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(Airs 09/25/26 @ 3 p.m. & 09/27/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Miles Reed, Senior Editor of the Community Journalism Fund at The Gazette News Group. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Miles talk about the fallout from President Trump banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, a big merger in the media business, some good news for journalism, and much more.
New York Public Media
A new statewide organizing push is focusing on disengaged Democratic voters in Erie County and across New York ahead of the November election.
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The governor came to the mayor’s defense in an interview with WNYC.
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The fishing license requirement is waived for residents and non-residents. All other fishing regulations still apply.
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“I think she brings a lot of energy to the process, engages young people in particular,” Hochul said.
NPR News
The treaty aims to help the countries of the world prepare for — and defeat — any future pandemic. Why hasn't it gone into effect?
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The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs.
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Primetime dramatizes the story behind the series To Catch a Predator. It's full of big swings from the director and the actors — but doesn't engage with the most complicated questions the series raised.
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Middle East crises draw major focus as the U.N. General Assembly hears from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Yemen.