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The Murdoch empire strikes back
The Listening Post - S10 - E47
We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.
The Listening Post: Season 10 - 47 Episode s
10x1 - Media trends to watch in 2015
January 3, 2015
The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.
10x2 - The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack
January 10, 2015
Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.
10x3 - The return of Charlie Hebdo
January 17, 2015
The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.
10x4 - Reporting the Baga massacre
January 24, 2015
How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.
10x5 - Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media
January 31, 2015
Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.
10x6 - Syriza and the new economic narrative
February 7, 2015
Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.
10x7 - The Swiss Leaks
February 14, 2015
The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.
10x8 - The provocation of ISIL propaganda
February 21, 2015
ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.
10x9 - The death that divided Argentina's media
February 28, 2015
The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.
10x10 - Israel elections: The media battle
March 7, 2015
Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.
10x11 - Screening rape: India's debate
March 14, 2015
Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.
10x12 - UK surveillance under scrutiny
March 21, 2015
A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
10x13 - Nigeria's delayed elections
March 28, 2015
The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.
10x14 - Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen
April 4, 2015
The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.
10x15 - Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech
April 11, 2015
Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.
10x16 - Spain's new 'gag law' and the media
April 18, 2015
What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.
10x17 - South Africa, xenophobia and the media
April 25, 2015
The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.
10x18 - Reporting Baltimore
May 2, 2015
Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.
10x19 - The perilous life of journalists in Iraq
May 9, 2015
Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.
10x20 - Examining the British election drama
May 16, 2015
A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.
10x21 - Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story
May 23, 2015
What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.
10x22 - Mass surveillance under the microscope
May 30, 2015
Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.
10x23 - Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism
June 6, 2015
As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.
10x24 - Beijing's media damage control
June 13, 2015
How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.
10x25 - Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga
June 20, 2015
Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.
10x26 - Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?
June 27, 2015
As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.
10x27 - Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story
August 8, 2015
We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.
10x28 - Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal
August 15, 2015
Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.
10x29 - Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws
August 22, 2015
We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.
10x30 - The Pentagon's rules of media engagement
August 29, 2015
Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.
10x31 - Egypt: Journalism on trial
September 5, 2015
A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.
10x32 - Spinning the refugee crisis
September 12, 2015
We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.
10x33 - Inside Turkey's media battleground
September 19, 2015
Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.
10x34 - Disrupting the media with disruptive politics
September 26, 2015
The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.
10x35 - Mecca and the media
October 3, 2015
The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.
10x36 - Air strikes and media misses
October 10, 2015
Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.
10x37 - Turkish media on tenterhooks
October 17, 2015
A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.
10x38 - Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage
October 24, 2015
We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.
10x39 - Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?
October 31, 2015
We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.
10x40 - Turkey's 'free' press
November 7, 2015
We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.
10x41 - The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives
November 14, 2015
We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.
10x42 - Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage
November 21, 2015
We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.
10x43 - National anthems: beating the drums of war?
November 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.
10x44 - High crimes and media misdemeanours
December 5, 2015
We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.
10x45 - San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news
December 12, 2015
We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.
10x46 - Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?
December 19, 2015
We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.
10x47 - The Murdoch empire strikes back
December 26, 2015
We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.