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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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September 28, 2007 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: News organizations try to cover global stories with very little access, the United Nations as off Broadway theater, and nuclear power gets an image makeover. 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...

September 21, 2007 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Cambodian youth turn a blind eye to the past, a con man fakes it as a journalist and a con woman gives her audience just what they want to hear 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 onth...

September 14, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: The image war over the War in Iraq, the British withdrawal from Basra Palace and pop-cultural allusions to Gitmo 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 Simp...

September 7, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: Oprah enters politics, porn loses its mojo as a tech innovator & the Russians are hacking! 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...

Dec 3, 2004 05.05.2011 51:00

Ukraine contends with people power amplified by a suddenly mutinous media... 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 fo...

December 10, 2004 05.05.2011 51:00

Reporters are sentenced for withholding the names of their sources, and the Governor of Maryland is sued for ordering his staff not to speak to some reporters.... 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...

August 31, 2007 05.05.2011 50:28

Show Summary: A senator and a food critic are outed, a messenger is murdered, and an attorney general may or may not have bent the truth. 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...

Dec 17, 2004 05.05.2011 51:00

A case study in character assassination by newspaper. Also, an Israeli reality show that sends teams of amateur diplomats to compete abroad. 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....

Dec 24, 2004 05.05.2011 51:00

An exit interview with White House reporter Dana Milbank. Plus, when Washington reporters quote that mysterious yet omnipresent, 'senior administration official,' who do they really mean? 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 tho...

Dec. 31, 2004 05.05.2011 51:00

Arun has left the building 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 u...

August 24, 2007 05.05.2011 50:29

Show Summary: Mortgage panic hits page one, the sanctimony over sanctuary cities, and a newspaper calls for a corporate boycott 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...

January 7, 2005 05.05.2011 51:00

A tidal wave of media coverage and the attack of the podcasting people. 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 inf...

January 14, 2005 05.05.2011 51:00

The Democrats form a year-round war room to counter the Republican’s message machine plus much 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...

January 21, 2005 05.05.2011 50:58

A look back on media behavior in the President’s first term, the rise and fall of the mainstream media, and what makes Bob Novak so "special?" 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 onthemedi...

February 4, 2005 05.05.2011 51:00

How the State of the Union played across the water, why Al Jazeera is looking for a new home, and the myriad meanings of the term 'mainstream media.' 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@w...

January 28, 2005 05.05.2011 51:00

A review of the controversial reign of FCC Chief Michael Powell… Also, the semantics of Social Security. Plus, reporters who tell government secrets. 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@w...

February 11, 2005 05.05.2011 51:00

The ballistics of radio, the space race 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 col...

February 18, 2005 05.05.2011 51:42

Blog mobs, ethics 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 per...

February 25, 2005 05.05.2011 51:45

We consider the pros and cons of conspiracy theories. 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...

March 4, 2005 05.05.2011 51:44

Hollywood’s approach – avoidance relationship with the Holocaust 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...

August 10, 2007 05.05.2011 50:29

Show summary: Nuclear weapons, on and off the table, smoking, on and off the silver screen, and the scent of an anchorman. 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 Simpleca...

August 17, 2007 05.05.2011 50:30

Show summary: New Orleans revisited, the campaign narrative, and a Christian reporter loses religion 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...

August 3, 2007 05.05.2011 50:27

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...

March 11, 2005 05.05.2011 51:42

Two issues that journalists just don't understand - guns and the budget. 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 18th, 2005 05.05.2011 51:42

Video news releases 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...