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The Listening Post - Gaza media blackout - 28 Nov 08

2008-12-03T00:55:46Z

The Israeli blockade on Gaza has now been extended to the media, creating a news blackout that has severely restricted the reporting of the suffering in Gaza to the outside world.

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The Listening Post - US media post-Bush - 28 Nov 08

2008-12-03T00:55:46Z

In part two of The Listening Post we look at the media scene in the US post-George Bush. What will it look like in the new Obama political era and what will the Obama presidency mean for aggressively pro-Bush media like Fox News and the Wall Street Journal?

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Listening Post - Media freedoms - Nov 14 - Part 1

2008-11-25T06:57:11Z

This episode of The Listening Post is a special show that explores some of the worst places in the world for journalism.

Every year, the French media campaign group Reporter Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) publishes its Press Freedom Index.

Looking specifically at press freedom violations, rather than broader human rights issues, the index represents an exhaustive survey of factors affecting the ability of media to operate in every country in the world, considering factors such as violence, censorship and corruption. The results make disturbing reading.

The Listening Post's Salah Khadr introduces the Index, and gives an overview of some of the 'unchanging hells' at the foot of the table.

The difficulties of reporting from some of the most closed countries that RSF describes are hard to appreciate from outside their borders. Over the last 12 months, The Listening Post's Simon Ostrovsky has travelled to a selection of the most paranoid and isolated nations. This week we present some of the 'highlights' of his trips: including Alexander Lukashenko's Soviet throwback, Belarus, General Than Shwe's junta in the jungle, Myanmar, and the restrictions still being imposed on the media in Russia.

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Listening Post - North Korea - Nov 14 - Part 2

2008-11-25T02:55:52Z

Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng has a special report for The Listening Post from perhaps the most closed country in the world: North Korea. Despite the destabilising effects of rumours about the health of their Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, international condemnation over their nuclear programme, and a dysfunctional economy that has brought mass starvation to its people, the DPRK maintains a status quo of near total media lockdown.

Although a trickle of outside media have been allowed in recently, as Tony's piece illustrates, what they see only offers a fleeting and superficial glimpse of life inside the so-called 'hermit kingdom'.

And finally, Barack Obama is the US president-elect. Our Video of the Week this week sees the boys from the iconic 'Wassup' beer commercial of 2000 reunited eight years later, on the cusp of a new era.

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President-Elect Obama Holds First Post Election Meeting with Senator McCain

2008-12-03T00:55:37Z

President-Elect Obama meets with his former campaign rival Senator John McCain for the first time since the election.

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Sarah Palin Continues to Attack Obama Post Election

2008-12-03T00:55:37Z

Sarah Palin continues to attack President-elect Obama over Bill Ayers stating she is still "very concerned" over Obama's relationship with an "unrepented terrorist."

Palin has been on a media blitz since the campaign ended giving a number of interviews.

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Listening Post - Best campaign moments - 7 Nov 08

2008-11-11T00:54:17Z

We take a look at the best 5 media monets from this years marthon historic US election campaign.

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Listening Post - The Media & Obama - 7 Nov 08

2008-11-11T00:54:17Z

What did the media make of Barack Obama as history was made on Tuesday November 4? And how did Obama use the media to launch his Presidency?

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Listening Post - Best of the Campaign - 5 Nov 08 - Pt 1

2008-11-09T15:23:05Z

In a special programme the Listening Post looks back on the key moments of a historic US presidential campaign.

We take you through the key media moments that made or broke the election.

We see how the media picked up on the lies that were disproved, the exposure of a lack of media savviness and a healthy cynicism from the satirists with their alternative take of the campaign.

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Listening Post - Best of the Campaign - 5 Nov 08 - Pt 2

2008-11-09T22:55:41Z

In a special programme the Listening Post looks back on the key moments of a historic US presidential campaign.

We take you through the key media moments that made or broke the election.

We see how the media picked up on the lies that were disproved, the exposure of a lack of media savviness and a healthy cynicism from the satirists with their alternative take of the campaign.

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Sarah Palin's First Post Election Interview: Not Ruling Out 2012

2008-12-03T00:55:38Z

Sarah Palin is not ruling out a run for a national office in 2012.

During her first post election interview held in the lobby of the Biltmore Arizona, Palin told CNN's Dana Bash that coming off a lost election, she can't make any determinations yet for 2012.

Palin also denied there was any tension between her camp and McCain's, claiming the rumors of such were false. "There is absolutely no Diva in me."

Sarah Palin had been referred to as a "Diva" by a top McCain campaign aide just weeks before the election.

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"Where are you Online?" Docuwebisode I Part 2: Political Media

2008-12-03T00:31:33Z

Where are you Online" is a docuwebisode project exploring the shift from entertainment to 'intertainment'.

We have a unique opportunity to document a shift in technology, entertainment, and our whole society's view on "Who can be an artist?"

People making art spend most of their lives trying to find loopholes and secret entry ways into an industry that prides itself on being closed. We are enthralled with the idea that the gates have opened, and we are here to see what happens during and after the flood.

Credits
Natalie Ashodian Director & Producer

Emily Hartman Production Coordinator and Manager

Kevin Holmes Director of Photography, Lead Editor

Promotional Editor: Gabriel Hurley-Ramsted

Donovan Shane Keith Second Director of Photography

Gabriel Hurley-Ramstad Third director of photography/Camera OP

Christopher Bulkley Camera OP

Natalie Ashodian Camera OP

Paul Logston Project photography

Gabe Hurley-Ramstad Recording engineer

Gabriel Hurley-Ramstad Creative Consultant

Sean McGuckian Legal Consultant

Jeremy Karafin Project Consultant

Ainsley Gilkinson: Music industry Consultant

Abigail Saviteer: NY unit Manager

Sara Levine Project Logo: Design "Adam 2.0"

Intro Animation: Eric Frank

Intro Design and editing Kevin Holmes

Media services and production assistance provided by Zero Coordinate Inc.

Thank you to all who took the time to grant us interviews, everyone at the "Big Tent" for their support, and to all the content creators who pulled strings to get us sample footage especially BarelyPolitical.com, and "Crashing The States" Director Gary Abramson . This would not have been made with out inspiration and support from professor Gigi Johnson of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and all the students in the EMMI 2008 Summer Certification Program.

Eccentric Productions proudly presents this docuwebisode as a "Dandelion Experiment" work in progress. Seeded by chance inspiration, and a growing need. Thank you for watching.

(C) All works sampled remain the soul property of the original artist and may not be used with out permission of the individual rights holders.

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Listening Post - US election spending - 31 Oct 08

2008-11-04T02:51:16Z

This week we look at the unprecedented amounts being spent in the US presidential contest. Where is the money spent and is it worth it?

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Listening Post - Hezbollah and the media - 31 Oct 08

2008-11-04T02:51:16Z

The Listening Post's Salah Khadr looks at the Lebanese movement's TV station al-Manar.

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"Where are you Online?":Docuwebisode I Part 1: Political Media

2008-12-03T00:31:33Z

Where are you Online" is a docuwebisode project exploring the shift from entertainment to 'intertainment'.

We have a unique opportunity to document a shift in technology, entertainment, and our whole society's view on "Who can be an artist?"

Credits
Natalie Ashodian Director & Producer

Emily Hartman Production Coordinator and Manager

Kevin Holmes Director of Photography, Lead Editor

Promotional Editor: Gabriel Hurley-Ramsted

Donovan Shane Keith Second Director of Photography

Gabriel Hurley-Ramstad Third director of photography/Camera OP

Christopher Bulkley Camera OP

Natalie Ashodian Camera OP

Paul Logston Project photography

Gabe Hurley-Ramstad Recording engineer

Gabriel Hurley-Ramstad Creative Consultant

Sean McGuckian Legal Consultant

Jeremy Karafin Project Consultant

Ainsley Gilkinson: Music industry Consultant

Abigail Saviteer: NY unit Manager

Sara Levine Project Logo: Design "Adam 2.0"

Intro Animation: Eric Frank

Intro Design and editing Kevin Holmes

Media services and production assistance provided by Zero Coordinate Inc.

Eccentric Productions proudly presents this docuwebisode as a "Dandelion Experiment" work in progress. Seeded by chance inspiration, and a growing need. Thank you for watching.

(C) All works sampled remain the soul property of the original artist and may not be used with out permission of the individual rights holders.

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Listening Post - Debating race in the US - Oct 24 2008 Part 1

2008-10-29T07:02:16Z

Listening Post discussed reactions to Al Jazeera's report on racist views voiced in some Republican rallys.

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Listening Post - Debating race in the US - Part 2

2008-10-29T07:02:16Z

Reactions in the American media over Al Jazeera's report on racist prejusices voiced in some Republican election rallys.

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Frost Over The World - Jordan and Ward - Oct 24 - Part 2

2008-10-28T02:53:25Z

Mary Jordan - There are less than two weeks to go before election day in the US and Barack Obama is surging ahead in the polls.

One recent survey gives Obama a 10 percentage point lead. The first term Democrat senator looks likely to win by a large margin.

Sir David talks to Mary Jordan, London bureau chief for the Washington Post, about what could happen in the next two weeks and what went wrong for John McCain.

General William Ward - Sir David talks to General William Ward , the first commander of AFRICOM, the new US military command for Africa.

Prior to assuming his current position, Ward was Deputy Commander, Headquarters US European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

The US wants an African command centre based on the continent, to co-ordinate all American military and security interests - an area of responsibility covering all of Africa, except Egypt.

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Sedona Trading Post

2008-12-03T00:44:48Z

The Sedona Trading Post is a unique 3000 square foot collection of fine art, crafts and gifts. Sedona Art Gallery www.sedona.tv

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The Listening Post - Ignoring Chechnya - 17 Oct 08 - Part 1

2008-10-20T20:54:22Z

At the start of October, the war-ravaged and almost forgotten territory of Chechnya, was hit by two big stories: an earthquake and snap parliamentary elections. However, the territory is conspicuous by its absence from the international media agenda. We look at why the global mainstream media seems to have a collective blind spot in the Northern Caucasus.

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