 30, 2015

Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.

Jun 6, 2015

As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

Jun 13, 2015

How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.

Jun 20, 2015

Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.

Jun 27, 2015

As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.

Aug 8, 2015

We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.

Aug 15, 2015

Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.

Aug 22, 2015

We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.

Aug 29, 2015

Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.

Sep 5, 2015

A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.

Sep 12, 2015

We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.

Sep 19, 2015

Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.

Sep 26, 2015

The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.

Oct 3, 2015

The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.

Oct 10, 2015

Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.

Oct 17, 2015

A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.

Oct 24, 2015

We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.

Oct 31, 2015

We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.

Nov 7, 2015

We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.

Nov 14, 2015

We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.

Nov 21, 2015

We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.

Nov 28, 2015

We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.

Dec 5, 2015

We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.

Dec 12, 2015

We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.

Dec 19, 2015

We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.

Dec 26, 2015

We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.