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China Vision (On The Media: Friday, 02 January 2009)
| Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:15
How the world sees China, and how China thinks it is seen by the world may make all the difference as time marches on. The West cannot afford to hold on to kung fu, Confucius, and chopsticks as our big ideas about China. Modern art, fashion, and the young urban elite have a new story to tell; if anyone’s listening. Plus, Brooke talks with the author of “Wolf Totem,” a best-selling novel and Chinese conversation piece about resisting and revering Mongolian wolves during the Cultural Revolution.
Journalism With Chinese Characteristics (On The Media: Friday, 02 January 2009)
| Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:53
There is real investigative reporting in China, it’s just not done under a free press flag. Instead, practitioners mind an unstated set of rules, keeping themselves safe by employing tactics like using excessive jargon and exploiting government rivalries. It's an evolving dance requiring ingenuity, subtlety, courage and a willingness to be fired every day. Plus, a conversation with the former host of ‘At Night You’re Not Lonely,’ a call-in radio show that dispenses hard-won wisdom to the factory girls of Shenzhen, a city in flux.
Brand China (On The Media: Friday, 02 January 2009)
| Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:15
Last summer, as the Olympics approached, China was making the final preparations for the PR push of the century, pitching brand China to the world. Meanwhile, young urban Chinese were sorting out new identities and advertisers everywhere were revving their engines, preparing to sell to the fastest growing consumer market in the world. OTM visited China last spring and returned with these stories which originally aired in June. On the Media in China was made possible by a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation.
January 2, 2009 (On The Media: Friday, 02 January 2009)
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Show Summary: A rebroadcast of OTM in China: Pre-Olympic preparations to sell China to the world; the art of Chinese journalism; and a talk with the young urban elite.
The Art of Diagnosis (On The Media: Friday, 26 December 2008)
| Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:24
Does very severe PMS constitute a mental disorder? That's one of many questions facing psychiatrists as they work to revise the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM, the definitive compendium of our psychic maladies. Because the DSM influences not just doctors and patients but medical research, insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, advertising and the culture at large, controversy surrounding its new edition abounds. Brooke looks at this powerful book.
Letters (On The Media: Friday, 26 December 2008)
| Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:16
Brooke and Bob read a few of your letters.
A Few Regrets (On The Media: Friday, 26 December 2008)
| Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:15
Craig Silverman, editor of the website (now a book)Regret the Error, joins us every December to catalogue journalism’s most egregious blunders of the past twelve months, some accidental some not. Guess what one newspaper misspelled on its front page.
Porn's Fine Lines (On The Media: Friday, 26 December 2008)
| Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:10
If no children were harmed in the making, is it still kiddie porn? Cartoon defender Charles Brownstein says it's a danger to artistic freedom to criminalize lines on paper, but child-safety advocate Mary Leary says allowing explicit drawings of children presents a threat to the safety of real-life kids.
War Crimes (On The Media: Friday, 26 December 2008)
| Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:01
In just the last two years over 6,800 people have been killed. 24 journalists have been murdered and 7 have vanished. This isn’t Iraq, but Mexico’s war on drugs - and the scale and severity of the violence is escalating. Vicente Calderon is a longtime Tijuana journalist and Amy Isackson is a longtime San Diego reporter, they’re collaborating on an ongoing series that seeks to bring home the war happening in our backyard.
Death of a Source (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:53
W. Mark Felt, Deep Throat of Watergate fame, died this week at the age of 95. Brooke remembers a champion of transparency who, in reality, wasn’t.
Orwell and the English Language (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:50
Best known for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell's mastery of clear language is nowhere more evident than in his essays. New Yorker staff writer George Packer, who has compiled some of these shorter works into two volumes, says Orwell's voice was irascible and witty and, above all, direct. Hear more of Brooke's conversation with George Packer
Beg Your Pardon? (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:39
It’s that time of year again, the season of the presidential pardon. Much used and little understood it’s the one truly discretionary power of the president. Pardon historian P.S. Ruckman explains why the get-out-of-jail-free card is a constant subject of fascination and frustration for the public and the press.
At Obama's Podium (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:23
Robert Gibbs, tapped by President-elect Obama as the new press secretary, will guide the administration's relationship with the media. But New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich says Gibbs' combative style may be a surprise to those expecting the transparency and openness promised during the election.
The Language Legacy (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:12
The Bush Administration leaves office in a month, but will its linguistic oeuvre remain? From the "Clean Skies Inititive" to "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques," Bushies paid close attention to the power of words. Republican wordsmith Frank Luntz, however, doesn't expect the terms to stick.
I'll Shoe You (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:59
Throughout this week’s flying shoe coverage, the comedic details of the debacle dominated headlines. But humor couldn’t dominate the essential moral. Bob ruminates on what the hurling of the footwear revealed about the extent of Iraqi discontent and of President Bush’s denial of the same.
A Number of Challenges (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
| Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:35
Journalists and audiences are struggling to comprehend the many numbers in the news these days. How much is $14 billion, or $50 billion, or $700 billion, besides well...a lot? And how can reporters help people understand these figures? Journalist and co-author of The Numbers Game, Michael Blastland says context is everything.
December 19, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 19 December 2008)
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Show Summary: Comprehending all the numbers in the news; The Obama Administration and the media; the essays of George Orwell.
On The Media: Japan's Most Exclusive Clubs (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
To be a reporter in Japan is to navigate the unique and often troubling system of Press Clubs - known there as Kisha Clubs. With thousands of them attached to everything from government agencies to corporations, many argue the Kisha Clubs foster a dangerously close bond between reporters and those they cover. OTM producer Mark Phillips reports from Tokyo.
On The Media: Getting Paid For It (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
Journalists know so much about what they cover that they're often experts. Dan Abrams, former General Manager of MSNBC, is launching Abrams Research which seeks to hook up eligible journos with paid consulting gigs. Bob asks Abrams about the ethical issues that arise when capitalizing on journalistic expertise.
On The Media: The Flog of War (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
Not once, but twice in the last year, New York Times reporter David Barstow has written extensive front page stories about the conflicts of interest afflicting military experts paid to appear on television news. Charles Kaiser of the Columbia Journalism Review explains why despite this reporting, the use of military experts remains unchanged, a true SNAFU.
On The Media: Dying to Be Seen (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
On Wednesday night, Sky TV's Real Lives channel in Great Britain aired a documentary that showed the final moments of Craig Ewert, a terminally ill man who committed suicide with the assistance of a doctor. Was it a ratings ploy or an important milestone for those who wish to die with dignity? The question has divided Britons and even forced a response by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
On The Media: The Stories They Carried (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
The Federal Writers' Project put thousands of people to work including Zora Neale Hurston, Stetson Kennedy, and John Steinbeck. They recorded oral histories, folkways, music and wrote everything from state guides to children's books. Jerrold Hirsch, author of Portrait of America describes the legacy of "introducing America to Americans," and how the program upended the American story.
On The Media: Writers On the Rolls (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
| Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:40
Economic misery has spread to journalism and newspeople everywhere are being laid-off. But The New Republic's Mark Pinsky has found hope for reporters in a previous economic downturn. He advocates a resurrection and re-imagining of the Work Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project.
On The Media: December 12, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 12 December 2008)
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