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

#1635: Consuming the news | The Media Project 03.10.2022

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, Rose...

#1634: Appropriate coverage | The Media Project 27.09.2022

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, Bar...

#1633: Covering the famous | The Media Project 19.09.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the  Saratogian  and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus, and the Empire Report’s JP Miller. On this week’s  Media Project,  Alan, Barbara Ian, and JP talk about how to report on a famous person; whether reporters...

#1632: Threats to journalists | The Media Project 12.09.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; 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, Barbara and Ira talk abo...

#1631: Defamation and Fox News | The Media Project 05.09.2022

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, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about a major case of defamation against Fox n...

#1630: Republican media restrictions | The Media Project 30.08.2022

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, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about how the media can respond to Republican...

#1629: Factors diminishing faith in local news outlets | The Media Project 21.08.2022

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

#1628: Media coverage of Trump's Raid | The Media Project 15.08.2022

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, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about the media coverage of the FBI raid of fo...

#1627: Russia and the press | The Media Project 08.08.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the Universit...

#1626: Climate legislation and passes to Republicans | The Media Project 01.08.2022

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 the climate legislation and whether the...

#1625: The grim news cycle | The Media Project 26.07.2022

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 Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University...

#1624: The controversy surrounding Uvalde | The Media Project 18.07.2022

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, Judy, Ira, an...

#1623: How bad habits may be affecting the news | The Media Project 11.07.2022

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, Rex, Rosemar...

#1622: Roe v Wade | The Media Project 04.07.2022

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...

#1621: Is there too much coverage? | The Media Project 27.06.2022

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...

#1620: Threats and attacks on journalists | The Media Project 20.06.2022

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, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about new threats and attacks on journalists,...

#1619: January 6 Committee Hearings | The Media Project 13.06.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Investigative Journalist, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Adjunct Professor at RPI an...

#1618: What is newsworthy? | The Media Project 06.06.2022

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 about the...

#1617: Students covering state legislatures | The Media Project 31.05.2022

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 former, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, 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 Proj...

#1616: Covering a mass shooting | The Media Project 23.05.2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, , former Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and 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, Rosemary, and Ira talk ab...

#1615: Will Trump return to Twitter? and coverage of top secret intelligence leaks | The Media Project 16.05.2022

 The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, former Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the Universi...

#1614: Covering local news and diversity | The Media Project 09.05.2022

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 the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Ira talk discuss how the press is covering the Supreme Court...

#1613: Should journalists attend the White House Correspondents Dinner? | The Media Project 01.05.2022

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 Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao. The...

#1612: New York Times names new executive editor | The Media Project 25.04.2022

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; former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain; and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Mike and Ian talk about succession at the New York Times, the issue of “both side-ism,” politicians who a...

#1611: Media coverage of the state government | The Media Project 18.04.2022

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 Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University...

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