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Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin: Listening Post, Real-Time Data Responsive Environment 2001
Listening Post is an art installation that culls text fragments in real time from thousands of unrestricted Internet chat rooms, bulletin boards and other public forums. The texts are read (or sung) by a voice synthesizer, and simultaneously displayed across a suspended grid of more than two hundred small electronic screens. Listening Post cycles through a series of six movements, each a different arrangement of visual, aural, and musical elements, each with it's own data processing logic. Dissociating the communication from its conventional on-screen presence, Listening Post is a visual and sonic response to the content, magnitude, and immediacy of virtual communication. More info:www.earstudio.com
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 - 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 by Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin
Listening Post is a dynamic portrait of online communication, displaying uncensored fragments of text, sampled in real-time, from public internet chatrooms and bulletin boards. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Artists Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin have divided their work into seven separate scenes akin to movements in a symphony. Each scene has its own internal logic, sifting, filtering and ordering the text fragments in different ways. By pulling text quotes from thousands of unwitting contributors' postings, Listening Post allows you to experience an extraordinary snapshot of the internet and gain a great sense of the humanity behind the data. The artwork is world renowned as a masterpiece of electronic and contemporary art and a monument to the ways we find to connect with each other and express our identities online. Listening Post is currently on display in the Science Museum Arts Projects gallery on the first floor. Listening Post has been presented to the Science Museum by The Art Fund. www.artfund.org Ben Rubin is a sound designer and multimedia artist and Mark Hansen is an artist and statistician. They have been collaborating since 1999 and have received critical acclaim for Listening Post, including the Ars Electronica Austrian Broadcasting Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica prize for interactive art in 2004. Artists websites: Ben Rubin www.earstudio.com Mark Hansen www.stat.ucla.edu
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 - 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 - The shootout, the US agent and the media
In late January, Raymond Davis, an American working in Pakistan, allegedly shot and killed two men who he claimed were trying to rob him. Soon after the shooting it emerged in the Pakistani media that Davis was a CIA operative, but that information did not surface in the US media until weeks later. That is because - at the behest of the US government - many media outlets there withheld that information. It was not until the UK's Guardian newspaper reported that Davis worked for the CIA that the US media began acknowledging it. This week Listening Post not only looks at the coverage of this story but the journalistic ethics involved because what for one nation's media is a matter of national security, is a breaking news story in another.
The Listening Post - The 'hearts and minds' of Operation Moshtarak - Part 1
Operation Moshtarak was more than a military offensive. It marked a significant change in the way Nato and its allies deal with the media and handle their public relations. The Listening Post goes back to the Afghanistan war story and shows the change in the way it is being told - to the Afghans affected and news audiences around the world. Plus, Iceland's bid to bring together some of the most progressive media laws from around the world to create one holistic law that will position the north Atlantic country at the forefront of the battle to protect journalists, whistle blowers and their sources from legal action.
The Listening Post - Pakistan's aid shortfall
Did you donate any money to Haiti after the earthquake? Have you donated money to Pakistan to help victims of the floods there? A lot of people can answer yes to the first question, but not so many to the second. What was it about these floods that stopped people dipping into their pockets? We have seen wide shots of saturated fields, families trapped on crudely fashioned lifeboats, villagers left homeless, starving and without clean drinking water. But even with all this we have not been nearly as charitable as we were after the earthquake in Haiti. On The Listening Post this week, we ask: What is about the images of this disaster that fail to evoke the same compassion that others have done? Was it the way the media told the story or are there more complex, perhaps darker reasons behind it?
The Listening Post - A royal engagement
On this episode we look at how a royal engagement in Britain made headlines from New York to Bangkok and ask why this story captivated a global audience?
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.
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.
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.
Listening Post - Citizen journalism - 01 August 08 Part 1
This week, we have put together a special broadcast focusing on what's possibly one of the most debated news trends and one of the most well-known, citizen journalism. Critics call it journalism on the cheap, unskilled hacks putting out stories that are heavy on opinion and light on fact. According to those championing amateur reporters, it is a way to keep mainstream media honest and in some cases, it's just about the only way to get a story out.
The Listening Post - US media double standard
This week on the Listening Post's radar: the tweet that ended the 20-year career of a CNN journalist and a Russian social networking site that is not for the masses but strictly for those of class.
The Listening Post - The military and the media
For as long as there have been movies, the US government has collaborated with filmmakers to ensure that their view of the world was shared with audiences around the world. From Hollywood shoot-em-ups to Pentagon spin doctors, The Listening Post takes a look at the relationship between the military and the media.
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.
Listening Post - Egyptian media: In its new rulers' grip?
Clashes in Cairo and once again the media's reporting becomes an issue. Also, the media narrative in post-war Sri Lanka.
The Listening Post - Ahmadinejad's media blitz
On The Listening Post this week we look at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's media blitz in New York: there were interviews, press conferences and photo-ops but back in Iran the media remain tight lipped and under pressure. We also explore the challenges of reporting in Japan in an interview with Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who has made Tokyo his turf for the past 20 years.
The Listening Post - WikiLeaks and the media
On this week's show: A look at the commotion caused by the latest WikiLeaks leak and how this leak differs from the rest. Plus, will Rupert Murdoch's decision to charge for Times online content pay off?
The Listening Post - The ongoing WikiLeaks saga
The truth is out there, but what does it all mean? On this episode of The Listening Post, we turn our attention to figures involved in the WikiLeaks Afghan war logs and the debate over what the US government should do about it. Plus, we take a look at the dark side of online video gaming.
The Listening Post - Italian media / Egyptian blogosphere
Silvio Berlusconi, Rupert Murdoch and the media in Italy and an extended interview with renowned blogger Wael Abbas on the Egyptian blogosphere
The Listening Post - Yemen news coverage
Media coverage of Macau ten years since the handover of Macau to China.
Listening Post - The Palestine Paper fallout
On this episode of Listening Post: The massive leak of documents from the Middle East peace process and the media fallout from that story. Plus, the David and Goliath tale of corporate America versus documentary filmmakers.
The Listening Post - Roxana Saberi - 15 May 09 - Part 1
The US media is celebrating the release of jailed American journalist, Roxana Saberi, by an Iranian court this week, but The Listening Post asks why they do not campaign for the release of journalists held by the US.
Listening Post - 'Occupy Wall street: A media blackout?
On the Listening Post this week: Protestors take on Wall Street and battle to get themselves heard in the media. And the political puppet shows that take on the powers that be.
Listening Post - Why the revolution was not televised in the West
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter got the story of the Tunisian uprising out, with pictures of the protests spreading like wildfire across the Arab world and binding audiences to the ever changing story. Western news outlets on the other hand, at least initially, failed to give the story the coverage it deserved. On this episode of Listening Post, we look at the role media - new and old - played in the Tunisian revolution.
The Listening Post - Dubai Hamas murder mystery
On the Listening Post's radar this week: closed circuit cameras in Dubai blow the cover off what was meant to be a clandestine political assassination. And we present our second report from Kenya on the media and its problems with corruption, both outside and inside.
Listening Post - Media hype over Patraeus - 14 Sep 07 - Pt 2
The Listening Post examines how the general's assessment of Iraq was media-managed.
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 - 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 - 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 - Sri Lankan media as elections loom
On our show this week, we look at reporting in Sri Lanka as the country nears a presidential election and reporting on Eritrea from outside.
Listening Post - The Tunisian effect
Coverage of the revolution in Tunisia was lapped up by Arab audiences and in Yemen, Algeria and Egypt demonstrators took to the streets. State-controlled media tried desperately to spin the coverage of the unrest, but no amount of spinning could hide the reality of the events in Egypt. On this episode of Listening Post, we look at how the events in Tunisia have had a knock-on effect that has rocked the Arab world.
The Listening Post - 'The war you don't see'
On the show this week we interview renowned filmmaker and journalist, John Pilger about his new film, The War You Don't See, Iran and Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. We then turn our attention to the chequered transcripts coming from an Arabic-language translation service in the US.
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 - BP's public relations headache
This week on the show: A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico equals a massive PR headache for BP and the ethical dilemma faced by news organisations when their journalists are kidnapped - to report or not to report?
Listening Post - Egypt's elections: A new era for the media?
On the Listening Post this week: Egypt's first post-Mubarak elections - and the beginning of a new era for the media? Also, tightening its grip: China's new media campaign.
The Listening Post - Media battle in Thailand and Kyrgyzstan
On the Listening Post this week: TV wars in Thailand as the political turmoil gets worse. And in Kyrgyzstan, a government is toppled and the opposition zeroes in on state television.
Listening Post - Rupert Murdoch's Watergate
On the show this week: Rupert Murdoch's Watergate - the phone hacking scandal, the extent of the crime and the implications for News Corp. Also, debating the role of whistle blowers in society.
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?
Afghanistan's propaganda war
On the Listening Post this week: America's losing battle for hearts and minds in Afghanistan. Plus, the media stand off between the press and the President in Ecuador.
The Listening Post - The Iraqi elections
Plus, the proposal for a new Journalists Protection Law and the controversial google case.
Listening Post - Feature: News channel or propaganda tool?
Listening Post looks at a news channel that seems more interested in reviving the Cold War than reporting what is really happening in Russia, today.
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.
Listening Post - Egypt: Revolution revisited
Egypt's ongoing revolution has widened the gulf between state and private media. Plus, a Chilean TV drama brings back memories of the Pinochet era.
Listening Post - Arab revolutions and the media
From Mohamed Bouazizi to Gaddafi's death - a recap of the Arab revolutions' key media moments.
The Listening Post - The Vatican vs. the global media
This week, The Listening Post follows the media's trial of the Catholic Church and its role in uncovering one of the biggest scandals to hit the Vatican in years. Plus, the double bombing on the Moscow metro on March 29 was the worst attack to hit Moscow in five years, but for up to two hours after the explosions, Russia's three main TV channels hardly broke into their daytime programming of dance and cookery shows. The Listening Post asks if this is a sign of how much control is exerted over TV news in Russia and how sensitive the issue of terrorism is for the Kremlin.
The Listening post - Arab satellite law in the US
On the Listening Post this week, the politics of satellite TV news being fought from Washington to Cairo and Ireland has a new blasphemy law that is being challenged, online.
Listening Post - The dangers of reporting the 'war on terror'
We look at Obama's role in the continued imprisonment of a Yemeni journalist, the relationship between Yemen and the US and the issues behind it.
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