David Guistina

(11/13/26 & 11/15/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Eric Meyer, Publisher of the Marion County Record. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Eric talk about community journalism and how the police seized the Marion County Record in Kansas, and the need for journalists to be good at asking questions. We’ll also play examples of good and bad political questions.

(11/13/26 & 11/15/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Eric Meyer, Publisher of the Marion County Record. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Eric talk about community journalism and how the police seized the Marion County Record in Kansas, and the need for journalists to be good at asking questions. We’ll also play examples of good and bad political questions.

(11/06/26 & 11/08/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University and a nationally known commentator on media issues. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Dan talk about how the media performed during the campaign season and on election night. We’ll also play a clip of an election winner who attacked the media during his acceptance speech, and more.

(11/06/26 & 11/08/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University and a nationally known commentator on media issues. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Dan talk about how the media performed during the campaign season and on election night. We’ll also play a clip of an election winner who attacked the media during his acceptance speech, and more.

(Airs 10/30/26 & 11/01/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Mary Miller, Education Services Director for the New York Newspapers Foundation/New York News Publishers Association. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Mary talk about news literacy, revealing anonymous sources, when you can’t determine if the newspaper is real, and much more.

(Airs 10/30/26 & 11/01/26) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Mary Miller, Education Services Director for the New York Newspapers Foundation/New York News Publishers Association. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Mary talk about news literacy, revealing anonymous sources, when you can’t determine if the newspaper is real, and much more.

(Airs 10/16/26 @ 11:30 a.m. & 10/18/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogia, and Tom Rosenstiel, Eleanor Merrill Scholar, on the Future of Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and author of his new book The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the new White House Press Secretary, the craft of journalism, the business of journalism, and more.

(Airs 10/16/26 @ 11:30 a.m. & 10/18/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogia, and Tom Rosenstiel, Eleanor Merrill Scholar, on the Future of Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and author of his new book The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the new White House Press Secretary, the craft of journalism, the business of journalism, and more.

(Airs 10/09/26 @ 3 p.m. & 10/11/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the use of language when reporting a rape, pink slime, the business of journalism, being a smart news consumer, and more.

(Airs 10/09/26 @ 3 p.m. & 10/11/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the use of language when reporting a rape, pink slime, the business of journalism, being a smart news consumer, and more.