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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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March 7, 2003 05.05.2011 53:00

Dispatches from an embed and reading over your shoulder.... 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...

March 14, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

The balking hawks talk and a TV expert tells us what he did for money... 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 in...

March 21, 2003 05.05.2011 53:00

Journalists appeal to the governments of Iraq and the U.S., to be allowed to do their jobs without being targeted… 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 A...

March 28, 2003 05.05.2011 53:02

An early assessment of the coverage of the second war against Saddam and more.... 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.c...

April 4, 2003 05.05.2011 53:00

Bridges to Baghdad and more! 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 and use of pe...

April 11, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Lies of World War Two and more.... 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 and use...

April 18, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

The second draft of history, the "patient channel" and more... 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 in...

July 11, 2008 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: FISA becomes law, again; what to do about Google; and a look at the Fox News-New York Times fight. 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 Ads...

May 2, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

It's been two months since the department of Homeland Security launched its multi-media campaign to promote readiness among the citizens. Does anyone feel more prepared? 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 e...

May 9, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Joe McCarthy was one of the first producers of reality TV, and how a modern reality show about the Danish prime minister has undone his diplomacy throughout Europe. 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 emaili...

May 16, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Plagiarism, and financial collusion-- and that's only some of what's ailing American news papering. Also the FCC gears up to dump some old rules. 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....

May 23, 2003 05.05.2011 52:57

An assessment of departing White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer and more ways Washington shapes news coverage. Plus a look at the rescue of Private Lynch, was the story we heard fact or fiction? 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 yo...

May 30, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Does yelling about deregulation have any impact on the FCC? Also, safeguarding journalism’s ethics: a look at ombudsmen, news councils and do-it-yourself fact-checking. 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 em...

June 6, 2003 05.05.2011 51:09

Wither the weapons of mass destruction, and why U.S. media is just now asking that question. Also, we follow the future of broadcast regulation out of the FCC, into the Courts and in Congress. And of course, we follow the heads rolling out of the offices of the New York Times. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Fo...

July 4, 2008 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Tyranny in Zimbabwe, the evangelical avant-garde and border radio 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...

June 13, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Three million deaths later, Congo makes headlines; we consider Africa and the U.S. press. Also, TV after TIVO: once we all can skip over the ads, how will free media pay for itself? Plus, the weather news wars in Minnesota. 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 Face...

June 27, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Walmart, Painstation and more. 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 and use of...

June 27, 2008 05.05.2011 50:30

Show summary: Indecency over the air and the man who created the infamous Daisy Girl ad 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.ads...

July 4, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Corporate anthems and On The Media's own little diddy.... 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...

July 11, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

BBC v. Blair, BBC v. Israel and more.... 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 a...

July 18, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

A conversation with the new editor of the New York Times and more. 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 informat...

July 25, 2003 05.05.2011 53:02

A look at conspiracy theories in the Arab press, and is the tide turning in the battle over big media regulation? 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 Ad...

August 1, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

Can the investor's mind be plumbed to predict terrorist attacks? Did government researchers have it right when they proposed a terrorist futures market? Plus, the failed efforts of Congress to squeeze facts from the White House, 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...

August 8, 2003 05.05.2011 53:00

Race, a new media study, kickers. 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 and use...

August 15, 2003 05.05.2011 52:59

A re-run, due to the blackout. 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 and use of...