Listening Post (TV programme)
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The Listening Post is a current affairs
programme
on Al Jazeera English presented by Richard Gizbert
that critiques journalism
and the media industry around the world. Each episode, the programme features two in-depth reports on how the news is handled by the world's media along with brief updates on the latest events in the world of journalism. It also features a segment known as "Global Village Voices" that showcases viewer opinion on the in-depth reports.
The show debuted in November 2006 alongside the launch of Al Jazeera English.
, formerly of ABC News
, was hired by the yet-to-be-launched Al Jazeera English in April 2006 to present a media review programme. The Listening Post aims to monitor all forms of media, from the networks to bloggers, and report on what they do or do not cover.
Aaron Barnhart of The Kansas City Star
said the Listening Post "might be the best media-critique program in English anywhere."
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
programme
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
on Al Jazeera English presented by Richard Gizbert
Richard Gizbert
Richard Gizbert is a Canadian journalist. He is the presenter of the Listening Post on Al Jazeera English. Gizbert was formerly employed by ABC News but was sacked for refusing to travel to Iraq to cover the 2003 U.S. invasion...
that critiques journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and the media industry around the world. Each episode, the programme features two in-depth reports on how the news is handled by the world's media along with brief updates on the latest events in the world of journalism. It also features a segment known as "Global Village Voices" that showcases viewer opinion on the in-depth reports.
The show debuted in November 2006 alongside the launch of Al Jazeera English.
About the show
Richard GizbertRichard Gizbert
Richard Gizbert is a Canadian journalist. He is the presenter of the Listening Post on Al Jazeera English. Gizbert was formerly employed by ABC News but was sacked for refusing to travel to Iraq to cover the 2003 U.S. invasion...
, formerly of ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, was hired by the yet-to-be-launched Al Jazeera English in April 2006 to present a media review programme. The Listening Post aims to monitor all forms of media, from the networks to bloggers, and report on what they do or do not cover.
Aaron Barnhart of The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star is a McClatchy newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Published since 1880, the paper is the recipient of eight Pulitzer Prizes...
said the Listening Post "might be the best media-critique program in English anywhere."