Air date: 2016-01-02

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How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

Air date: 2016-01-09

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We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".

Air date: 2016-01-16

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We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.

Air date: 2016-01-23

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What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

Air date: 2016-01-24

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We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.

Air date: 2016-01-30

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We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

Air date: 2016-02-06

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The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

Air date: 2016-02-13

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A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

Air date: 2016-02-20

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We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

Air date: 2016-02-27

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We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

Air date: 2016-03-05

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We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

Air date: 2016-03-12

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We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

Air date: 2016-03-19

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We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

Air date: 2016-03-26

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A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

Air date: 2016-04-02

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We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

Air date: 2016-04-09

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Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

Air date: 2016-04-16

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The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

Air date: 2016-04-23

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Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

Air date: 2016-04-30

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What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

Air date: 2016-05-07

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We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

Air date: 2016-05-14

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Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

Air date: 2016-05-21

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Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

Air date: 2016-05-28

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Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

Air date: 2016-06-04

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Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

Air date: 2016-06-11

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As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

Air date: 2016-06-18

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We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.

Air date: 2016-06-25

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After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.

Air date: 2016-07-02

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Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.

Air date: 2016-08-06

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A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.

Air date: 2016-08-13

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Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.

Air date: 2016-08-20

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What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.

Air date: 2016-08-27

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Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.

Air date: 2016-09-03

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What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.

Air date: 2016-09-10

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A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.

Air date: 2016-09-17

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We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.

Air date: 2016-09-24

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Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.

Air date: 2016-10-01

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Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.

Air date: 2016-10-08

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Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.

Air date: 2016-10-15

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Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?

Air date: 2016-10-22

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As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.

Air date: 2016-10-29

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We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.

Air date: 2016-11-05

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The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.

Air date: 2016-11-12

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Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.

Air date: 2016-11-19

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How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

Air date: 2016-11-26

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Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

Air date: 2016-12-03

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We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

Air date: 2016-12-10

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Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

Air date: 2016-12-17

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A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.