Episode 1
Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'
2016-01-02
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
TV season
2016-01-02
Episode 1
2016-01-02
How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.
Episode 2
2016-01-09
We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".
Episode 3
2016-01-16
We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.
Episode 4
2016-01-23
What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.
Episode 5
2016-01-24
We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.
Episode 6
2016-01-30
We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?
Episode 7
2016-02-06
The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.
Episode 8
2016-02-13
A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.
Episode 9
2016-02-20
We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
Episode 10
2016-02-27
We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.
Episode 11
2016-03-05
We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.
Episode 12
2016-03-12
We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.
Episode 13
2016-03-19
We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.
Episode 14
2016-03-26
A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.
Episode 15
2016-04-02
We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.
Episode 16
2016-04-09
Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.
Episode 17
2016-04-16
The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Episode 18
2016-04-23
Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.
Episode 19
2016-04-30
What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.
Episode 20
2016-05-07
We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.
Episode 21
2016-05-14
Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.
Episode 22
2016-05-21
Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.
Episode 23
2016-05-28
Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.
Episode 24
2016-06-04
Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.
Episode 25
2016-06-11
As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.
Episode 26
2016-06-18
We analyse the coverage of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida; plus, cartoonist Gado on the state of Kenya's media.
Episode 27
2016-06-25
After an EU referendum campaign replete with racism and fear, we examine the British media's impact on the result.
Episode 28
2016-07-02
Has the tone of UK media coverage shifted since the EU referendum? Plus, the coverage of solitary confinement in the US.
Episode 29
2016-08-06
A look at the ongoing crackdown facing Turkish media. Plus, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer talks 'Spotlight'.
Episode 30
2016-08-13
Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.
Episode 31
2016-08-20
What does the Facebook - ad blocker battle mean for news outlets? Plus, we take a look at Globo, Brazil's media giant.
Episode 32
2016-08-27
Why do some war images, like the one of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh, resonate more than others? Plus, Ecuador's media law.
Episode 33
2016-09-03
What role does social media play in the current Zimbabwe protests? Plus, journalism caught in the crossfire in Yemen.
Episode 34
2016-09-10
A tug of war between legacy and upstart media in Hong Kong. Plus, the untold stories of the Amazon.
Episode 35
2016-09-17
We explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster has impacted the coverage of US politics.
Episode 36
2016-09-24
Protests in the streets and a battle of media narratives in Venezuela. Plus, the Greek newspaper with nine lives.
Episode 37
2016-10-01
Should moderators be allowed to fact-check the presidential nominees? Plus, the Ukraine-Russia information war.
Episode 38
2016-10-08
Tensions between India and Pakistan are matched by heated rhetoric on the news. Plus, radio silence in Burundi.
Episode 39
2016-10-15
Was the suspension of Hungary's main opposition paper due to low sales or a media crackdown?
Episode 40
2016-10-22
As WikiLeaks hits Hillary Clinton, we ask if it is doing its journalistic mission or interfering in the US election.
Episode 41
2016-10-29
We examine the difference in the coverage of Mosul and Aleppo. Plus, the Lebanese media mosaic.
Episode 42
2016-11-05
The story of Turkey's media crackdown, told through the numbers. Plus, the state of the media in Serbia today.
Episode 43
2016-11-12
Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.
Episode 44
2016-11-19
How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.
Episode 45
2016-11-26
Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.
Episode 46
2016-12-03
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.
Episode 47
2016-12-10
Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.
Episode 48
2016-12-17
A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.