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On the Media

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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 t...

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October 30, 2009 05.05.2011 50:53

A judge demands to see the grades of journalism students working to free prisoners; A local TV news director explains why she had to air footage of a savage murder and what happens to the unfinished work of famous authors after they die. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , T...

October 23, 2009 05.05.2011 54:40

Special: The Future of the Music Industry On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

October 16, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

The media's renewed focus on the war in Afghanistan; The White House's war of words with Fox News; researchers using video games to study human nature On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@...

October 9, 2009 05.05.2011 50:53

Vaccine scares and the media; an NHL team hires its own reporter; people are being too nice on the net On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

October 2, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

Proposed changes to The Patriot Act; Italy's not-so-free press; J.J. Abrams on how "The Twilight Zone" has influenced his work. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hos...

September 25, 2009 05.05.2011 50:51

A bailout for newspapers?; documentary ethics; "ruin" porn On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

September 18, 2009 05.05.2011 50:51

The evolution of the ACORN story; a call to action for government whistle blowers; America's first internet addiction recovery program On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted...

September 11, 2009 05.05.2011 50:52

Reading (or not reading) the health care bill; controversy over a picture of a soldier in his dying moments; Hollywood and 9/11 On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Sim...

September 4, 2009 05.05.2011 50:53

On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

August 28, 2009 05.05.2011 51:12

Stars and Stripes charges the military with punishing reporters for negative stories; how to cover the debate over the efficacy of torture; the ethics of undercover reporting On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us...

August 21, 2009 05.05.2011 51:14

Fact-checking health care ads; Iraq's media crackdown; find a reporter, win $5000. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

August 7, 2009 05.05.2011 51:14

The YouTube-ization of health care hecklers; the military and the media; the psychology of reporters who die for their stories. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Sim...

August 14, 2009 05.05.2011 51:11

The future of the internet: from cyber security to online bullying to what the internet is doing to our brains. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

July 31, 2009 05.05.2011 51:07

Conspiracy theories: how they spread and how to stop them, tracking if and how the government is spending the stimulus, the many myths of Walter Cronkite. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing ontheme...

July 24, 2009 05.05.2011 50:53

The language of health care, Amazon's Kindle buyback, and Al Franken's funny again On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

July 17, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

Show Summary: Sotomayor hearings, online ads and Food, Inc. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

July 10, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

Show Summary: MJ mania, Wiki collusion and Khrushchev's wild ride around America On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

June 26, 2009 05.05.2011 50:51

Charges of coziness between the news networks and the White House; NPR's policy on the word "torture"; adventures in ambushing potential interviewees On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing on...

July 3, 2009 05.05.2011 50:51

Debunking popular myths about President Obama, Kitty Genovese and the Cuban Missile Crisis On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

June 19, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

June 12, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

The Globe in crisis, mapping North Korea and Tetris turns 25 On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

June 5, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

May 29, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

A look at Seattle now that it's a one-paper town and the support and attack machines working for and against Sonia Sotomayor. Plus, are bunk credit reports protected by the First Amendment? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your t...

May 22, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

Cheney's makeover, the Pentagon's charm offensive and the pitchman's day in the sun. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...

May 15, 2009 05.05.2011 50:55

The significance of images of torture; the search for the next Google; Craigslist now comes with chaperons On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Bluesky , TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...