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Listening Post is Al Jazeera English's weekly media review show. It casts a critical eye over not just what gets reported, but how it's reported...
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    #1 - The Snowden saga: Spies, secrets and security

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

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    #2 - Egypt: Journalism under siege?

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

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    #3 - South Sudan and the media of conflict

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    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 - Turkey: The media sub-plot

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

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    #5 - Russia's media Olympics

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    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 - Egypt's media war

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

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    #7 - Turkey's media pressure points

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

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    #8 - Venezuela's media wrangle

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    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 - Upheaval in Ukraine: The media angles

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

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    #10 - Erdogan: Control, conflict, conglomerates

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    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 changing face of news

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    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 Cold War narrative

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    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 - Turkey vs Twitter

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    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 state of Egypt's news media

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    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 - Indian media: Choosing sides?

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    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 - Algeria's election: A fait accompli?

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

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    #17 - Pakistan: Journalism under fire

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    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 challenge of reporting on Boko Haram

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

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    #19 - Are South Africa's media biased?

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    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 'all-out propaganda war' in Ukraine

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    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 Battle for the World Wide Web

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    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 - Thailand: the military and the media

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

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    #23 - Mapping the media in Sisi's Egypt

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

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    #24 - Resetting the net: Snowden and surveillance

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

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    #25 - ISIL in Iraq: The image of an insurgency

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    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 N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/2014. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Egypt: Journalism under siege?".