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On the Media

Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone
On the Media, hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield, decodes what we hear, read, and see in the media every day, and arms us with critical tools necessary to survive the information age.

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Recent items from the On the Media podcast
May 25, 2012 -

On the Media explores the world of television, including how the industry is coping with changing consumer habits, the future of the communal viewing experience, and television on the web.

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May 18, 2012 -

Why we are spending less time on the phone, a new Libyan law that makes it a crime to glorify the Gaddafi regime, and a Liberian journalist who dares to tell the stories that her community doesn't want told.

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May 11, 2012 -

The low-key Republican response to Obama's historic statement, the false statistic about grown kids moving back in with their parents, and the AP holds back from reporting a story at the request of the government.

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May 04, 2012 -

The White House's attempt to distract us from bad economic news, a new FCC disclosure rule that may be meaningless, and a fight over broadcast frequencies in the Middle East.

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Apr 27, 2012 -

Debating Kony 2012's impact, teaching journalists safety in combat zones, fact checking gossip, and an formula to predict celebrity breakups.

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Apr 20, 2012 -

On the Media's annual look at the publishing industry, including fears of Amazon becoming a monopoly and the little publishing house standing up to it, a Pulitzer snub for fiction, and the problem of knock-off books.

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Apr 13, 2012 -

The trickiness of reporting on North Korea, the beginning of the political scandal season, and the media myth of failing schools.

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Apr 06, 2012 -

Misconceptions about the link between gas prices and the presidency, President Obama criticizes the media for false balance, and the anniversary of the first cell phone call.

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Mar 30, 2012 -

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Mar 23, 2012 -

Trayvon Martin, a man who divorced Google, and social networking from beyond the grave.

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Mar 16, 2012 -

Assessing the viral Kony 2012 campaign, new legislation in Mexico that makes attacks on journalists a federal offense, and using graphic imagery to discourage smoking.

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