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Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 148
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Networks: Al Jazeera English
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: N/A
Recent Air Date: Mar 11, 2017
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Original Language: English
Age Rating: NR
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Episodes
Episode 1
02 January 2016 - Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
Episode 2
09 January 2016 - Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".
Episode 3
16 January 2016 - Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum
We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.
Episode 4
23 January 2016 - Egypt's media: Revolution and reality
What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.
Episode 5
24 January 2016 - The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?
We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.
Episode 6
30 January 2016 - Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire
We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?
Episode 7
06 February 2016 - What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble
The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.
Episode 8
13 February 2016 - Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines
A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.
Episode 9
20 February 2016 - Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists
We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
Episode 10
27 February 2016 - Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media
We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.
Episode 11
05 March 2016 - The Donald Trump show
We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.
Episode 12
12 March 2016 - Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover
We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.
Episode 13
19 March 2016 - Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?
We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.
Episode 14
26 March 2016 - Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points
A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.
Episode 15
02 April 2016 - Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra
We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.
Episode 16
09 April 2016 - Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?
Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.
Episode 17
16 April 2016 - The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Episode 18
23 April 2016 - New York: Primaries, politics and the press
Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.
Episode 19
30 April 2016 - Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story
What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.
Episode 20
07 May 2016 - Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks
We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.
Episode 21
14 May 2016 - Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns
Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.
Episode 22
21 May 2016 - Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle
Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.
Episode 23
28 May 2016 - Decoding your Facebook newsfeed
Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.
Episode 24
04 June 2016 - Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.
Episode 25
11 June 2016 - Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum
As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.
Episode 26
18 June 2016 - Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.
Episode 27
25 June 2016 - Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.
Episode 28
02 July 2016 - Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.
Episode 29
06 August 2016 - Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.
Episode 30
13 August 2016 - Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.
Episode 31
20 August 2016 - Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money
What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.
Episode 32
27 August 2016 - Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography
Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.
Episode 33
03 September 2016 - Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.
Episode 34
10 September 2016 - New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.
Episode 35
17 September 2016 - US elections and the media: How did we get here?
We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.
Episode 36
24 September 2016 - Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?
Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.
Episode 37
01 October 2016 - Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator
Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.
Episode 38
08 October 2016 - India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat
Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.
Episode 39
15 October 2016 - Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?
Episode 40
22 October 2016 - WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.
Episode 41
29 October 2016 - Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.
Episode 42
05 November 2016 - Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.
Episode 43
12 November 2016 - Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.
Episode 44
19 November 2016 - Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.
Episode 45
26 November 2016 - Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.
Episode 46
03 December 2016 - Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.
Episode 47
10 December 2016 - Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.
Episode 48
17 December 2016 - Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.
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