The Media Project on WAMC

(Airs: 5/19 & 5/20/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss the AP wiretap story, what's the definition of main stream media, and much more.

(Airs: 5/12 & 5/13/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss coverage of Benghazi, media apologies of the week, and much more.

(Airs: 5/05 & 5/06/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss coverage of NBA player Jason Collins coming out, naming suicide victims, when it's irresponsible to print police movements, and much more.

(Airs: 4/28 & 4/29/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss Harry Shearer being dropped by his home station, the AP hacking story, and what the Koch Brothers are doing with newspapers.

(Airs: 4/21 & 4/22/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss coverage of the Boston Marathon, a comparison of the Daily News and the New York Post, and much more.

(Airs: 4/14 & 4/15/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Poughkeepsie Journal Editor Stu Shinske discuss how some politicians don't return journalists phone calls, performance pay for journalists, and a broadcast journalist who's about to go to jail for refusing to reveal a source.

(Airs: 4/07 & 4/08/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss the coverage of the Rutger's coach firing, when news gets served on a platter to certain favored journalists, and much more.

(Airs: 3/30 & 4/1/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss whether reporters make too many compromises with their sources, how women are covered in the media, your letters, and much more.

(Airs: 3/24 & 3/25/13)  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss a new study on cuts to the news industry and it's impact on news, how to cover rape suspects and victims, The Times Union's new press, and much more.

(Airs: 3/17 & 3/18/13) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss coverage of the election of a new Pope, more discussion about Bob Woodward's claims the White House threatened him,  a new invention called Google glass, and much more.