The Media Project

(Airs 11/04 & 11/05/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy, and Ira talk about President Trump's attacks on the media being part of his midterm election campaign, whether Fox News is beginning to push back

(Airs 10/28 & 10/29/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy, and Ira talk about whether President Trump's attacks on the media have real-life consequences, when the press should call a lie a lie after

(Airs 10/21 & 10/22/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose, and Barbara Lombardo - Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Cailin, and Barbara talk about a listener letter about unequal

(Airs 10/14 & 10/15/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy, and Ira talk about local media coverage of the limousine crash in Schoharie New York that killed 20 people, media organizations giving credit to

(Airs 10/7 & 10/08/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Judy, Cailin and Ira talk about the President no longer holding a daily press briefing, just how bad is it for

(Airs 09/30 & 10/01/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Rex, Judy, Cailin and Ira talk about media coverage of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings and the

(Airs 09/23 & 09/24/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about a listener letter about public information officers, the Washington Post’s coverage of the sexual assault allegations against

(Airs 09/16 & 09/10/17) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex and Cailin talk about the value of public information officers, an article in the Altamont Enterprise about a local YMCA turning off CNN after members complained, and much more.

(Airs 09/09/18 & 09/10/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about the New York Times decision to run an anonymous editorial from a

(Airs 09/02 & 09/03/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about the Trump Administration’s tariffs on Canadian newsprint being overturned, whether reporters should ‘out’ Supreme Court

(Airs 8/26 & 8/27) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose, and Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and former Chair of the Journalism program at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Cailin and Rosemary talk about tabloid journalism’s role in a Presidential cover-up,

(Airs 08/19 & 08/20/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record . On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Ira and Barbara talk about nearly 300 newspapers

(Airs 08/12 & 08/13/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Cailin Brown, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose, and Barbara Lombardo is a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and former Executive Editor of The Saratogian and The (Troy) Record . On this week’s Media Project Alan, Cailin, Rex and Barbara talk about a new poll that finds the

(Airs 08/05 & 08/06/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Rex, Judy and Ira talk about the President increasing his attacks on the media, The New York Times Publishers’ supposed off the record meeting with the

(Airs 7/29 & 7/30/18) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock , Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project Alan, Judy, Rex and Ira talk the CNN reporter who was barred from asking the President questions, the staff cuts at the NY Daily News , your letters and more.