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#1564: How Politicians & Biases Impact Journalism | The Media Project
On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about whether politicians should decide who cover them; bias that impacts what stories journalists choose to cover, and more.
#2121: Cuomo Earning $5.1M From COVID-19 Memoir The Legislative Gazette
This week on The Gazette, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed he will earn a total of $5.1M from his COVID-19 memoir. The disclosure further inflamed critics who are calling for his resignation over sexual harassment allegations. Our political observer Dr. Alan...
#1600: No-Excuses Charter Schools | The Best Of Our Knowledge
This week, silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete homework. Walk into some of the most acclaimed urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of behavior, designed to support...
#1661: Beauty Pageants Are Changing | 51%
This week on 51%, we speak with Miss New York USA about how beauty pageants can lift up young women. And we’ll hear from Miss Wisconsin Earth about how she’s representing plus-size women on the stage in a time of changing attitudes about pageants. I’m Jackie Orchard...
#2121: Robert Schneider, Executive Director of NYSSBA | The Capitol Connection
This week, WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). Photo courtesy of New York State School Boards Association's official Facebook page.
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 198
New York Attorney General Tish James says she is now conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. For more on the investigations, we speak with David Fahrenthold of The...