The Listening Post

Jan 2, 2016

How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

Jan 9, 2016

We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".

Jan 16, 2016

We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.

Jan 23, 2016

What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

Jan 24, 2016

We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.

Jan 30, 2016

We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

Feb 6, 2016

The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

Feb 13, 2016

A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

Feb 20, 2016

We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

Feb 27, 2016

We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

Mar 5, 2016

We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

Mar 12, 2016

We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

Mar 19, 2016

We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

Mar 26, 2016

A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

Apr 2, 2016

We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

Apr 9, 2016

Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

Apr 16, 2016

The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

Apr 23, 2016

Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

Apr 30, 2016

What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

May 7, 2016

We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

May 14, 2016

Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

May 21, 2016

Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

May 28, 2016

Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

Jun 4, 2016

Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

Jun 11, 2016

As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

Jun 18, 2016

We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.

Jun 25, 2016

After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.

Jul 2, 2016

Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.

Aug 6, 2016

A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.

Aug 13, 2016

Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.

Aug 20, 2016

What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.

Aug 27, 2016

Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.

Sep 3, 2016

What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.

Sep 10, 2016

A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.

Sep 17, 2016

We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.

Sep 24, 2016

Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.

Oct 1, 2016

Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.

Oct 8, 2016

Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.

Oct 15, 2016

Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?

Oct 22, 2016

As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.

Oct 29, 2016

We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.

Nov 5, 2016

The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.

Nov 12, 2016

Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.

Nov 19, 2016

How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

Nov 26, 2016

Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

Dec 3, 2016

We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

Dec 10, 2016

Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

Dec 17, 2016

A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.