Rex Smith & Ira Fusfeld

The Media Project

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union's Rex Smith, WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao, Editor of the Daily Gazette Judy Patrick, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose Cailin Brown, Publisher of Empire Report New York J.P. Miller, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.

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Rex Smith & Ira Fusfeld

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News

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Feb 13, 2026

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Episodes

#1660: Coverage of Trump | The Media Project 27.03.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, A...

#1659: The Government and public information | The Media Project 20.03.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao; Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAl...

#1658: Dominion lawsuit against Fox News | The Media Project 13.03.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Al...

#1657: Should reporters put themselves in danger? | The Media Project#1657 06.03.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former  Times Union  Editor and current  Upstate American   Substack  columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the  Saratogian  and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this wee...

#1656: The Fox News scandal | The Media Project 27.02.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Ira talk about the scan...

#1655: Digital platforms and the news | The Media Project 21.02.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the...

#1654: Chinese spy balloon | The Media Project 13.02.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, A...

#1653: How to sustain local news | The Media Project 06.02.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain, and Barbara Lombardo is the former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barb...

#1652: Efforts to save local journalism | The Media Project 29.01.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock and former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American , Substack columnist Rex Smith. This week's panel includes Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, And Barbara Lombardo is the former Editor of the S...

#1651: Should there be a comedian on CNN prime time? | The Media Project 22.01.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock and former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American , Substack columnist Rex Smith. This week's panel features Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development...

#1650: Journalists' Issues | The Media Project 16.01.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former  Times Union  Editor and current  Upstate American ,  Substack  columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and  Daily Freeman  Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s  Media Project,  Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about...

#1649: How much it too much | The Media Project 09.01.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former  Times Union  Editor and current  Upstate American ,  Substack  columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the  Daily Gazette  and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI...

#1648: Increasing media consolidation | The Media Project  03.01.2023

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former  Times Union  Editor and current  Upstate American ,  Substack  columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the  Daily Gazette  and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI...

#1647: Finding flaws in Journalism | The Media Project 27.12.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor...

#1646: The state of Twitter and journalism around the world | The Media Project 19.12.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, and former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American , Substack columnist Rex Smith. This week's panel includes Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld....

#1645: Strike at the New York Times | The Media Project 12.12.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor...

#1644: More press conferences, layoffs and hiring freezes in the media | The Media Project 05.12.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ira, Judy and...

#1643: Layoffs in the media | The Media Project 28.11.2022

 The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and former Associate Editor of the Times Union, Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ju...

#1642: Non-profit newsrooms | The Media Project 21.11.2022

The Media Project  is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former  Times Union  Editor and current  Substack  columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the  Saratogian  and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and  Daily Freeman  Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s  Media Project,  Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk...

#1641: Midterm elections and the media | The Media Project 14.11.2022

 The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Pr...

#1640: Midterm election campaigns | The Media Project 07.11.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about how the media has covered the midterm e...

#1639: TikTok as a news source | The Media Project 31.10.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Pro...

#1638: Transparency in the press | The Media Project 24.10.2022

 The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former  Times Union  Editor and current  Substack  columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; and  Daily Freeman  Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s  Media Project,  Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about transparency and vulnerability...

#1637: Is Journalism failing? | The Media Project 18.10.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Re...

#1636: Trump sues CNN | The Media Project 11.10.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former  Times Union  Editor and current  Substack  columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and  Daily Freeman  Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s  Media Project,  Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about former President Trump suing CN...

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