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Jelani Cobb is the dean of Columbia University’s school of journalism and a staff writer for “The New Yorker.” “When people ask what I think is the foundational institution of democracy, I always say: the public library.” Cobb tells us about David Levering Lewis and the Queens Public Library.

(Airs 01/17/25 & 01/19/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Gazette Editor Miles Reed. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Miles and David talk about when and whether it’s okay for a journalist to insert themselves into a story, practicing journalism in the Trump era, the impact of reporting on a journalist’s mental health, and much more.

Iconic broadcaster Connie Chung was a trailblazer in the world of journalism having worked for CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC. In her new memoir, Connie, she reflects on how, years later, she came to realize the true impact of her pioneering legacy.

Ray Hershel, whose face is familiar to at least two generations of television viewers in western Massachusetts, is signing off today. Hershel is retiring…