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(Airs 02/06/22 @ 6 p.m. & 02/07/22 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current columnist Rex Smith, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Barbara and Rex talk about the power of non-profit media, whether reporting on President Biden too negative, and much more.

Dr. Dave A. Chokshi is the former Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He led the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its historic campaign to vaccinate over 6 million New Yorkers. “We have gotten vaccinated not just to protect ourselves but to protect our communities,” says Chokshi, who sees something admirable in our pandemic response.

(Airs 12/12/21 @ 6 p.m. & 12/13/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ian talk about how journalists decide what stories to cover, the competition between news organizations, whether government should give tax credits to media organizations, and more.

(Airs 12/05/21 @ 6 p.m. & 12/06/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about media coverage or the Omicron variant and inflation as well as CNN host Chris Cuomo being suspended indefinitely, and more.

(Airs 08/29/21 @ 6 p.m. & 08/30/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ira, Rosemary and Judy talk about media coverage of New York’s new governor, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, newspaper credibility, and much more.

(Airs 11/07/21 @ 6 p.m. & 11/08/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara, Ira, and Rex talk about a growing number of people who say they’re turning away from the news, college students who are challenging traditional journalism ethics, and much more.

(Airs 11/21/21 @ 6 p.m. & 11/22/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara, Ira, and Rex talk about localizing the climate crisis, what to do when you get a story wrong, a new documentary on local news that’s a must watch, and more.

(Airs 10/10/21 @ 6 p.m. & 10/11/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about the horse race media coverage of Capitol Hill, local news organizations affiliating with not-for-profits, and much more.

(Airs 01/16/22 @ 6 p.m. & 01/17/22 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Barbara, Ira and Rex, talk about the dynamic between member stations and NPR, whether journalism is primarily serving the elite, how the press is framing the economy, and much more.

(Airs 01/23/22 @ 6 p.m. & 01/24/22 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira talk President Joe Biden’s press conference, protections for journalists, and a big merger between a newspaper and public radio in Chicago.