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January 3, 2015

2015

01. Media trends to watch in 2015

The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.

January 3, 2015

02. The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack

Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.

January 10, 2015

03. The return of Charlie Hebdo

The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.

January 17, 2015

04. Reporting the Baga massacre

How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.

January 24, 2015

05. Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media

Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.

January 31, 2015

06. Syriza and the new economic narrative

Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.

February 7, 2015

07. The Swiss Leaks

The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.

February 14, 2015

08. The provocation of ISIL propaganda

ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.

February 21, 2015

09. The death that divided Argentina's media

The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.

February 28, 2015

10. Israel elections: The media battle

Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.

March 7, 2015

11. Screening rape: India's debate

Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.

March 14, 2015

12. UK surveillance under scrutiny

A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.

March 21, 2015

13. Nigeria's delayed elections

The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.

March 28, 2015

14. Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen

The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.

April 4, 2015

15. Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech

Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.

April 11, 2015

16. Spain's new 'gag law' and the media

What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.

April 18, 2015

17. South Africa, xenophobia and the media

The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.

April 25, 2015

18. Reporting Baltimore

Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.

May 2, 2015

19. The perilous life of journalists in Iraq

Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.

May 9, 2015

20. Examining the British election drama

A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.

May 16, 2015

21. Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story

What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.

May 23, 2015

22. Mass surveillance under the microscope

Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.

May 30, 2015

23. Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism

As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

June 6, 2015

24. Beijing's media damage control

How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.

June 13, 2015

25. Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga

Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.

June 20, 2015

26. Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?

As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.

June 27, 2015

27. Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story

We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.

August 8, 2015

28. Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal

Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.

August 15, 2015

29. Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws

We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.

August 22, 2015

30. The Pentagon's rules of media engagement

Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.

August 29, 2015

31. Egypt: Journalism on trial

A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.

September 5, 2015

32. Spinning the refugee crisis

We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.

September 12, 2015

33. Inside Turkey's media battleground

Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.

September 19, 2015

34. Disrupting the media with disruptive politics

The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.

September 26, 2015

35. Mecca and the media

The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.

October 3, 2015

36. Air strikes and media misses

Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.

October 10, 2015

37. Turkish media on tenterhooks

A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.

October 17, 2015

38. Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage

We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.

October 24, 2015

39. Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?

We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.

October 31, 2015

40. Turkey's 'free' press

We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.

November 7, 2015

41. The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives

We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.

November 14, 2015

42. Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage

We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.

November 21, 2015

43. National anthems: beating the drums of war?

We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.

November 28, 2015

44. High crimes and media misdemeanours

We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.

December 5, 2015

45. San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news

We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.

December 12, 2015

46. Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?

We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.

December 19, 2015

47. The Murdoch empire strikes back

We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.

December 26, 2015