The Media Project on WAMC

(Airs: 12/30 & 12/31/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick talk about the biggest stories of the year, the biggest media mistakes of the year, the controversy over a newspaper publishing a list of gun owners, and much more.

(Airs: 12/23 & 12/24/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick talk about the media coverage of the Newtown, CT shooting massacre, more letters about publishing graphic photos, and much more.

(Airs: 12/16 & 12/17/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld talk about the biggest story of the year bungled by the press, your letters and much, much more.

(Airs: 12/9 & 12/10/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss the ethics of a NY Post photographer taking a picture of a man about to be killed by a train, a remembrance of long time Capital Region broadcaster Don Decker, a new study that shows cell phone users surf the web for news, and much more.

(Airs: 12/02 & 12/03/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld talk about the release of the Leveson report on British phone hacking by journalists, there's a new leader at CNN, and a Chinese paper treats a story in the Onion as real news.

(Airs: 11/25 & 11/26/12) Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld discuss a journalistic controversy in Hudson, NY, Rupert Murdoch on the hunt for more newspapers, what's the value of bylines and owning news, and much more.

(Airs: 11/18 & 11/19/12) Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick, and Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain discuss reporters relationships with their sources, coverage of Donald Trump, your letters and much more.

(Airs: 11/11 & 11/12/12) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosmary Armao discuss coverage of the Presidential elections, endorsements and truth patrols, and much more.

(Airs: 11/4 & 11/5) WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld spend most of the show discussing coverage Hurricane Sandy.

(Airs: 10/28 & 10/29)

WAMC's Alan Chartock,  Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick discuss the controversy surrounding the BBC and new New York Times chief over dropping a story about child abuse by a former national children's TV personality, how statements from the debate go viral on the web and twitter, the definition of a pundit, and much more.