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
November 28, 2008
Show Summary: the ethics of journalistic portrait photography and a major conflict of interest in the public radio world
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
November 21, 2008
Show Summary: Journalist Michael Lewis on the unintended consequences of his book Liar's Poker; the future of the Bloomberg News empire; why outlandish studies make their way into scientific journals.
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May 5, 2011 • 50min
November 14, 2008
Show Summary: Bloomberg News sues the Federal Reserve; Detroit's decline and our collective psyche; The Supreme Court weighs in on Enya in the courtroom
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
November 7, 2008
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
October 31, 2008
Show Summary: confessions from the back of the campaign bus; the important political stories that never got told; is photographing your ballot illegal?
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May 5, 2011 • 50min
October 24, 2008
Show Summary: the curse of the exit poll; the myth of the Bradley effect; do newspaper endorsements actually matter?
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
October 17, 2008
Show Summary: the ethics of undercover reporting
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May 5, 2011 • 51min
October 10, 2008
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May 5, 2011 • 50min
October 3, 2008
Show Summary: the veep debate, online search habits and blogger insurance
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May 5, 2011 • 52min
September 26, 2008
Show Summary: the McCain campaign and the media; coverage of the bailout; political speech in church
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