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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union’s Rex Smith, WAMC’s Alan Chartock, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.

#1591: Cuomo State Assembly report and ethics in book writing | The Media Project

#1590: Localizing the climate crisis | The Media Project

#1589: Fox News and Covid-19 falsehoods | The Media Project

#1588: Turning away from the news | The Media Project

#1587: Publishing Trump’s letter and more Facebook fall-out | The Media Project

#1586: Covering threats to democracy | The Media Project

#1585: Holding the government accountable and Bill Maher | The Media Project

#1584: Covering Capitol Hill | The Media Project

#1583: YouTube bans anti-vaxxers | The Media Project

#1582: Diversity In Media And The Gabby Petito Story | The Media Project

#1581: Subsidizing Local Media | The Media Project

#1580: Media Coverage of Covid-19 & Ivermectin | The Media Project

#1579: Apocalyptical News Cycle And The Truth | The Media Project

#1578: New York’s New Governor & The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan | The Media Project

#1577: The Media’s Coverage Of Afghanistan And Climate Change | The Media Project

#1576: COVID, Cuomo And Climate Change | The Media Project

#1575: The Report On Cuomo And The Quality Of Covid-19 Coverage | The Media Project

#1574: Covering An Attack On Democracy And The Economic State Of Newspapers | The Media Project

#1573: Celebrating Journalists And Analyzing Fox News| The Media Project

#1572: Unpublishing The News & Newsroom Employment Decline | The Media Project

#1571: News Coverage Of COVID-19 | The Media Project

#1570: The Media And Climate Change| The Media Project

#1569: Too Much Crime Coverage & The U.S. Ranks Last | The Media Project

#1568: Biden On The Focus Of News & Sports Reporting Misses Out On The Pulitzer Prizes | The Media Project

#1567: Viewers Radicalize Fox News & A Newspaper Café Channels Funds Back Into The Newspaper | The Media Project

#1566: Public Media Funding & Closing Newsrooms | The Media Project

#1565: Perils Of Journalism & Internal Divisions At News Agencies | The Media Project

#1564: How Politicians & Biases Impact Journalism | The Media Project

#1563: Partisan Media Growth & Rise Of Women Leadership In Journalism | The Media Project

#1562: Truth Among Misinformation & Former President Trump’s Facebook Ban | The Media Project

#1561: Government Funds For Journalism And Tucker Carlson | The Media Project

#1560: Derek Chauvin Verdict Coverage & Climate Journalism | The Media Project

#1559: Derek Chauvin Trial Coverage & The Public’s Thoughts On Journalism | The Media Project

#1558: 60 Minutes Misses The Mark & The White House Press Corps Questions The President | The Media Project

#1557: The Fading Glory Of Fox News & The Derek Chauvin Trial | The Media Project

#1556: The Media, Mass Shootings & Bias Headlines | The Media Project

#1555: Will Newsrooms Return?; Opinion Journalism; And Hypocrisy At Fox News | The Media Project

#1554: Weaning Off The News; Oprah’s Big Interview, And Sensational Stories & The Media | The Media Project

#1553: The Press’ Role In The Vaccination Rate; & The New York Times Newsroom| The Media Project

#1552: Covering Cuomo & Limiting Fake News | The Media Project

#1551: Hedge Funds And Newspapers & Chris Cuomo Covering NY’s Governor | The Media Project

#1550: Impeachment Trial Coverage & Newspaper Journalists | The Media Project

#1549: Changes In Journalism & Trouble At Fox News | The Media Project

#1548: Effective Panel Discussions & Larry King’s Legacy | The Media Project

#1547: Covering Multiple News Stories & Coverage From Female Reporters | The Media Project

#1546: Big Tech And Media’s Future & The Value Of Editors | The Media Project

#1545: U.S. Capitol Riot & Breach | The Media Project

#1544: Secrecy & COVID-19; Lingering Effects Of The Trump Administration | The Media Project

#1543: News Media Mistakes & A Newspaper Apology | The Media Project

#1542: Trump Coverage Post Term & Changing Use of Language In Journalism | The Media Project

#1541: Covering Minority Communities & Fox News | The Media Project

#1540: Media Coverage Post Trump | The Media Project

#1539: Media Coverage Of President Trump Post-Presidency & Diversity Problems In The Media | The Media Project

#1538: Fox News & The Declining Public Interest in COVID-19 | The Media Project

#1537: Election Coverage & Poll Performance | The Media Project

#1536: Election Coverage & Lessons For The Press | The Media Project

#1535: Audience Engagement; Right Wing Media & Local News | The Media Project

#1534: Partisan Websites Replace Local News & The Powerful Turn Away From The Media | The Media Project

#1533: A Growing Digital Audience & Election Lessons Learned | The Media Project

1532#: Journalists As Moderators & The Health Of The President | The Media Project

#1531: Analyzing The First 2020 Election Presidential Debate Coverage | The Media Project

#1530: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Coverage & The Supreme Court Pick | The Media Project

#1529: Endorsing Political Candidates & Covering The President | The Media Project

#1528: Woodward’s New Book Controversy & Local News Organizations Amid COVID | The Media Project

#1527: Climate Change Coverage & The Political Conventions | The Media Project

#1526: Republican National Convention; Shortage Of Journalists | The Media Project

#1525: Media Coverage Of The National Conventions | The Media Project

#1524: Media Coverage Of Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris | The Media Project

#1523: Election Coverage Amidst COVID | The Media Project

#1522: New York Times V. Sullivan | The Media Project

#1521: Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings, Interview With Chris Wallace And Climate Change Coverage | The Media Project

#1520: Why People Avoid News Controversy | The Media Project

#1519: Journalists And Digital Harassment; Obtaining Public Information | The Media Project

#1518: Social Media Ads; Pro-Trump Media Outlets & COVID-19 | The Media Project

#1517: Media Owner Influence & Lack Of Reporters | The Media Project

#1516: Regulatory Changes To Facebook And Fox News’ Extraordinary Interview | The Media Project

#1515: Missing Stories; Racism Within The Press | The Media Project

#1514: Protests And Cable News Coverage; Importance Of Headlines | The Media Project

#1513: Media’s Coverage Of Race & Racism | The Media Project

#1512: Subsidizing The Press & COVID-19 Coverage | The Media Project

#1511: Viewership & Trump V. Reporter | The Media Project

#1510: News In The Era Of COVID-19 | The Media Project

#1509: TV Ratings & A Divided America | The Media Project

#1508: Good News & Prioritizing Coverage | The Media Project

#1507: Trump Briefings; Bloomberg News Scandal & COVID -19 | The Media Project

#1506: Reporting On COVID-19 Panic | The Media Project

#1505 Pandemic Coverage And Journalist Layoffs | The Media Project

#1504: Presidential Press Briefings | The Media Project

#1502: The Coronavirus And The Media | The Media Project

#1503: COVID-19 And Media Coverage | The Media Project

#1501: Coronavirus & Super Tuesday Media Coverage; Chris Matthews Leaves MSNBC | The Media Project

#1500: Debate Moderators; Suing The New York Times; Candidate Endorsement | The Media Project

#1499: Online Harassment, The Budget Narrative, And The Media | The Media Project

#1498: Russian Propaganda & Social Media Raises Distrust | The Media Project

#1497: Listener Letter On The Press; State Of The Union Address | The Media Project

#1496: Pompeo Interview; TMZ Controversy Over Kobe Bryant’s Death; Journalists And The Primaries | The Media Project

#1495: Press Issues, The Impeachment Trial And The Importance Of Local News | The Media Project

#1494: Democratic Debate And Impeachment Coverage | The Media Project

#1493: Iran Conflict, Young Reporters In the Newsroom & More | The Media Project

#1492: Best People On TV News, Importance Of Newspapers, Rebuilding Media Trust | The Media Project

#1491: Financial Blow To Traditional Newspapers; News Deserts; Ghost Papers & The Future of Journalism | The Media Project

#1490: Impeachment Media Coverage; Trusting News Media; Fresh Air Walkout And More

#1489: Criticism of “Jewel;” Journalist Favoritism; A Listener’s Letter

#1488: Trusting Journalists, Crowd Sourcing, A Listener’s Email

#1487: Bloomberg’s Plan, Truth vs. Falsehood, News Standards

#1486: Are Journalists’ Lives In Danger, The Precarious State Of Local News And More

#1485: House Impeachment Hearings, Student Journalists And More

#1484: Freedom Information Law Failures, Nonprofit Newspapers

#1483: Listener Letters, Media Blame On California Wild Fires, Banishing Political Ads On Twitter

#1482: New York May Pass A Law To Help Save Local News, The Future Of Facebook And Journalistic Responsibility

#1481: Governor Cuomo’s On Air Controversy, Ronan Farrow Versus NBC News, And Government Employee Press Protection

#1480: Talk Show Host Etiquette And Journalism “Fixers”

#1479: Jamal Koshoggi’s Death; Right Wing Media Machine And The Impeachment Inquiry

#1478: The Whistleblower Complaint, Press Insults From Trump

#1477: Kavanaugh Story, No Harm Vs. Minimizing Harm And Journalism In A Free Market

#1476: News Aggregators, Do Newspapers Model To Survive And Listing Names Of Mass Shooters

#1475: Journalists On Trump And Fox News, A Gaff And A Lie, Paying For Watchdog Journalism

#1474: President Trump Story Coverage, Bernie Sanders’ Journalism Plan, Media And The Opioid Crisis

#1473: Governor Cuomo Criticizes The Times Union, Journalists A Target

#1472: Jeffrey Epstein’s Death, Bernie Sanders’ Criticism And Chris Cuomo’s Reaction To Being Called Fredo

#1471: New York Times Headline, News Reporting, Overly Defensive Journalists

#1470: Modern Journalist Tasks, Democratic Presidential Debate Moderators And Syndicated News

#1469: Mueller Hearing, Local News Coverage Frustration and Presidential Lies

#1468: President Trumps’ Tweets, Starbucks Nixing Newspaper Sells

#1467: Jeffrey Epstein, The Defender is going out of print And President Trump is criticizing Fox News

#1466: President Donald Trump Coverage, Death Of A Newspaper, The Saratoga Race Course

#1465: Journalistic Robots, The Power Of A Photograph, Facebook Comment Liabilities

#1464: The Media Push Back Against Trump, Trust in Journalism, Paywalls And More.

#1463: New York Times, CNN Controversy; Living Local News and A Fired Weatherman

#1462: Is The Washington Post A Liberal Newspaper?

#1461: Deceptively Edited Videos, Personal Reporting and Much More

#1460: Death of Local Newspapers, Climate Change Coverage, and Politicians Turned Commentators

#1459 Should Democrats go on Fox News?

#1458 – How Journalists Deal With Bias

#1457 – Washington Post Documents 10,000 Lies By President Trump

#1456 – New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo criticizes the New York Times

#1455 – 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, a listener letter about NPR and Noom, and more.

#1454 – The National Enquirer up for sale, journalists playing catch up and more.

#1453 – Mueller Report, Federal Government’s use of sensitive material and a proposal for secret arrests in NY State

#1452 – Media Coverage of the Mueller Report

#1451: Media Coverage of the New Zealand Terrorist Attack

#1450: How Should The Press Cover The Children of Celebrities?

#1449: NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s comment on what makes a great journalist, Fox News and Trump, and more.

#1448: How Weather News Helped The Dallas Morning News, A Strange Hire At CNN And More

#1447: New York Times V. Sullivan, A Revision?

#1446: Are News Aggregators Good For Journalism?

#1445: The State Of The Union And The Controversy In Virginia

#1444: Journalists Left Out In The Cold

#1443: NYS Governor Wants To Shield Mug Shots From Press

#1441: Fake Copies Of Washington Post Around D.C.

#1441: President Trump’s Oval Office Address & Media Responsibility

#1440: Trump Ends 2018 With His 41st Fox News Interview

#1439: Mike Spain’s Retirement, Institutional Memory, & New Challenges In 2019

#1438: Facebook & Responsible Journalism

#1437: Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year

#1436: Changes

#1435: “Must-Run” News Stories

#1434: The President & The Media

#1433: The Media & The President

#1431: Media & The Presidency

#1430: The Real-Life Consequences Of Trump’s Attack On The Media

#1429: The Disappearance Of Jamal Koshoggi

#1428: Local Media Coverage Of The Schoharie Limo Crash

#1427: Print Vs. Radio

#1426: Coverage Of Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearings

#1425: The Washington Post On Brett Kavanaugh

#1424: The Value Of Public Information Officers

#1423: Bob Woodward’s Revelations

#1422: Brett Kavanaugh’s Role As A Source

#1421: Tabloid Journalism’s Role In A Presidential Cover-Up

#1420: Coordinated Editorials Refuting That Journalists Are The Enemy Of The People

#1419: The Enemy Of The People

#1418: Trump Vs. The Media

#1417: Layoffs At The NY Daily News

#1416: The Appropriate Way To React To Trump/Putin Press Conference

#1415: Ethics Of News Coverage

#1414: The Capital Gazette Shooting

#1413: The Influence Of Today’s Broadcast Anchors

#1412: Agreeing To Interview Terms, The Pros & Cons

#1411: Craiglist Founder Donates $20 Million To Journalism Program

#1410: News Deserts & Newsprint Tariff

#1409: The Media & School Shootings

#1408: The Power Of Names, Pictures, And Words

#1407: President Trump Is Lashing Out At Administration Leakers

#1406: An Editor’s Ethical Issues With A Local Newspaper

#1405: Will The White House Correspondents Dinner Happen Again?

#1404: Hatred Of Journalists On The Rise Worldwide

#1403: Editorializing Negatively About Your Own Paper

#1402: What Happens In Communities Without Local News Coverage?

#1401: Sinclair’s Scripted Local News

#1400: Journalism And Activism

#1399: Fox News Analyst Blasts Network As A ‘Propaganda Machine’

#1398: The Dangers Of FOIL Requests To Foreign Journalists

#1397: Attracting Young People And New Content Creators

#1396: Hope Hicks Resigns After Saying She Told “White Lies”

#1395: The Dangers Of Labeling Children As ‘Crisis Actors’

#1394: Media Coverage Of The Parkland, Florida School Shooting

#1393: Being A Journalist, And A Mom

#1392: How Have Newspapers Changed Over The Years

#1391: Suing The Local Newspaper

#1390: Handling The ‘S#*!hole’ Word In The Media

#1389: Is Local TV News Watching Declining?

#1388: Michael Wolff’s “Fire And Fury”

#1387: One Year In: President Trump Vs. The Media

#1386: Can Education Help Curb Conspiracy Theories?

#1385: Covering Religion And Net Neutrality

#1384: Journalistic Ethics At The White House Holiday Party

#1383: The Downfall Of Matt Lauer And Garrison Keillor

#1382: FOIL Requests In Journalism

#1381: Creating Diversity In The Newsroom

#1380: Reporting On A Mass Shooter’s Identity

#1379: Is It Appropriate To Call North Korea A ‘Rogue Nation?’

#1378: The Real ‘Fake News’

#1377: How Newspapers Handle Letters To The Editor

#1376: Threats To NBC’s Broadcast License

#1375: Anderson Cooper, Rutgers University, Reporter’s Biases And The 2nd Amendment

#1374: Should Journalists Call The President Racist?

#1373: Lifting The Veil

#1372: Should Journalist’s Continue To Stand In Hurricanes?

#1370: Why Isn’t Traditional Journalism Trusted?

#1369: The Village Voice Ends Print Editions

#1368: Diversity In The Newsroom And Coverage Of White Supremacists

#1367: Why Did It Take So Long To Report On The FBI-Manafort Raid?

#1366: Scaramucci’s Profane Interview With The New Yorker

#1365: The White House’s New Communications Director

#1364: Trump’s Cordial Interview With The New York Times

#1363: What’s The Value Of A Press Secretary That Dodges Questions?

#1362: Beach Gate And Trump’s Fight With The Morning Joe Hosts

#1361: Is The White House Happy?

#1360: How Does The Media Choose What To Air And What Not To Air?

#1359: Megyn Kelly’s Interview With Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

#1358: First Amendment Groups Plan To Sue President Trump Over Twitter Blocking

#1357: Scott Pelley Leaving Post At CBS Evening News; Megyn Kelley’s New NBC Show

#1356: British Officials Are Angry Over Leaked Forensic Photos

#1355: The Death Of Roger Ailes

#1354: Live Media Project From The Hearst Media Center

#1353: The U.S. Ranks 43rd In The World On Press Freedom

#1352: Live At The Linda

#1351: The End For Bill O’Reilly At Fox News

#1350: Was A United Passenger’s Past Newsworthy?

#1349: Fox Is Losing Advertisers After O’Reilly Sexual Harrasment Claims

#1348: Political Bias And Sexism In The Media

#1347: Made By Men, A U.S. News Story

#1346: To Ditch Or Not To Ditch The Press

#1345: Should Obama Sue Trump For Libel?

#1344: 73% Of Voters Oppose Elimination Of The CPB

#1343: Journalists’ Response To Trump’s Press-Bashing

#1342: How’s The Press Handling Trump’s War With Media?

#1341: Poltifact’s New Membership Program

#1340: How To Keep From Burning Out

#1339: Trump’s Obsession With Popularity

#1338: NYT Editorial Calls For Edward Snowden Pardon

#1337: Russia, Trump, And The Press

#1336: Mistakes In A Russian Hacking Story And No More Cell Phones?

#1334: Why Do People Believe Fake News?

#1333: Roger Ailes’ Wife Sells Putnam County Newspapers

#1332: Donald Trump Named Time’s Person Of The Year

#1331: Should News Outlets Use The Term ‘Alt-Right?’

#1330: Donald Trump & The New York Times

#1329: The Impact Of Fake News

#1327: Layoffs Strike The Wall Street Journal

#1326: Post-Ailes Era Megyn Kelly And Trump TV

#1325: Trump Claims The Media Is Conspiring Against Him

#1324: The Town Hall Debate Format

#1323: Do Newspaper Endorsements Matter?

#1322: Debate Fact-Checking And The Role Of The Moderator

#1321: Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Paid For “Strategy Consulting”

#1320: Edward Snowden; Obama On Coverage Of Trump

#1319: Matt Lauer’s Storm Of Criticism Over Forum

#1318: Anthony Weiner And His Namesake In The Media

#1317: Melania Trump Is Suing The Media

#1316: Is It Fair To Analyze Donald Trump From Afar?

#1315: The Difficulty Of Objectivity In Journalism

#1314: Does The New York Times “Write Good?”

#1313: Media Coverage Of The DNC

#1312: Media Coverage Of The RNC

#1311: Media Relations With City Government

#1310: Gretchen Carlson’s Fox News Lawsuit

#1309: Brexit And Benghazi

#1308: The Elimination Of Three Print Editions

#1307: Orlando, Trump And The Washington Post

#1306: AP Warns Employees To Be Vigilant After Backlash

#1305: Trump Lashes Out At The Media (Again)

#1304: The End Of Newspaper Competition

#1303: Donald Trump’s History With Women

#1302: Do Computer Screens Change How You Think About What You Read?

#1301: NYT Columnist Apologizes For Getting His Trump Analysis Wrong

#1300: The Future of Newspapers In Digital Formats

#1299: Do We Need A White House Press Corps?

#1298: Turkey’s PM Ergodan Considers Authors/Journalists Unarmed Terrorists

#1297: Panama Papers And The Issue of Journalists Collaborating

#1296: NFL Calls For NYT To Retract Coverage Of Concussion Studies

#1295: Cuomo Curtails News Conferences With The Media In Albany

#1294: New York Times Critiqued For Coverage Of Bernie Sanders