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294 Episodes

1. Jon Allsop on covering the coverage of COP26 and climate, "the biggest story in the world"

   Published: 11/12/2021
2. November 7, 2021: Election postmortem for the press; how pro-Trump outlets are trying to erase Jan. 6 reality; are newsrooms in a "woke stranglehold?"

   Published: 11/7/2021
3. Brian Rosenwald discusses right-wing talk radio, this week's elections, and conservative media as 'a soap opera for men'

   Published: 11/4/2021
4. October 31, 2021: Brian Stelter's ominous prediction about 2022 and beyond; David Leonhardt talks Covid-19 and 'bad news bias'

   Published: 10/31/2021
5. Entrepreneur Stewart Bainum explains his Baltimore Banner startup and why local news is critical to 'strengthening democracy'

   Published: 10/29/2021
6. October 24, 2021: Senator Blumenthal discusses the 'Facebook Papers;' a new report on YouTube's filter bubble; Jackie Calmes dissects the "both sides" problem in political coverage

   Published: 10/24/2021
7. Climate expert Mark Lynas on the 'final nail in the coffin' of climate denial; media coverage of COP26; and more

   Published: 10/22/2021
8. October 17, 2021: Robert Costa says political reporters are on the democracy beat; 'Brainwashing' author argues Fox tears families apart; is Netflix resisting 'cancel culture' by backing Dave Chappell

   Published: 10/17/2021
9. Bari Weiss says "the world has gone mad." She is using Substack to deliver "honest news for sane people."

   Published: 10/14/2021
10. October 10, 2021: David Zurawik slams Fox's anti-vaccine message; Meridith McGraw shares Trump rally takeaways; why the media shouldn't 'normalize' abnormal political behavior

    Published: 10/10/2021
11. Facebook Files reporter Jeff Horwitz on his source relationship with whistleblower Frances Haugen — and why he felt "properly paranoid"

    Published: 10/7/2021
12. October 3, 2021: Nick Clegg defends Facebook as whistleblower comes forward; Ben Smith discusses his explosive reporting about Ozy Media

    Published: 10/3/2021
13. Jeffrey Toobin previews the new Supreme Court term and how the arguments will be heard in a whole new way

    Published: 10/1/2021
14. September 26, 2021: Nikole Hannah-Jones on the meaning of 'Banned Book Week;' Timothy Snyder on the right-wing media's 'safe space for the Big Lie'

    Published: 9/26/2021
15. Substack CEO Chris Best on the past, present and future of newsletters and digital subscription models

    Published: 9/23/2021
16. September 19, 2021: 'Lie, rinse, and repeat' is GOP media's specialty; new revelations from 'Peril;' will Facebook Files revelations spur any real change?

    Published: 9/19/2021
17. Brian Lowry and Sandra Gonzalez on the new TV season and the benefits of streaming

    Published: 9/17/2021
18. September 12, 2021: A trillion-dollar problem; The 'Big Lie' and the California recall; David Leonhardt on the Delta variant dilemma

    Published: 9/12/2021
19. You're the new owner of a local newspaper. Now what do you do?

    Published: 9/8/2021
20. September 5, 2021: VOA journalists in Afghanistan fear 'they will be left behind, they will be forgotten'; evaluating 9/11 coverage 20 years later

    Published: 9/5/2021