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 • 51min
September 22, 2001
This week on On the Media: how did the media handle the first 48 hours of coverage following September 11th? That, plus the international reaction to the attacks and Will Ferrell on what comedy is appropriate following the attacks.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
September 29, 2001
The Pentagon's relationship with the press, how September 11th is changing Broadway,and how the internet has been dealing with tragedy.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
October 6, 2001
Defining terrorism, a journalist killed in Northern Ireland, and how urban legends are growing out of September 11th.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
October 20, 2001
How the news media balances its role as media with its role of crime victim in the light of anthrax scares. Also, a discussion with Surgeon General David Satcher, and, the difference in U.S. and British censorship.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
October 27, 2001
Reading between the lines when dealing with the Pentagon, and a look at the mayoral races that haven't been covered due to anthrax scares, bombings, and more.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
November 3, 2001
Why charities tend to escape the notice of the media, how Jesse Ventura wants YOU to get your news, and the viral spread of information online.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
November 10, 2001
This week On the Media asks whose side the media is on. Also, we take a look at how the election of Michael Bloomberg to Mayor of New York caught some reporters off guard, and Bob tries the Microsoft thesaurus.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
Novermber 17, 2001
Bob speaks with LA Times reporter Paul Watson about the difficulties of reporting from Afghanistan. Plus, why audiences love violent films, and how to really read movie reviews. That's this week on On the Media.
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May 5, 2011 • 53min
November 24, 2001
A history of propaganda in the 20th century, talking about the Voice of America, and a report from the front lines of the war on spam.
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
December 1, 2001
A look at the media's coverage of cloning, Southern California as a hub for...Iranian television, and why American consumers are turning to British papers for their news.
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