S2016 E1 • Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 2016

S2016 E2 • Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire

We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 2016

S2016 E3 • What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble

The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

Première diffusion : 6 février 2016

S2016 E4 • Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines

A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

Première diffusion : 13 février 2016

S2016 E5 • Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists

We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

Première diffusion : 20 février 2016

S2016 E6 • Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media

We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

Première diffusion : 27 février 2016

S2016 E7 • The Donald Trump show

We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

Première diffusion : 5 mars 2016

S2016 E8 • Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover

We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 2016

S2016 E9 • Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?

We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

Première diffusion : 19 mars 2016

S2016 E10 • Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points

A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2016

S2016 E11 • Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra

We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2016

S2016 E12 • Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?

Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 2016

S2016 E13 • The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

How coverage differs when it comes to Regeni and thousands of disappeared Egyptians. Plus, Malaysia's muzzled media.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 2016

S2016 E14 • New York: Primaries, politics and the press

Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 2016

S2016 E15 • Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story

What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2016

S2016 E16 • Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks

We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2016

S2016 E17 • Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns

Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

Première diffusion : 14 mai 2016

S2016 E18 • Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2016

S2016 E19 • Decoding your Facebook newsfeed

Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

Première diffusion : 28 mai 2016

S2016 E20 • Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

Première diffusion : 4 juin 2016

S2016 E21 • Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum

As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

Première diffusion : 11 juin 2016

S2016 E22 • Orlando: Media narratives of mass shootings

We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.

Première diffusion : 18 juin 2016

S2016 E23 • Brexit: The UK referendum, the rhetoric and the result

After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.

Première diffusion : 25 juin 2016

S2016 E24 • Did the UK media help make Brexit a reality?

Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.

Première diffusion : 2 juillet 2016

S2016 E25 • Turkey: From failed coup to media crackdown

A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.

Première diffusion : 6 août 2016

S2016 E26 • Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.

Première diffusion : 13 août 2016

S2016 E27 • Facebook vs ad blockers: It's all about the money

What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.

Première diffusion : 20 août 2016

S2016 E28 • Omran Daqneesh and the limits of war photography

Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.

Première diffusion : 27 août 2016

S2016 E29 • Zimbabwe unrest: Media triggers, media controls

What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.

Première diffusion : 3 septembre 2016

S2016 E30 • New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong

A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.

Première diffusion : 10 septembre 2016

S2016 E31 • US elections and the media: How did we get here?

We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.

Première diffusion : 17 septembre 2016

S2016 E32 • Venezuela's Maduro: Fighting a losing media war?

Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.

Première diffusion : 24 septembre 2016

S2016 E33 • Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator

Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.

Première diffusion : 1 octobre 2016

S2016 E34 • India-Pakistan: The media turns up the heat

Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.

Première diffusion : 8 octobre 2016

S2016 E35 • Viktor Orban and Hungary's faltering media opposition

Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?

Première diffusion : 15 octobre 2016

S2016 E36 • WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?

As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.

Première diffusion : 22 octobre 2016

S2016 E37 • Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities

We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.

Première diffusion : 29 octobre 2016

S2016 E38 • Outnumbered outlets: Turkey's post-coup media crackdown

The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.

Première diffusion : 5 novembre 2016

S2016 E39 • Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported

Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.

Première diffusion : 12 novembre 2016

S2016 E40 • Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash

How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

Première diffusion : 19 novembre 2016

S2016 E41 • Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate

Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

Première diffusion : 26 novembre 2016

S2016 E42 • Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives

We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

Première diffusion : 3 décembre 2016

S2016 E43 • Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage

Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

Première diffusion : 10 décembre 2016

S2016 E44 • Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election

A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.

Première diffusion : 17 décembre 2016