2015

1. Media trends to watch in 2015

2015-01-03

The Listening Post offers its predictions for media and journalism in the year to come.

2. The reaction to the Charlie Hebdo attack

2015-01-10

Debating free speech in the wake of Charlie Hebdo; plus, the relevance of impartiality and objectivity in journalism.

3. The return of Charlie Hebdo

2015-01-17

The controversial magazine continues to make headlines; plus, the screwball comedy that turned into political standoff.

4. Reporting the Baga massacre

2015-01-24

How has the media covered the latest Boko Haram attack? Plus, the Charlie Hebdo story through the eyes of cartoonists.

5. Greece: Syriza, austerity and the media

2015-01-31

Will the new Greek government dismantle the old media networks? Plus, covering the new power structures in Yemen.

6. Syriza and the new economic narrative

2015-02-07

Greece's Syriza party challenges the media narrative on austerity. And, the close ties between journalists and NGOs.

7. The Swiss Leaks

2015-02-14

The journalist collaboration behind the biggest leak in banking history; plus, a look at the slow journalism movement.

8. The provocation of ISIL propaganda

2015-02-21

ISIL propaganda and the narrative of inevitable war; plus, fonts and typefaces, the loaded letters of the news business.

9. The death that divided Argentina's media

2015-02-28

The contradictory coverage of a suspicious death; plus, the growing politics behind the world's most watched TV show.

10. Israel elections: The media battle

2015-03-07

Netanyahu's allies and enemies in the media; plus, fixers, the local helpers who make international reporting possible.

11. Screening rape: India's debate

2015-03-14

Debating the Delhi rape documentary; plus, a look at the internet trolls on the Kremlin's payroll.

12. UK surveillance under scrutiny

2015-03-21

A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.

13. Nigeria's delayed elections

2015-03-28

The partisan coverage of Nigeria's vote; plus, the 800 million Indians not deemed newsworthy by their country's media.

14. Challenging coverage: The conflict in Yemen

2015-04-04

The Yemen conflict and the geopolitics of the coverage; plus, the resurrection of Greece's state-owned broadcaster.

15. Bangladesh: Politics, religion and the limits of speech

2015-04-11

Politics, religion and freedom of speech in Bangladesh; plus, the ethics of native advertising.

16. Spain's new 'gag law' and the media

2015-04-18

What Spain's 'gag law' means for the media; and a radio station broadcasting from inside a mental hospital in Argentina.

17. South Africa, xenophobia and the media

2015-04-25

The politics and coverage of xenophobia in South Africa; and TV regulation in the UK ahead of a contentious election.

18. Reporting Baltimore

2015-05-02

Race and the media – the debate continues; plus, the politics of reforming Italy's state broadcaster.

19. The perilous life of journalists in Iraq

2015-05-09

Iraqi journalists are stuck between a rock and a hard place; plus, Thailand, where the media march in step.

20. Examining the British election drama

2015-05-16

A media post-mortem into the UK's general election; plus, a wiretapping scandal that has gripped Macedonia's media.

21. Seymour Hersh: Challenging the Bin Laden story

2015-05-23

What the coverage of the Bin Laden story reveals about journalism in the US; plus, Cuba's changing media scene.

22. Mass surveillance under the microscope

2015-05-30

Two years on from the Snowden leaks, the surveillance debate continues; plus, journalism in Japan - Abe's 'medianomics'.

23. Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism

2015-06-06

As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country's media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

24. Beijing's media damage control

2015-06-13

How China managed the message after the Yangtze ferry disaster; plus, a look at the face behind the news, the anchorman.

25. Behind the Sunday Times Snowden saga

2015-06-20

Anonymous official sources go after Edward Snowden in the UK's media; plus, 30 years of covering Cuba from Miami.

26. Azerbaijan and the European Games: Did the PR pay off?

2015-06-27

As the Baku games close, we examine the challenges facing journalists; plus, Angola, Portugal and 'reverse colonialism'.

27. Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story

2015-08-08

We analyse the media coverage of the immigration debate; plus, Cuban bloggers and their quest for freedom of expression.

28. Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal

2015-08-15

Managing the media message after the historic nuclear deal; plus, the problems and perils of reporting on Boko Haram.

29. Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws

2015-08-22

We analyse the consequences of Egypt's new anti-terrorism bill; plus, the risks of reporting on Italy's Mafia.

30. The Pentagon's rules of media engagement

2015-08-29

Journalist or belligerent? What the Pentagon's Law of War manual means for conflict reporting; plus, tweeting the news.

31. Egypt: Journalism on trial

2015-09-05

A Listening Post special on the jailing of three Al Jazeera staff and the verdict's impact on press freedom.

32. Spinning the refugee crisis

2015-09-12

We explore Hungarian TV's decision to not show images of refugee children; plus, Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalists.

33. Inside Turkey's media battleground

2015-09-19

Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey intensifies pressure on the press; Plus, Bosnia's divided media.

34. Disrupting the media with disruptive politics

2015-09-26

The media versus the rise of anti-establishment politics; Plus, Syria's TV dramas soldier on.

35. Mecca and the media

2015-10-03

The battle for legitimacy in the Saudi-Iranian proxy war of words; plus, the deadly trade of journalism in Mexico.

36. Air strikes and media misses

2015-10-10

Battling media narratives in Russian and US bombing campaigns; plus, the conundrum of covering India-Pakistan relations.

37. Turkish media on tenterhooks

2015-10-17

A look at Erdogan's tightening grip on the press; plus, how Canada's oil and gas industry affects the media.

38. Israel-Palestine: The conflict and the coverage

2015-10-24

We analyse the polarising coverage of the clashes in occupied East Jerusalem; plus, the false binaries in the media.

39. Trump and the media: A marriage made in ratings heaven?

2015-10-31

We explore the love-hate relationship between the media and Donald Trump; plus, the future of Canada's CBC television.

40. Turkey's 'free' press

2015-11-07

We examine the state of journalism in Erdogan's Turkey; plus, how to separate fact from fiction when news is breaking.

41. The Russian plane crash and the battle of narratives

2015-11-14

We examine the conflicting media reports of the Russian plane disaster in Egypt; plus, the rise of automated journalism.

42. Double standards in the Paris attacks coverage

2015-11-21

We examine whether there's a double standard for victims of terrorism; plus, fixers: the unsung heroes of journalism.

43. National anthems: beating the drums of war?

2015-11-28

We look at the Paris attacks, national anthems and the use of sports to promote war; plus, the battle over Rustavi 2 TV.

44. High crimes and media misdemeanours

2015-12-05

We look at Turkey's and Russia's battle in the air and over the airwaves; plus, China's anti-corruption drive.

45. San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news

2015-12-12

We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos.

46. Behind the headlines: Was the climate deal a success?

2015-12-19

We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit; plus, the fatal shooting of a black teen by US police.

47. The Murdoch empire strikes back

2015-12-26

We examine Rupert Murdoch's relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria's 'brown-envelope' journalists.