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The Best Episodes of The Listening Post Season 11

Every episode of The Listening Post Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Listening Post Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 1 - Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'
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    #1 - Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'

    S11:E1

    How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

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  2. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 2 - Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative
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    #2 - Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative

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    We look at the Saudi-Iran crisis reflected in the media; plus, US elections and "horse race journalism".

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  3. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 3 - Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum
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    #3 - Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum

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    We examine what Poland's new contentious media law means for journalism; plus, covering Pakistan's northwest.

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  4. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 4 - Egypt's media: Revolution and reality
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    #4 - Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

    S11:E4

    What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

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  5. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 5 - The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?
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    #5 - The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?

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    We look at Britain's controversial surveillance reform and its impact on journalism.

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  6. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 6 - Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire
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    #6 - Killing the messengers: Afghan media under fire

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    We look at the Taliban threat and the future of Afghan journalism; plus, Davos - global news event or PR exercise?

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  7. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 7 - What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble
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    #7 - What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble

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    The White House race - candidates the media like to cover and those the people vote for. Plus, Venezuela's media battle.

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  8. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 8 - Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines
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    #8 - Telling Syria's story: Media across the battle lines

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    A look at efforts in Damascus to sell the war inside Syria; plus, how exiled Syrian journalists send the news back home.

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  9. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 9 - Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists
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    #9 - Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists

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    We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.

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  10. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 10 - Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media
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    #10 - Spinning the occupation: Israel and the media

    S11:E10

    We look at Israel's crackdown on journalists over alleged media bias; plus, the media landscape in South Africa.

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  11. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 11 - The Donald Trump show
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    #11 - The Donald Trump show

    S11:E11

    We look at the love-love relationship between the presidential hopeful and the media; plus, Germany's refugee story.

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  12. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 12 - Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover
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    #12 - Tightening the grip: Turkey's media takeover

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    We explore the government's clampdown on critical media; plus, we talk to Can Dundar, a journalist released from jail.

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  13. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 13 - Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?
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    #13 - Brazil's Petrobras scandal: Dilma Rousseff's Watergate?

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    We look at the media coverage of the political crisis in Brazil; plus, the friends and foes of South Africa's president.

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  14. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 14 - Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points
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    #14 - Brussels attacks: Hijacking terror for political points

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    A look at the coverage of the Brussels attacks and the politics behind it; plus, the red lines in Morocco's media.

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  15. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 15 - Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra
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    #15 - Russia vs the West: The information war over Palmyra

    S11:E15

    We examine why the Palmyra story's significance depends on where you get the news; plus, covering Obama's Cuba visit.

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  16. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 16 - Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?
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    #16 - Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?

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    Can the corporate-owned media really hold the corporate world to account? Plus, Julian Assange on the Panama Papers.

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  17. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 17 - The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
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    #17 - The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

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    The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage

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  18. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 18 - New York: Primaries, politics and the press
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    #18 - New York: Primaries, politics and the press

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    Trump and Clinton won in NYC, but what part did the media play in their victories? Plus, the battle against ad blockers.

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  19. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 19 - Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story
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    #19 - Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story

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    What is driving the story in Brazil, corruption or the media? Plus, how messaging apps are reshaping how news is shared.

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  20. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 20 - Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks
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    #20 - Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks

    S11:E20

    We explore the coverage behind the US and EU trade deal. Plus, the media weaponry fuelling Yemen's information war.

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  21. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 21 - Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns
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    #21 - Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns

    S11:E21

    Is President Erdogan's media face-off jeopardising rule of law in Turkey? Plus, the challenges of reporting on the EU.

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  22. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 22 - Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle
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    #22 - Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

    S11:E22

    Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

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  23. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 23 - Decoding your Facebook newsfeed
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    #23 - Decoding your Facebook newsfeed

    S11:E23

    Social media platform or news gatekeeper? Plus, one journalist's challenges reporting on the drone war in Pakistan.

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  24. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 24 - Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
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    #24 - Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

    S11:E24

    Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

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  25. The Listening Post Season 11 Episode 25 - Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum
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    #25 - Brexit or Bremain? Covering the EU referendum

    S11:E25

    As Britain's EU future hangs in the balance, are the media helping or hindering voters? And, Australia's refugee policy.

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'" is the best rated episode of "The Listening Post" season 11. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative".