On The Media

Fox News' tea party coverage; Moldova's Twitter revolution; do-it-yourself video games On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

How 9/11 is changing television, and Glenn Gould on live versus recorded music. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

A history of the jukebox, and a deeper look at the word "Homeland". On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

A new paper- specially for the executive branch- and Gandhi as salesperson. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

How journalists gear up for war, remembering coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and an introduction to the largest movie screen...of 1952. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The role of the Pakistani press in growing anti-U.S. sentiment in that nation, and the question of what is to become of TiVo. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The difficulties of reporting from Iraq, and a way to watch T.V. shows you'll never see- if you're willing to go to the theater. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

A reporter is accused of fabricating sources, and the Army goes into the video game industry. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Elections, Independent films, and celebrities (or the lack thereof) from across the pond. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Books for the troops, England's new Harry Potter tours...how do you visit places that don't exist? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The Obama Administration's invokes the state secrets privilege for the third time; an imprisoned Iranian-American reporter is charged with spying; the AP says no more free content. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Show Summary: creationists win a battle over textbooks in Texas; how is the internet affecting our brains?; an argument in favor of yellow journalism. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The Obama Administration hard-sells its economic policy and a journalist blogs the stimulus bill. Plus the war on "War on.." and the coming digitization of all the world's books. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The AIG outrage-off, thousands of doctors are organizing to keep patients from writing online reviews and reputation protection on the web. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Two political media memes, one from the right and one from the left; a newspaper that's actually thriving; and do security threats online mean we need a whole new internet? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The future of conservatism (as told by conservatives), NPR's new boss, two finical reporters get two different stories from their sources, and an enduring American archetype: The Confidence Man. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The Pentagon reverses an 18 year old ban on photographing the war dead, new developments in a case that could decide the future legality of leaks, and the anniversary of one of the first major food scares of American history. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Analog TV starts its slow fadeout and Comcast is as strong as ever. Also, can the newspaper industry come up with a new online business? If not, does it matter if newspapers die? On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

The Obama Administration's not so new position on the State Secrets Privilege; criticism of NBC's new To Catch a Predator style reality show; how reporters misunderstand religion On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].

Show Summary: It's official - the NSA was eavesdropping on journalists; plus ads that watch you back. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].