Beat the Press Video Podcast

Beat the Press Video Podcast June 26, 2009

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:19:00 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Did the press over-cover Michael Jackson's death?; a gruesome video becomes a symbol of protest in Iran; and why a New York Times reporter's kidnapping by the Taliban did not get covered.

Beat the Press Video Podcast June 19, 2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:22:53 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Comcast takes over NECN; reporters turn to Twitter to cover protests in Iran; are Republican protests over ABC's Obama health care coverage warranted: and should the state release the swine flu victim's identity?

Beat the Press Video Podcast June 12, 2009

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:29:22 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Why is the media fascinated by the Clark Rockefeller trial?; the uncertain future of The Boston Globe; how should the media cover acts of extremism?; and NECN drops "The Open Book Club" over a perceived conflict of interest.

Beat the Press Video Podcast June 05, 2009

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:53:37 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: is the media overly positive in its coverage of President Obama?; the Boston Newspaper Guild heads to a no vote; and Jay Severin returns to WTKK.

Beat the Press Video Podcast May 29, 2009

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:40:02 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: The Boston Globe's biggest union takes another stab at renegotiating a pact; the media's dilemma over what to call Clark Rockefeller; an Iraqi journalist is held by the US without charges; and how the New York Times blew the Watergate scoop.

Beat the Press Video Podcast May 22, 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 16:33:22 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Former vice president Dick Cheney's media manipulation; the unknown fate of WTKK's Jay Severin; columnist Maureen Dowd is accused of plagiarizing a blogger; and more changes at local Boston TV stations.

Beat the Press Video Podcast May 15, 2009

Fri, 15 May 2009 18:14:54 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Was an MBTA trolley operator's sexual identity relevant?; the New York Times public editor admits insufficient coverage of The Boston Globe story; American journalists face a North Korean trial; and Elizabeth Edwards makes an unusual request of the media.

Beat the Press Video Podcast May 08, 2009

Fri, 15 May 2009 18:07:52 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: The Boston Newspaper Guild reaches a tentative agreement with the New York Times Co.; Sen. John Kerry holds a hearing on the future of American journalism; Chicago TV stations begin pooling resources; and a citizen reporter is convicted for getting too close to a police story.

Beat the Press Video Podcast May 1, 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 18:43:33 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Decision day for The Boston Globe; assessing the media's swine flu coverage; and Red Sox owner John Henry's love life makes the cover of Boston Magazine.

Beat the Press Video Podcast April 24, 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:17:25 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: a rally in support of The Boston Globe; why the "Craigslist Killer" story draws national attention; is imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi a political pawn?; are the Pulitizers still relevant?

Beat the Press Video Podcast April 17, 2009

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:04:41 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: The latest on the crisis facing The Boston Globe,; Court TV's founder proposes a new online news business model; Homeland Security tries to manage the news; and the secret to Glenn Beck's success

Beat the Press Video Podcast April 10, 2009

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:39:21 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: A special broadcast looking at the crisis facing The Boston Globe. Our panel discusses the concessions the New York Times is demanding from unions, evaluates the response to the Globe situation from the Times Co., and how the Globe could be saved.

Beat the Press Video Podcast April 3, 2009

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:26:43 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: WHDH upsets NBC with plans to broadcast more local news instead of Jay Leno; was the press coverage of Marian Walsh unfair?; A Hartford, Conn., newspaper merges with two TV stations.

Beat the Press Video Podcast

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:26:26 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: more newsroom cuts at The Boston Globe; Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin pushes to give newspapers non-profit status; is the media focusing on "trivial" issues?; and the press loses its skepticism when covering a story about a vampire at Boston Latin School.

Beat the Press Video Podcast Mar. 20, 2009

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:25:22 -0400

WGBH's Greater Boston presents Beat the Press - a look at media issues in Boston and beyond. Topics this week: Broadcast media focuses on the outrage its coverage of the AIG bonus story; President Obama appears on Jay Leno; a new report has bad news for the journalism industry; and a front page Boston Globe story details the rise of local anchorwomen.