Beat the Press Audio Podcast

Beat the Press Audio Podcast Feb. 3, 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:36:23 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: The passing of Mayor Kevin White revives a 30-year-old political feud; Mitt Romney uses Tom Brokaw in a political ad; WCVB dials back an exclusive report about a missing Maine girl - and stands behind the story; and the rolls out the usual Super Bowl cliches.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Jan. 27, 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:50:17 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: the media credits the New England Patriots' win to the spirit of Myra Kraft; ABC News’ Diane Sawyer makes a meteorological faux pas; the media wrestles with Joe Paterno's legacy in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Jan. 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:58:26 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Newt Gingrich lashes out at the media for asking about his ex-wife's claims of an "open marriage"; major websites - including Google and Wikipedia - go dark to protest online piracy legislation; WHDH viewers find themselves in the dark because of a DirecTV fee dispute; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Jan. 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:28:42 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Local TV stations air a political ad featuring graphic images; Mitt Romney pushes the aura of inevitability with help from the media; CBS revamps its early morning broadcast with CBS This Morning; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Jan. 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:59:07 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Should The Boston Globe share credit for its reporting on the priest sexual abuse scandal? Some media organizations think so; the Iowa Caucuses offer the media a chance to play with their toys; media mogul Rupert Murdoch gets duped by a faked Twitter account; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Dec. 23, 2011

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:17 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. This week: The Beat the Press panel looks back at the biggest movements and shake-ups across the media landscape in 2011.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Dec. 16, 2011

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:42:27 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: A front-page Boston Globe story about a transgender twin raises several important issues for how journalists report on minors; is the public or the press bothered by Tim Tebow's displays of faith?; controversy over TLC's reality show, All-American Muslim; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Dec. 9, 2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:01:24 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Major League Baseball implements a new dress code for sports reporters; the AP and The Oregonian consider new rules for how their staff use Twitter; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Dec. 2, 2011

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:23:22 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Did Fox 25 go too far by revealing a Malden school teacher's porn star past?; why did ESPN withhold evidence of the Syracuse sex abuse scandal for years?; the media's complicated relationship with Congressman Barney Frank; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Nov. 18, 2011

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:13:47 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: reporters covering the Occupy Wall Street movement say NYPD treated them like protesters; why was the national media slow to pick up the Penn State sex abuse scandal?; Chelsea Clinton lands an on-air gig at NBC News; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Nov. 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:15:15 -0500

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Presidential contender Rick Perry does damage control after a severe misstep this week; a local art show criticizes the media's coverage of urban violence; a compliment from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg goes to the Boston media's head; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Nov. 4, 2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:40:15 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: A local feel-good story about a firefighter hero omits some key details; the media against Herman Cain over accusations of sexual harassment; NBC tries a mix of hard journalism and humor with Rock Center; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Oct. 28, 2011

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:24:18 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: GlobalPost publishes graphic images of Muammar Gaddafi's final moments; The Washington Post digs into the past of Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Jill Stein runs for president, but the media doesn't seem to care; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Oct. 21, 2011

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:46:29 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: A music host's political activism creates another firing headache for NPR; GOP hopeful Herman Cain rises in the polls, but struggles win the respect of the media; coverage of the Red Sox collapse continues; and panel rants and raves.

Beat the Press Audio Podcast: Oct. 14, 2011

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:40:30 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: The media delves into the story of the Boston Red Sox's historic collapse; The Boston Globe reveals the tipster who helped nab James "Whitey" Bulger; is the media giving Occupy Boston a fair shake?; and panel rants and raves.