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.
The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security
Jan 4, 2014
A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.
Egypt: Journalism under siege?
Jan 11, 2014
Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.
South Sudan and the media of conflict
Jan 18, 2014
When fighting broke out a month ago in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, the story was framed as just another tribal power struggle coming out of Africa. A more precise analysis is that the conflict is really political in nature - a fallout between the president and the vice president, with some ethnic elements fighting it out on the ground. Those who are critical of the media say that, when it comes to Africa, all too often international news outlets resort to the same formula - reducing just about any conflict to the tribal level, which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. Is there a hierarchy of knowledge in reporting about Africa, with more authority given to international journalists?
Turkey: The media sub-plot
Jan 25, 2014
We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.
Russia's media Olympics
Feb 1, 2014
Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.
Egypt's media war
Feb 8, 2014
As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Turkey's media pressure points
Feb 15, 2014
Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?
Venezuela's media wrangle
Feb 22, 2014
The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.
Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles
Mar 1, 2014
We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.
Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates
Mar 8, 2014
In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.
The changing face of news
Mar 15, 2014
In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.
The Cold War narrative
Mar 22, 2014
As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.
Turkey vs Twitter
Mar 29, 2014
We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
The state of Egypt's news media
Apr 5, 2014
Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.
Indian media: Choosing sides?
Apr 12, 2014
As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.
Algeria's election: A fait accompli?
Apr 19, 2014
For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.
Pakistan: Journalism under fire
Apr 26, 2014
As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.
The challenge of reporting on Boko Haram
May 3, 2014
Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?
Are South Africa's media biased?
May 10, 2014
Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.
The 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine
May 17, 2014
We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.
The Battle for the World Wide Web
May 24, 2014
A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.
Thailand: the military and the media
May 31, 2014
The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.
Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt
Jun 7, 2014
Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.
Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance
Jun 14, 2014
One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?
ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency
Jun 21, 2014
ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?
Caged in Cairo: Where journalism is a crime
Jun 28, 2014
Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt #FreeAJStaff.
A divided Iraq and a fractured storyline
Jul 5, 2014
Listening Post covers the propaganda war and competing media narratives in Iraq.
The information war over Gaza
Aug 16, 2014
What is the role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian battle for hearts, minds and political support?
Ferguson and the media
Aug 23, 2014
Listening Post examines racial conflict and social divisions in the US and how those issues are reported.
James Foley: Journalism or propaganda?
Aug 30, 2014
We examine the ethical challenges of reporting the murder of the American journalist by IS.
Pakistan's polarised media
Sep 6, 2014
Amid Pakistan's latest political power struggle, the country's news channels are fighting a proxy war of their own.
Scotland votes: Reporting the referendum
Sep 13, 2014
A look at Rupert Murdoch's role in the Scottish independence vote and the media's scramble to catch up with the story.
The Murdoch empire: Phone hacking exposed
Sep 20, 2014
An interview with Nick Davies, the reporter who exposed the British phone hacking scandal.
Journalism in the age of surveillance
Sep 27, 2014
A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.
Satire: Mocking news, lampooning power
Oct 4, 2014
A Listening special on the evolving role of satire and the satirists who are holding power to account.
Gaza: Media, myths and the mainstream
Oct 11, 2014
A Listening Post special on the global media battle taking place parallel to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Journalism is the frontline
Nov 1, 2014
A special episode to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
Kiev vs the Kremlin: A new Cold War?
Nov 8, 2014
We examine the latest chapter in the propaganda war that pits Russia against Ukraine and its western allies.
Covering Ebola: Facts, Fear and Failures
Nov 15, 2014
Sorting out the science from the scare tactics - we examine the Ebola stories coming out of Africa.
Syria: Journalism under duress
Nov 22, 2014
The media war in Syria is putting truth under pressure. And, Tunisian media's obsession with terrorism.
Ferguson: Riots, race and the media
Nov 29, 2014
The Listening Post examines the news coverage of race in the US; plus, fonts and the news media.
Breaking Google's grip
Dec 6, 2014
How the EU takes on Google's monopoly as gatekeeper of information; plus, a look at media under pressure in Hungary.
Covering the CIA torture report
Dec 13, 2014
Examining the media coverage of the CIA torture report release; plus, the ethics of graphic imagery in the news media.
Sydney siege: How not to cover breaking news
Dec 20, 2014
A lesson from Australia in how not to cover breaking news; plus, an interview with 'Rogue Reporter' Rich Peppiatt.
