The Listening Post

News · War & Politics

Listening Post is Al Jazeera English's weekly media review show. It casts a critical eye over not just what gets reported, but how it's reported - covering the coverage of the news & analyzing global events through the prism of the media.

Episodes

▶1. The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and securityA look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.▶2. Egypt: Journalism under siege?Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.▶3. South Sudan and the media of conflictWhen fighting broke out a month ago in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, the story was framed as just another tribal power struggle coming out of Africa. A more precise analysis is that the conflict is really political in nature - a fallout between the president and the vice president, with some ethnic elements fighting it out on the ground. Those who are critical of the media say that, when it comes to Africa, all too often international news outlets resort to the same formula - reducing just about any conflict to the tribal level, which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. Is there a hierarchy of knowledge in reporting about Africa, with more authority given to international journalists?▶4. Turkey: The media sub-plotWe examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.▶5. Russia's media OlympicsAhead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.▶6. Egypt's media warAs journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.▶7. Turkey's media pressure pointsAmid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?▶8. Venezuela's media wrangleThe government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.▶9. Upheaval in Ukraine: The media anglesWe examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.▶10. Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomeratesIn a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.▶11. The changing face of newsIn a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.▶12. The Cold War narrativeAs Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.▶13. Turkey vs TwitterWe look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.▶14. The state of Egypt's news mediaAhead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.▶15. Indian media: Choosing sides?As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.▶16. Algeria's election: A fait accompli?For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.▶17. Pakistan: Journalism under fireAs Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.▶18. The challenge of reporting on Boko HaramWhy has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?▶19. Are South Africa's media biased?Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.▶20. The 'all-out propaganda war' in UkraineWe analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.▶21. The Battle for the World Wide WebA controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.▶22. Thailand: the military and the mediaThe Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.▶23. Mapping the media in Sisi's EgyptWhatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.▶24. Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillanceOne year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?▶25. ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgencyISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?▶26. Caged in Cairo: Where journalism is a crimeAl Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.▶27. A divided Iraq and a fractured storylineListening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.▶28. The information war over GazaWhat is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?▶29. Ferguson and the mediaListening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.▶30. James Foley: Journalism or propaganda?We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.▶31. Pakistan's polarised mediaAmid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.▶32. Scotland votes: Reporting the referendumA look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.▶33. The Murdoch empire: Phone hacking exposedAn interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.▶34. Journalism in the age of surveillanceA Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.▶35. Satire: Mocking news, lampooning powerA Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.▶36. Gaza: Media, myths and the mainstreamA Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.▶37. Journalism is the frontlineA special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.▶38. Kiev vs the Kremlin: A new Cold War?We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.▶39. Covering Ebola: Facts, Fear and FailuresSorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.▶40. Syria: Journalism under duressThe media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.▶41. Ferguson: Riots, race and the mediaThe Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.▶42. Breaking Google's gripHow the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.▶43. Covering the CIA torture reportExamining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.▶44. Sydney siege: How not to cover breaking newsA lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.

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