On October 28, 2018, Brazil elected far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. What has been happening in Brazil during the first few weeks of his presidency? On today’s episode, we get the updates from Victor Pougy, a journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. He and Esty discuss the […]
Fake News and the Media Landscape with Project Censored
For today’s special WORT Birthday Boost episode, we catch up with friends of the show Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth from Project Censored. They fill us in on their new publication, Censored 2019: Fighting the Fake News Invasion, which features under-reported stories from the past year and highlights independent news organizations that are doing truly […]
Media after the Midterms: Journalism Ethics in a Contentious Age
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Three panelists with expertise in media, political reporting and the news industry will engage in a public discussion about journalism ethics and the special challenges of covering politics in highly polarized times. The panelists are: • David Folkenflik is the New York City-based media correspondent for NPR News and […]
Pledge Drive Kick-Off: Democracy and the Media
On today’s episode, we kick off the fall pledge drive with a conversation about the importance of independent media in the current political landscape. Allen is joined in the studio by John Nichols and Bob McChesney to discuss the threats to democracy, battling the 24-hour news cycle, and the role of media in culture and […]
Harassment in Madison’s restaurant industry
Lindsay Christians, an arts and food journalist with The Capital Times, is a respected and thorough observer of Madison’s restaurant scene, but never thought she’d be the one to write an investigation of sexual harassment in the food industry. “I started to realize that when it came to the sourcing and how I wanted to go […]
Turning the tables on Tone Madison’s editor
This week on the Tone Madison podcast, we’re doing something a little bit different. Last year, I interviewed Alejandra Perez and Mike Pellino of a Madison band called Miyha. At the time, Alejandra suggested that to me that she should interview me. I don’t like attracting attention to myself, because the whole Tone Madison thing is […]
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