The Listening Post

A special show from Cuba, looking back at a time when Cuban movie theatres delivered the news - like nobody else.

What is being reported by world media and how? Richard Gizbert guides you through the global news.

Will Facebook's News Feed reforms deal with hate speech, fake news and the need for moderation? Plus, a uniquely South Korean media phenomenon: Defector TV.

As Rappler - a top Filipino news site - battles with authorities, media there feels the chill. Plus, climate sceptics and the media platforms they get.

The Kremlin calls the shots on Russian media, so how do critics get their messages out? Plus, a look at Cambodia's pre-election information blackout.

The screws are being tightened on Kenya's media - but the fourth estate also has credibility issues. Plus, President Macron tries a new tack with French media.

The media gets caught up in North Korea's diplomatic games at the Winter Olympics. Plus, 15th July 2016 - the date Turkey got a new national narrative.

With presidential elections due next month, dissent has all but disappeared in Sisi's Egypt. Plus, Victor Orban's ever-tightening grip on Hungary's media.

China's ruling party moves to remove presidential term limits - and the media there sing in tune. Plus, the case, coverage and incarceration of Ahed Tamimi.

After yet another school shooting in the US, student survivors spar with gun rights activists on air and online. Plus, media strangled in Eritrea.

In the battle of narratives between the UK and Russia, facts are few and speculation is rife. Also, a look into charges of censorship by the online giants.

A whistle-blower has revealed how Facebook enabled political campaigns to exploit personal data. Plus, WhatsApp rumours can be fatal in India.

The murder of a champion of the poor puts the spotlight on Brazilian media's treatment of the slums. Plus, Honduras' Radio Progreso.

A viral video raises concerns about America's biggest TV news network - which might become bigger. Also, Britain's poverty porn industry.

Media mystery in Pakistan - a look at who ordered Geo News off the air and why. Plus, the challenges of covering the world's largest biometric database.

Mapping the politics and the aesthetics of news coverage. Plus, the politics of gender in the Italian media.

After the Easter Sunday bombings, social media was blocked in Sri Lanka. Was it needed? Did it work? Plus, Yellow Vest protesters tussle with French media.

The video that sparked a thousand headlines - ISIL leader al-Baghdadi on tape for only the second time ever. Plus, Journalism gets the reality TV treatment.

A look at the 10 Afghan journalists who were killed in a single day. Plus, the human rights issue in the US that most Americans have never heard of - solitary confinement.

A ceremony in Jerusalem and a massacre in Gaza, we analyse the conflicting media coverage of events in both Israel and Palestine. Plus, a look at the spies on air in the US.

What is being reported by world media and how? Richard Gizbert guides you through the global news.

An undercover sting exposes big Indian media outlets willing to peddle propaganda dressed as news, for a fee. Plus, the US government's global media operation.

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko faked his death but this stunt could cause problems for the media. Plus, nostalgia producers in Iranian diaspora media.

We examine Trump's theatrics at the G7 summit and his meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in Singapore. Plus, the role fixers play in journalism.

What is being reported by world media and how? Richard Gizbert guides you through the global news.

President Erdogan wins Turkey's elections with the media singing from the same hymn sheet. Plus, polarised media narratives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The West Africa Leaks is the biggest media collaboration in the region's history. We tracked the journalists as they exposed the offshore dealings of the elite.

Protests in Dhaka are about more than road safety, but the government won't let that message air. Plus, how the late Tom Wolfe inspires journalists today.

What is being reported by world media and how? Richard Gizbert guides you through the global news.

A decade on from the financial crisis, how well do business journalists understand their beat? Plus, Twitter bots manipulate online debates on Iran.

An apparent cut-paste error confirms a US indictment against Julian Assange, but have the media already found him guilty? Plus, patriotic cinema in Russia.