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#1431: Media & The Presidency

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy, and Ira talk about President Trump’s attacks on the media […]

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#1844: Molinaro Issues A ‘Civility Challenge’ In Race For Governor

The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the Republican candidate in the race for Governor issues a civility challenge, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his midterm election political predictions, and we’ll look at the impact in NY of President Trump’s signing of America’s Water Infrastructure Act.

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#1467: “The ‘Teaching Reading’ Controversy”

Educators around the country occasionally have to teach some controversial topics. But odds are you wouldn’t put reading in that category. You’d be wrong. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk to a long time education journalist about her new documentary about how the science of teaching reading is losing in the classroom. […]

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