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  • Host: Brooke Gladstone, Bob Garfield
  • Unlike most other American programs, we're not here to gloss over the news. We offer a critical review of American media and ask journalists to be responsible to their principles.
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  • Genres: Media, News
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Language: English
  • Networks: NPR, WNYC
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Mike Penner: 1957-2009 (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
For more than 25 years Mike Penner was a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, employing a signature deft style. In 2007 Penner used his column to announce that he would be returning from a brief break with a new byline and a new identity, as Christine Daniels - perhaps the first transsexual sportswriter. Penner died this week at age 52, and colleague Mike James remembers his grace under pressure.

Kisha Clubs (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
The newly elected government in Japan has made early but unsuccessful attempts to reform the unique, often troubling press club system. There are thousands of press clubs in Japan - known there as Kisha Clubs - attached to everything from government agencies to corporations. Many argue that Kisha Clubs foster a dangerously close bond between reporters and those they cover. In this piece, which we originally aired a year ago, OTM producer Mark Phillips went to Tokyo to explore the Kisha Club...

On the Take (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
In the copy-and-paste world of the internet, stealing is a simple mouse click away and newspaper articles are easy pickins. A group called the Fair Syndication Consortium has, for the first time, identified just how widespread the problem is. Editor & Publisher’s Mark Fitzgerald explains.

Talk is Cheap (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
Another week, another conference on how to save the journalism industry. But what do they accomplish? Former newspaper editor and blogger Alan Mutter has been to more than a few. He says they're full of aspiration and opinion but short on the business data that'll help the industry.

Mea Perplexa (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
As the “War Stories” columnist for Slate, it is Fred Kaplan’s job to have strong opinions about the tough military issues of our day. But last week, Kaplan (who happens to be Brooke’s husband) admitted to readers that when it comes to Afghanistan … well, he’s just not sure what to do. Kaplan talks about his ambivalence.

Speech! Speech! (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Mon, Dec 7
President Obama made the case for his Afghanistan plan this week and talking heads were quick to gauge whether the speech was a success. But according to research by political scientist George Edwards III, it doesn't matter. Presidential speeches, he says, rarely, if ever, change minds.

Mike Penner: 1957-2009 (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
For more than 25 years Mike Penner was a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, employing a signature deft style. In 2007 Penner used his column to announce that he would be returning from a brief break with a new byline and a new identity, as Christine Daniels - perhaps the first transsexual sportswriter. Penner died this week at age 52, and colleague Mike James remembers his grace under pressure.

Talk is Cheap (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
Another week, another conference on how to save the journalism industry. But what do they accomplish? Former newspaper editor and blogger Alan Mutter has been to more than a few. He says they're full of aspiration and opinion but short on the business data that'll help the industry.

Mea Perplexa (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
As the “War Stories” columnist for Slate, it is Fred Kaplan’s job to have strong opinions about the tough military issues of our day. But last week, Kaplan (who happens to be Brooke’s husband) admitted to readers that when it comes to Afghanistan … well, he’s just not sure what to do. Kaplan talks about his ambivalence.

Kisha Clubs (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
The newly elected government in Japan has made early but unsuccessful attempts to reform the unique, often troubling press club system. There are thousands of press clubs in Japan - known there as Kisha Clubs - attached to everything from government agencies to corporations. Many argue that Kisha Clubs foster a dangerously close bond between reporters and those they cover. In this piece, which we originally aired a year ago, OTM producer Mark Phillips went to Tokyo to explore the Kisha Club...

On the Take (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
In the copy-and-paste world of the internet, stealing is a simple mouse click away and newspaper articles are easy pickins. A group called the Fair Syndication Consortium has, for the first time, identified just how widespread the problem is. Editor & Publisher’s Mark Fitzgerald explains.

Speech! Speech! (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4
President Obama made the case for his Afghanistan plan this week and talking heads were quick to gauge whether the speech was a success. But according to research by political scientist George Edwards III, it doesn't matter. Presidential speeches, he says, rarely, if ever, change minds.

December 4, 2009 (On The Media: Friday, 04 December 2009)

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
Show Summary: presidential speeches not so influential

For the Love of Reading (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 30
Do you love reading or do you love books? To answer this question for herself, City University of New York dean Ann Kirschner set out to read the Charles Dickens classic Little Dorrit four ways – as a paperback, on her Kindle, on her iPhone and as an audio book. We spoke with her about it earlier this year.

For the Love of Books (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 30
The thingness of books is a sensual experience of sight, smell and feel. That’s why people obsess over old books, and why they steal them. In The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, Allison Hoover Bartlett profiles John Gilkey, a man for whom books were building blocks for a whole new identity.

Word on the Street (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 30
Forty years ago, authors like Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines turned their lives as pimps, hustlers and drug addicts into novels and pioneered a new genre of African-American literature. Now known as “urban fiction,” the works, often violent and profane, have exploded in popularity with scores of new authors. But with renewed popularity comes renewed criticism. OTM producer Mike Vuolo has the story.

Reinterpreting War (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 30
Vasily Grossman covered the Eastern Front of WWII for the Soviet Union and fictionalized his reporting as the novel “Life and Fate.” Curzio Malaparte covered the Eastern Front for the Axis Powers and fictionalized his reporting as the novel “Kaputt.” Veteran correspondent Chris Hedges talks about the two books and why he thinks fiction is the better way to capture the full scope of war.

Books That Die (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 30
Brooke reads an excerpt from a piece that appeared in The New York Times in 1902.

Reinterpreting War (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
Vasily Grossman covered the Eastern Front of WWII for the Soviet Union and fictionalized his reporting as the novel “Life and Fate.” Curzio Malaparte covered the Eastern Front for the Axis Powers and fictionalized his reporting as the novel “Kaputt.” Veteran correspondent Chris Hedges talks about the two books and why he thinks fiction is the better way to capture the full scope of war.

Word on the Street (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
Forty years ago, authors like Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines turned their lives as pimps, hustlers and drug addicts into novels and pioneered a new genre of African-American literature. Now known as “urban fiction,” the works, often violent and profane, have exploded in popularity with scores of new authors. But with renewed popularity comes renewed criticism. OTM producer Mike Vuolo has the story.

Books That Die (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
Brooke reads an excerpt from a piece that appeared in The New York Times in 1902.

For the Love of Books (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
The thingness of books is a sensual experience of sight, smell and feel. That’s why people obsess over old books, and why they steal them. In The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, Allison Hoover Bartlett profiles John Gilkey, a man for whom books were building blocks for a whole new identity.

For the Love of Reading (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
Do you love reading or do you love books? To answer this question for herself, City University of New York dean Ann Kirschner set out to read the Charles Dickens classic Little Dorrit four ways – as a paperback, on her Kindle, on her iPhone and as an audio book. We spoke with her about it earlier this year.

Books 2.0 (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
In the future, reading and writing will be a social activity, the hierarchy between authors and readers will disappear, readers will help write a book while they're reading it. Skeptical? You're not the first. Bob Stein of The Institute for the Future of the Book is used to skepticism, but he's seen the future and he's here to talk about it.

* Podcast Extra: Indies on the Industry * (On The Media: Friday, 27 Novembe

Fri, Nov 27
Earlier this month marked the first Independent Bookstore Week in New York City. OTM's James Hawver went to the kick-off party and asked agents, publicists and bookstore owners about their greatest hopes (and fears) about the future.

Book It (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27
Too many books, not enough profits. That is the lament of many publishers these days. Plus, there's the fear and loathing engendered by e-books. So, what is the state of the book industry and what can we expect in the coming years? Brooke takes a look at the present and future of books.

November 27, 2009 (On The Media: Friday, 27 November 2009)

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
Special: The past, present and future of the book.

Unfinished Business (On The Media: Friday, 20 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 23
For over a decade one of the few places to read investigative reporting in China was the bi-weekly business magazine Caijing. That effectively ended last week when Caijing’s editor abruptly resigned along with dozens of the magazine’s top staff. Chinese media analyst Jeremy Goldkorn explains how Caijing broke journalistic ground and what China has likely lost.

Obama In China (On The Media: Friday, 20 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 23
The President returned from his first trip to China on Thursday. The Atlantic’s James Fallows talks about the trip, and the mostly negative U.S. press coverage it received.

Waiting for Info (On The Media: Friday, 20 November 2009)

Mon, Nov 23
In 1989, The National Security Archive requested documents from the CIA regarding the Iran-Contra affair. This year, the CIA released them. President Barack Obama promised a new era of transparency and adherence to the Freedom of Information Act, but has he followed through? Yvette Chin, FOIA coordinator for the NSA, tells the story behind the long, long wait for information.

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