On the Media
WNYC Studios
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion, helping them survive the firehose of media coming at them 24/7. Hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, the show does not do ‘hot takes’, instead offering listeners context, historical parallels, media analysis and often a much appreciated deep exhale. On the Media hosts have an eye on the nuances and details regularly missed by other outlets which helps listeners understand where they should be paying attention (and what they can afford to ignore). Our media diets have untruths woven in, and inconvenient truths left out. These are the bits explored every week at On the Media.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
July 15, 2005
signs of Achill: the Cleveland Plain Dealer decides not to print a story because of the Valerie Plame case.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
July 22, 2005
The language of the Supreme Court and more!
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
August 5, 2005
We dust off a 60-year old case of wartime censorship. Also a quick history of American media since the revolution.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
July 29, 2005
Why the Bush administration has given the "war on terror" a new name. Plus, media dispatches from Africa, Haiti and Ukraine.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
August 12, 2005
The FCC wanted advice on broadcast indecency, so it put a Christian crusader on the payroll. Plus, The Daily Show's endless search for chumps
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
August 26, 2005
New efforts by Google to take over the world! Plus, famous authors who auction their characters’ names, for charity. And, a fresh take on the old museum audio guide
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
March 2, 2007
Show Summary: Looking for the real Louis Farrakhan, and the wounded soldiers hidden in plain view.
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
February 23, 2007
Show Summary: Evangelicals in the press, the satellite radio monopoly deal, and the myth of the longest campaign ever.
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May 5, 2011 • 52min
February 16, 2007
Show Summary: Debating Israel, reporting hate crimes, and the NYT on Iranian weapons: deja vu all over again?
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
February 9, 2007
Show Summary: The Giuliani Beat... remembering the Khmer Rouge... and why helicopters matter.
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