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The Listening Post Season 11

January. 02,2016

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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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The Listening Post Season 11 Full Episode Guide

Episode 48 - Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election

First Aired: December. 17,2016

A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.

Episode 47 - Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage

First Aired: December. 10,2016

Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

Episode 46 - Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives

First Aired: December. 03,2016

We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

Episode 45 - Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate

First Aired: November. 26,2016

Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

Episode 44 - Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash

First Aired: November. 19,2016

How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

Episode 43 - Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported

First Aired: November. 12,2016

Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.

Episode 42 - Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown

First Aired: November. 05,2016

The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.

Episode 41 - Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities

First Aired: October. 29,2016

We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.

Episode 40 - WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?

First Aired: October. 22,2016

As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.

Episode 39 - Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition

First Aired: October. 15,2016

Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?

Episode 38 - India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat

First Aired: October. 08,2016

Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.

Episode 37 - Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator

First Aired: October. 01,2016

Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.

Episode 36 - Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?

First Aired: September. 24,2016

Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.

Episode 35 - US elections and the media: How did we get here?

First Aired: September. 17,2016

We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.

Episode 34 - New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong

First Aired: September. 10,2016

A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.

Episode 33 - Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls

First Aired: September. 03,2016

What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.

Episode 32 - Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography

First Aired: August. 27,2016

Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.

Episode 31 - Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money

First Aired: August. 20,2016

What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.

Episode 30 - Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

First Aired: August. 13,2016

Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.

Episode 29 - Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown

First Aired: August. 06,2016

A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.

Episode 28 - Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?

First Aired: July. 02,2016

Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.

Episode 27 - Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result

First Aired: June. 25,2016

After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.

Episode 26 - Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings

First Aired: June. 18,2016

We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.

Episode 25 - Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum

First Aired: June. 11,2016

As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

Episode 24 - Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

First Aired: June. 04,2016

Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

Episode 23 - Decoding your Facebook newsfeed

First Aired: May. 28,2016

Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

Episode 22 - Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

First Aired: May. 21,2016

Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

Episode 21 - Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns

First Aired: May. 14,2016

Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

Episode 20 - Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks

First Aired: May. 07,2016

We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

Episode 19 - Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story

First Aired: April. 30,2016

What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

Episode 18 - New York: Primaries, politics and the press

First Aired: April. 23,2016

Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

Episode 17 - The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

First Aired: April. 16,2016

The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

Episode 16 - Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?

First Aired: April. 09,2016

Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

Episode 15 - Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra

First Aired: April. 02,2016

We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

Episode 14 - Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points

First Aired: March. 26,2016

A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

Episode 13 - Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?

First Aired: March. 19,2016

We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

Episode 12 - Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover

First Aired: March. 12,2016

We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

Episode 11 - The Donald Trump show

First Aired: March. 05,2016

We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

Episode 10 - Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media

First Aired: February. 27,2016

We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

Episode 9 - Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists

First Aired: February. 20,2016

We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

Episode 8 - Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines

First Aired: February. 13,2016

A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

Episode 7 - What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble

First Aired: February. 06,2016

The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

Episode 6 - Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire

First Aired: January. 30,2016

We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

Episode 5 - The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?

First Aired: January. 24,2016

We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.

Episode 4 - Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

First Aired: January. 23,2016

What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

Episode 3 - Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum

First Aired: January. 16,2016

We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.

Episode 2 - Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative

First Aired: January. 09,2016

We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".

Episode 1 - Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'

First Aired: January. 02,2016

How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

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