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PLAYLIST Richard Gizbert Introduction
Richard Gizbert introduces AlJazeera's new show PLAYLIST - a celebration of musical fusion around the world.
The Listening Post - Maziar Bahari
Richard Gizbert talks to the Iranian-Canadian journalist who spent 118 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison.
The Listening Post - Spotlight on Azerbaijan-15 Feb 08-Pt 1
In this week's The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert puts Azerbaijan under the spotlight. Freedom of the press in the former Soviet republic has not moved on since pre-perestroika days. And with presidential elections on the horizon the government is cracking down further on journalists who refuse to tow the party line.
Listening Post - US election media frenzy - 25 Jan 08 - Pt 1
This week The Listening Post Richard Gizbert looks at the media frenzy around the US presidential election campaign and why there¹s only one dish on the news menu for American viewers. Slick graphics, almost nightly debates and a barrage of polls are pushing other stories off the agenda. What impact has that had on global stories that would normally be covered -- datelines like Baghdad, Gaza and Tehran.
The Listening Post - Super Tuesday - 08 FEB 08 Pt.1
This week on The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert looks at the integral role the US media played in the biggest Tuesday in the history of US primaries. Dubbed alternately Super Duper or Tsunami Tuesday, this year more voters in more states were bombarded with more coverage and more adverts than ever before. The race for the Democratic nomination has been portrayed as the tightest in living memory and the media has played a significant role in highlighting the differences and antagonisms between the Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama candidacies.
Listening Post - US election media frenzy - 25 Jan 08 - Pt 2
This week The Listening Post Richard Gizbert looks at the media frenzy around the US presidential election campaign and why there¹s only one dish on the news menu for American viewers. Slick graphics, almost nightly debates and a barrage of polls are pushing other stories off the agenda. What impact has that had on global stories that would normally be covered -- datelines such as Baghdad, Gaza and Tehran.
The Listening Post - Super Tuesday - 08 FEB 08 Pt.2
This week on The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert looks at the integral role the US media played in the biggest Tuesday in the history of US primaries. Dubbed alternately Super Duper or Tsunami Tuesday, this year more voters in more states were bombarded with more coverage and more adverts than ever before. The race for the Democratic nomination has been portrayed as the tightest in living memory and the media has played a significant role in highlighting the differences and antagonisms between the Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama candidacies. On the Republican side the media has seen even more negativity as the divisive figure of John McCain emerges as the frontrunner.
Listening Post - 27 Apr 07 - Part 1
Richard Gizbert asks whether NBC was right to air the Virginia Tech killer's video message and John McCain gets into trouble when his controversial version of a Beach Boys hit surfaces on youtube.
The Listening Post -Finnish school shooting-16 Nov 07-Part 1
In this week's Listening Post, Richard Gizbert looks at the media reaction to Finland's high school shooting and the limits of reporting the war in Iraq through embedded journalists.
Listening Post - Pakistan's media - 09 Nov 07 - Part 1
On The Listening Post this week, Richard Gizbert finds out just how Pakistan's national media is hitting back against the state of emergency imposed by Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president. And how is the global media covering the latest casualty figures in Iraq? And we show you America's top TV comic taking on America's top TV interviewer -- it makes for a bit of uncomfortable TV!
The Listening Post-Finnish school shooting-16 Nov 07-Part 2
In this week's The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert looks at the media reaction to Finland's high school shooting and the limits of reporting the war in Iraq through embedded journalists.
The Listening Post - Basra handover - 21 Dec 07 - Pt 1
This week on the Listening Post, Richard Gizbert analyses just what the coverage of the Basra pullout tells us about the evolution of the media's attitude towards the war in Iraq. Also in this show, we explore the ethics of airing hostage videos on television. Different crises around the world have increasingly involved the taking of hostages and broadcasters are ever more faced with the dilemma of when to put a hostage video on air and when not to.
Listening Post - Pakistan's media - 09 Nov 07 - Part 2
On The Listening Post this week, Richard Gizbert finds out just how Pakistan's national media is hitting back against the state of emergency imposed by Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president. And how is the global media covering the latest casualty figures in Iraq? And we show you America's top TV comic taking on America's top TV interviewer -- it makes for a bit of uncomfortable TV!
The Listening Post - Spotlight on Azerbaijan-15 Feb 08-Pt 2
In this week's The Listening Post, Richard Gizbert puts Azerbaijan under the spotlight. Freedom of the press in the former Soviet republic has not moved on since pre-perestroika days. And with presidential elections on the horizon the government is cracking down further on journalists who refuse to tow the party line.
The Listening Post - Basra handover - 20 Dec 07 - Pt 2
This week on the Listening Post, Richard Gizbert analyses just what the coverage of the Basra pullout tells us about the evolution of the media's attitude towards the war in Iraq. Also in this show, we explore the ethics of airing hostage videos on television. Different crises around the world have increasingly involved the taking of hostages and broadcasters are ever more faced with the dilemma of when to put a hostage video on air and when not to.
Listening Post - 20 Apr 07 - Part 1
Richard Gizbert looks at the controversy in the US over the comments made by Don Imus, the French election candidates online campaigns and images from Google Earth that are designed to save lives in Darfur.
Listening Post - 27 Apr 07 - Part 2
Richard Gizbert asks whether NBC was right to air the Virginia Tech killer's video message and John McCain gets into trouble when his controversial version of a Beach Boys hit surfaces on youtube.
Listening Post - 20 Apr 07 - Part 2
Richard Gizbert looks at the controversy in the US over the comments made by Don Imus, the French election candidates online campaigns and images from Google Earth that are designed to save lives in Darfur.
The Listening Post - Kenya's election - 11 Jan 08 - Pt 1
In this week's Listening Post, Richard Gizbert takes a look at how the media, both Kenyan and international, have covered the first global story of the year - Kenya's election turmoil. In this episode, we also track the explosion of news channels in India.
Listening Post - Iranian media and elections -14 Mar 08 Pt.1
Richard Gizbert focuses on the media coverage of Iran's parliamentary elections.
The Listening Post - South of the Border
This week, we bring you a special edition of the Listening Post. Richard Gizbert sits down with Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone to talk about his new film 'South of the Border' and the surprising role that media, both Latin American and North American play in shaping and reflecting the narrative of South America's political history.
Listening Post - Iranian media and elections -14 Mar 08 Pt.2
Richard Gizbert focuses on the media coverage of Iran's parliamentary elections.
The Listening Post - Kenya's election - 11 Jan 08 - Pt 2
In this week's Listening Post, Richard Gizbert takes a look at how the media, both Kenyan and international, have covered the first global story of the year - Kenya's election turmoil. In this episode, we also track the explosion of news channels in India.
Listening Post - Ali Ferzat: Breaking the barrier of fear
The Syrian cartoonist paid the price of mocking the government with satirical drawings, but he has not given up hope. Listening Post's Richard Gizbert sat down with Ali Ferzat to discuss the power of political satire and the Syrian uprising.
psiphon on the Listening Post
Richard Gizbert discusses psiphon on the Listening Post program, complete with interviews with the psiphon developement team and Dr. Deibert
MIR: Al Jazeera on Israel's 60th Anniversary
Al Jazeera's program, "The Listening Post," examines the media coverage during Israel's 60th anniversary. From Israeli media to Arab media and beyond, the world viewed Israel's anniversary from multiple lenses. But which networks focused on the Palestinian Nakba or Catastrophe? Richard Gizbert from "The Listening Post" has these answers.
Listening Post - Middle East Envoy - 06 Jul 07 - Part 1
Richard Gizbert examines media coverage of Tony Blair's move to become Middle East Envoy. We also look at the growth of news satire on the internet, and Al-Aqsa TV and cartoon character Farfour.
Obama and the media - Part 1
In this special show, The Listening Post's Richard Gizbert talks to three leading American media observers about whether a president heralded as a "great communicator" has succeeded or failed in his first year in the White House. 20 Jan 10
Peace song - Peace Salam Shalom. سلام PEACE שלום by Behleem
سلام PEACE שלום Peace song by Muhammad Iqbal Behleem Join me on facebook www.facebook.com www.behleem.com Song Peace Salam Shalom Made in Maui, Hawaii Directed and Produced by MI Behleem. I am a singer and musician devoted to the promotion of Peace through Music. I believe that music has the power to promote conflict transformation by enhancing nonviolence, creativity, and empathy. I want to work together with artists from around the world, for Love & Peace. I believe music can transcend all barriers, and that it is a wonderful means to express the powerful and dynamic love for life we all feel within ourselves. It is based on this passionate feeling that I love my family, my town Karachi, and its people. That I love my wonderful country, Pakistan, and that I love the world and its six billion inhabitants, without any kind of discrimination based on gender, age, class, nationality, cultural, religious or spiritual background. I also try to express love and respect for nature, rocks, plants, flowers and animals, through my music. I feel very fortunate to be able to express my passion for music and peace as an audio producer, composer, songwriter, singer, computer musician and sound engineer. My mission is to place my musical talents at the service of humanity, lending a helping hand to those suffering from injustice, with the goal of empowering them with hope and energy. I want to use the universal language of music to communicate the beauty of humanity and promote ...
Obama and the media - Part 2
In this special show, The Listening Post's Richard Gizbert talks to three leading American media observers about whether a president heralded as a "great communicator" has succeeded or failed in his first year in the White House.
Journalists banned from entering Gaza
As everybody knows now, during the 22 day of war on Gaza, international journalists were banned from entering Gaza. This left Aljazeera English Channel as the only English broadcasting channel with correspondents in Gaza. This report was part of the "Listening Post" program with Richard Gizbert, February 1, 2009.
The News Corp. hacking saga
As the phone hacking investigation that ripped through UK politics and media moves to the US, what next for Murdoch media, and how will the story develop in 2012?
The Listening Post - Media spin on the Iraqi elections
This week, we pick up from where we left off in our last broadcast and analyze the media spin on the Iraqi elections this time from the American side. Also, we go underground on the World Wide Web to understand what makes whistle-blower's website Wikileaks tick.
Super PACs: A new media weapon
This week: A new media weapon comes into play in the US election campaigns. How will Super PACs impact US politics? And online animators with a political punch.
Murder in Tehran
The murder of an Iranian scientist and the blame game in the coverage that followed. And a closer look at Russia Today - news channel or a Kremlin propaganda tool?
The Listening Post - Missing the mark on Wikileaks?
There has been another deluge of information released on Wikileaks - this time about the war in Iraq. But many of the resulting stories have focused on Julian Assange's character as much as on the contents of the leaked documents. Has the media missed the mark or has the Wikileaks front man become a liability for the organisation? The Listening Post this week looks at how the media has become more interested in the life of one man than the deaths of 109000 Iraqis.
Listening Post - Middle East Envoy - 06 Jul 07 - Part 2
Richard Gizbert examines media coverage of Tony Blair's move to become Middle East Envoy. We also look at the growth of news satire on the internet, and Al-Aqsa TV and cartoon character Farfour.
The media enigma of Boko Haram
Journalists struggle to make contact with the group and more than often simply have to wait to be approached. What is Boko Haram's media strategy and its role in the battle for Nigeria's hearts and minds?
Release of Lockerbie bomber - Aug28 09 - Part 1
On the Listening Post this week, the world's media reacts to the release of the 'Lockerbie bomber', and Rush Limbaugh, the US radio broadcaster influencing the Republican Party. We start our show this week with the media circus surrounding the release of the 'Lockerbie bomber'.
The Listening Post - A tale of two elections
On this episode of The Listening Post: A media clampdown in Myanmar and a defeat for big media in Brazil.
The Listening Post - Reporting the Afghan war
This week on The Listening Post - reporting the Afghan war: Time magazine's shocking cover story walks the thin line between editorial and editorialising. And we lay out the pros and the cons of embedded journalism coming to us from the battlefields of Afghanistan.
The Listening Post - Thais turn to new media
Bangkok has become a very difficult place to cover for both local and international journalists and the Thai people have become deeply suspicious of that coverage. They have called it biased and are turning more and more to new media to find out what is really happening in their country. We go back to Thailand this week to see what the conditions are like for journalists there and who the main players in new media sphere are.
The Listening Post - The Midterms media players
On this episode of The Listening Post we analyse the media players in the US Midterm elections - old and new, mainstream and alternative, news and non-news. Plus our interview with Julian Assange, the Wikileaks editor-in-chief.
The Listening Post - General McChrystal: Taken down by the media
On The Listening Post this week: How a profile in Rolling Stone magazine brings down the US' top commander in Afghanistan and the stories of three journalists on the run from their countries.
The Listening Post - The media and the 'Ground Zero mosque' story
Plans to build an Islamic community centre near the site where the World Trade Centre used to stand in New York have triggered a heated, often irrational and frequently inaccurate debate in the US. On this episode of The Listening Post we look at how some news outlets got their hands dirty with this story.
The Listening post - Bin Laden tapes
This week on the Listening Post: the debates and the ethics of airing material from Osama bin Laden. Also, we revisit the site of the brutal massacre of journalists in the Philippines.
The Listening Post - Peering into North Korea
On The Listening Post this week we look at the photo that spoke a thousand words about the power dynamics in North Korea, and we returned to Zimbabwe to see what conditions are like there for local journalists nearly two years into the power-sharing agreement.
Syria's media blackout
On the Listening Post this week: It has been 10 months since the Arab uprisings spread to Syria but reporting the story is near impossible. Plus, how will political change in Guatemala impact press freedom?
The Listening Post - The Gaza flotilla video wars
In this week's episode of The Listening Post, we take a look at the on air video wars following the Gaza flotilla attack and we dip into our archive to give you an excerpt from one of our favourite interviews: Wael Abbas on the Egyptian blogosphere.
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