Series
The Listening Post
NewsWar & 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.
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Seasons & episodes
S9 · 44 epS10 · 47 epS11 · 48 epS12 · 9 ep
- 1The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security4 Jan 2014A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.
- 2Egypt: Journalism under siege?11 Jan 2014Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.
- 3South Sudan and the media of conflict18 Jan 2014When 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?
- 4Turkey: The media sub-plot25 Jan 2014We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.
- 5Russia's media Olympics1 Feb 2014Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.
- 6Egypt's media war8 Feb 2014As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.
- 7Turkey's media pressure points15 Feb 2014Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?
- 8Venezuela's media wrangle22 Feb 2014The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.
- 9Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles1 Mar 2014We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.
- 10Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates8 Mar 2014In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.
- 11The changing face of news15 Mar 2014In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.
- 12The Cold War narrative22 Mar 2014As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.
- 13Turkey vs Twitter29 Mar 2014We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
- 14The state of Egypt's news media5 Apr 2014Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.
- 15Indian media: Choosing sides?12 Apr 2014As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.
- 16Algeria's election: A fait accompli?19 Apr 2014For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.
- 17Pakistan: Journalism under fire26 Apr 2014As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.
- 18The challenge of reporting on Boko Haram3 May 2014Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?
- 19Are South Africa's media biased?10 May 2014Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.
- 20The 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine17 May 2014We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.
- 21The Battle for the World Wide Web24 May 2014A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.
- 22Thailand: the military and the media31 May 2014The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.
- 23Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt7 Jun 2014Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.
- 24Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance14 Jun 2014One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?
- 25ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency21 Jun 2014ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?
- 26Caged in Cairo: Where journalism is a crime28 Jun 2014Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.
- 27A divided Iraq and a fractured storyline5 Jul 2014Listening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.
- 28The information war over Gaza16 Aug 2014What is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?
- 29Ferguson and the media23 Aug 2014Listening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.
- 30James Foley: Journalism or propaganda?30 Aug 2014We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.
- 31Pakistan's polarised media6 Sept 2014Amid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.
- 32Scotland votes: Reporting the referendum13 Sept 2014A look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.
- 33The Murdoch empire: Phone hacking exposed20 Sept 2014An interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.
- 34Journalism in the age of surveillance27 Sept 2014A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.
- 35Satire: Mocking news, lampooning power4 Oct 2014A Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.
- 36Gaza: Media, myths and the mainstream11 Oct 2014A Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- 37Journalism is the frontline1 Nov 2014A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
- 38Kiev vs the Kremlin: A new Cold War?8 Nov 2014We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.
- 39Covering Ebola: Facts, Fear and Failures15 Nov 2014Sorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.
- 40Syria: Journalism under duress22 Nov 2014The media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.
- 41Ferguson: Riots, race and the media29 Nov 2014The Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.
- 42Breaking Google's grip6 Dec 2014How the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.
- 43Covering the CIA torture report13 Dec 2014Examining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.
- 44Sydney siege: How not to cover breaking news20 Dec 2014A lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.
Details
- Last aired
- 11 Mar 2017
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Al Jazeera English
- Episodes
- 148
Cast
Emily AngwinPresenter
Kim VinnellPresenter
Dareen AbughaidaPresenter
Sana HamouchePresenter
Fahmida MillerCorrespondent
Maleen SaeedPresenter
