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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 1 - The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security
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    #1 - The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security

    S9:E1

    A look back at the biggest media story of 2013 - Edward Snowden and the NSA surveillance programme.

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  2. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 2 - Egypt: Journalism under siege?
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    #2 - Egypt: Journalism under siege?

    S9:E2

    Listening Post examines how covering the Muslim Brotherhood has become a minefield for the media.

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  3. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 3 - South Sudan and the media of conflict
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    #3 - South Sudan and the media of conflict

    S9:E3

    When fighting broke out a month ago in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, the story was framed as just another tribal power struggle coming out of Africa. A more precise analysis is that the conflict is really political in nature - a fallout between the president and the vice president, with some ethnic elements fighting it out on the ground. Those who are critical of the media say that, when it comes to Africa, all too often international news outlets resort to the same formula - reducing just about any conflict to the tribal level, which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. Is there a hierarchy of knowledge in reporting about Africa, with more authority given to international journalists?

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  4. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 4 - Turkey: The media sub-plot
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    #4 - Turkey: The media sub-plot

    S9:E4

    We examine how news outlets have become part of the story in the recent scandal involving Erdogan's government.

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  5. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 5 - Russia's media Olympics
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    #5 - Russia's media Olympics

    S9:E5

    Ahead of Sochi's Olympics, we ask how the Kremlin will handle the news coverage that comes with hosting the games.

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  6. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 6 - Egypt's media war
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    #6 - Egypt's media war

    S9:E6

    As journalists face arrest, we ask why the media is seen as being either with the army or with the Muslim Brotherhood.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 7 - Turkey's media pressure points
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    #7 - Turkey's media pressure points

    S9:E7

    Amid accusations of censorship, is government pressure creating a climate of intimidation for media in the country?

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  8. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 8 - Venezuela's media wrangle
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    #8 - Venezuela's media wrangle

    S9:E8

    The government and the opposition are fighting it out to make sure it is their version of events that gets reported.

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  9. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 9 - Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles
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    #9 - Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles

    S9:E9

    We examine how the unfolding crisis has led to key media moments in a country with questionable press freedoms.

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  10. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 10 - Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates
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    #10 - Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates

    S9:E10

    In a special edition, we unpack the Turkish prime minister's relationship with the media landscape in which he operates.

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  11. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 11 - The changing face of news
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    #11 - The changing face of news

    S9:E11

    In a special episode, we explore how technology influences the way news is gathered and shapes the way it is presented.

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  12. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 12 - The Cold War narrative
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    #12 - The Cold War narrative

    S9:E12

    As Russia redraws the map in Ukraine, the media narrative is once again split between the powers of the East and West.

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  13. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 13 - Turkey vs Twitter
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    #13 - Turkey vs Twitter

    S9:E13

    We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.

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  14. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 14 - The state of Egypt's news media
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    #14 - The state of Egypt's news media

    S9:E14

    Ahead of the country's May election, we examine the failed promise of the Arab Spring and the impact on journalism.

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  15. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 15 - Indian media: Choosing sides?
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    #15 - Indian media: Choosing sides?

    S9:E15

    As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, we examine claims that news outlets are favouring Narendra Modi.

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  16. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 16 - Algeria's election: A fait accompli?
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    #16 - Algeria's election: A fait accompli?

    S9:E16

    For many, even those in the media, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election is a foregone conclusion.

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  17. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 17 - Pakistan: Journalism under fire
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    #17 - Pakistan: Journalism under fire

    S9:E17

    As Hamid Mir recovers after being shot by unknown gunmen, we examine the wider backdrop of media killings in Pakistan.

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  18. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 18 - The challenge of reporting on Boko Haram
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    #18 - The challenge of reporting on Boko Haram

    S9:E18

    Why has the media struggled to tell the story of Nigeria's mass abductions?

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  19. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 19 - Are South Africa's media biased?
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    #19 - Are South Africa's media biased?

    S9:E19

    Print media and the country's state-owned broadcaster have been accused of slanted coverage of the recent elections.

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  20. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 20 - The 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine
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    #20 - The 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine

    S9:E20

    We analyse coverage of the Ukraine conflict, which has often been marred by a lack of nuance, context and subtlety.

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  21. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 21 - The Battle for the World Wide Web
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    #21 - The Battle for the World Wide Web

    S9:E21

    A controversial new set of rules to govern the use of broadband and the Internet has the cyber world blowing a fuse.

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  22. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 22 - Thailand: the military and the media
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    #22 - Thailand: the military and the media

    S9:E22

    The Kingdom and its media are placed under military control; plus heads roll at Spain's three top dailies.

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  23. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 23 - Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt
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    #23 - Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt

    S9:E23

    Whatever side of the political divide Egyptians find themselves, the media is the one who seems to have suffered.

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  24. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 24 - Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance
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    #24 - Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance

    S9:E24

    One year after Edward Snowden exposed the spying at the NSA, can the internet be re-set?

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  25. The Listening Post Season 9 Episode 25 - ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency
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    #25 - ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency

    S9:E25

    ISIL is gaining on the ground but who, if anyone, controls the story?

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security" is the worst rated episode of "The Listening Post". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Egypt: Journalism under siege?".