( Waste, Fraud and Abuse )

You know the drill. Some are a bit dated, but still interesting.

( Obama Administration Proposes Electronic Wiretaps )

( The Media Firestorm over Koran Burning )

( 60 Years Late: An Untold Story )

( Reporting on Top Secret America )

Highlights with brief summaries under the cuts.

( The Iranian Protests, One Year Later )

Highlights:

iPhone Leak: "Shield laws are designed to protect whistleblowers by allowing journalists to refuse to testify about their sources. But should they apply in a case like Gizmodo's iPhone leak, where the source was paid for possibly stolen material? George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley says this case sets a ( Read more... )

I queue up a bunch of "On the Media" podcasts and then do a marathon listening session when doing mundane housework. I present to you, another dump of, what I consider, highlights. Since there are A LOT this round, you can see the brief summaries under the cuts.

( Can't Quote This )

Since solituddegitana brought it up a few weeks ago about medical new correspondents who are also doctors performing on live TV, I thought these "On the Media" segments might still be relevant:

Food, Water, Information: "While American and other foreign journalists struggle to report on the earthquake in Haiti, members of the Haitian media are having a much more ( Read more... )

"On the Media" has been on fire the past few podcasts. Here are a few of the better segments, in my opinion at least, they've had:

- The Good Doctor: "According to Gary Schwitzer, there are a few TV M.D.’s who are trying to do good work. Dr. Jonathan LaPook, medical correspondent for "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is one of them. He ( Read more... )