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TikTok In the Crosshairs... Again. And Saying Goodbye to Jezebel
President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping just recently met face-to-face for the first time in a year. On this week’s On the Media, a look at why Chinese st…
2 years, 8 months ago
FTC chair Lina Khan is Kicking A** and Taking Names
As we've discussed on the show at length, most recently with Cory Doctorow in our series The Enshittification of Everything, Amazon has slowly been i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Trump Coverage is Still Terrible. Plus, Podcasting’s First Boom and Bust
Donald Trump was out of sight at the GOP presidential primary debate – but definitely not out of mind. On this week’s On the Media, a look at how the…
2 years, 8 months ago
Making Television After #MeToo
Last week on the show, Brooke spoke to two writers about new wrinkles in the now 6-year-old #MeToo movement. But we had one additional interview that…
2 years, 8 months ago
Warring Narratives in the Israel-Gaza Conflict and a New #MeToo Movement
Israel began a ground operation in Gaza as a conflict that’s already left thousands dead continues to escalate. On this week’s On the Media, reflecti…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Evolution of Opinions Online and "Statementese"
There's been no shortage of opinions across the globe as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on. But stateside, there's also been an abundance of stateme…
2 years, 8 months ago
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Israel/Gaza Edition
Experts say disinformation around the Israel-Hamas war is running rampant. On this week’s On the Media, a guide to understanding your feed in the mid…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Right Wing Media Created The House Speaker Fiasco
It's been over 20 days since the United States has had a Speaker of the House. Republican Kevin McCarthy was ousted by the right flank of his party e…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Fog of War, and the Deadly Toll of Reporting from Gaza and Israel
More than twenty journalists have been killed during the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the deadly challenges …
2 years, 9 months ago
What Comparisons to 9/11 Tell Us about the Israel-Hamas Conflict
This week, amid the deluge of coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict following Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7th, a certain historical analogy kep…
2 years, 9 months ago