S2015 E1 • Media trends to watch in 2015

The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 2015

S2015 E2 • The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack

Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.

Première diffusion : 10 janvier 2015

S2015 E3 • The return of Charlie Hebdo

The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.

Première diffusion : 17 janvier 2015

S2015 E4 • Reporting the Baga massacre

How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.

Première diffusion : 24 janvier 2015

S2015 E5 • Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media

Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.

Première diffusion : 31 janvier 2015

S2015 E6 • Syriza and the new economic narrative

Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.

Première diffusion : 7 février 2015

S2015 E7 • The Swiss Leaks

The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.

Première diffusion : 14 février 2015

S2015 E8 • The provocation of ISIL propaganda

ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.

Première diffusion : 21 février 2015

S2015 E9 • The death that divided Argentina's media

The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.

Première diffusion : 28 février 2015

S2015 E10 • Israel elections: The media battle

Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.

Première diffusion : 7 mars 2015

S2015 E11 • Screening rape: India's debate

Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.

Première diffusion : 14 mars 2015

S2015 E12 • UK surveillance under scrutiny

A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.

Première diffusion : 21 mars 2015

S2015 E13 • Nigeria's delayed elections

The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.

Première diffusion : 28 mars 2015

S2015 E14 • Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen

The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.

Première diffusion : 4 avril 2015

S2015 E15 • Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech

Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.

Première diffusion : 11 avril 2015

S2015 E16 • Spain's new 'gag law' and the media

What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.

Première diffusion : 18 avril 2015

S2015 E17 • South Africa, xenophobia and the media

The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.

Première diffusion : 25 avril 2015

S2015 E18 • Reporting Baltimore

Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.

Première diffusion : 2 mai 2015

S2015 E19 • The perilous life of journalists in Iraq

Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 2015

S2015 E20 • Examining the British election drama

A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.

Première diffusion : 16 mai 2015

S2015 E21 • Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story

What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.

Première diffusion : 23 mai 2015

S2015 E22 • Mass surveillance under the microscope

Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.

Première diffusion : 30 mai 2015

S2015 E23 • Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism

As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

Première diffusion : 6 juin 2015

S2015 E24 • Beijing's media damage control

How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.

Première diffusion : 13 juin 2015

S2015 E25 • Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga

Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.

Première diffusion : 20 juin 2015

S2015 E26 • Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?

As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.

Première diffusion : 27 juin 2015

S2015 E27 • Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story

We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.

Première diffusion : 8 août 2015

S2015 E28 • Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal

Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.

Première diffusion : 15 août 2015

S2015 E29 • Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws

We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.

Première diffusion : 22 août 2015

S2015 E30 • The Pentagon's rules of media engagement

Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.

Première diffusion : 29 août 2015

S2015 E31 • Egypt: Journalism on trial

A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.

Première diffusion : 5 septembre 2015

S2015 E32 • Spinning the refugee crisis

We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.

Première diffusion : 12 septembre 2015

S2015 E33 • Inside Turkey's media battleground

Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 2015

S2015 E34 • Disrupting the media with disruptive politics

The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 2015

S2015 E35 • Mecca and the media

The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 2015

S2015 E36 • Air strikes and media misses

Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 2015

S2015 E37 • Turkish media on tenterhooks

A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 2015

S2015 E38 • Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage

We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 2015

S2015 E39 • Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?

We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 2015

S2015 E40 • Turkey's 'free' press

We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 2015

S2015 E41 • The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives

We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 2015

S2015 E42 • Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage

We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 2015

S2015 E43 • National anthems: beating the drums of war?

We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 2015

S2015 E44 • High crimes and media misdemeanours

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 2015

S2015 E45 • San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news

We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 2015

S2015 E46 • Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?

We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 2015

S2015 E47 • The Murdoch empire strikes back

We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.

Première diffusion : 26 décembre 2015