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Radio La Colifata: Argentina's 'loony radio'

How a radio station that broadcasts from inside a psychiatric hospital changes attitudes towards mental illness.

Media , Argentina , Mental health , Latin America , Journalism

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Richard Gizbert

Richard Gizbert is the creator and host of Al Jazeera English's weekly media critique and analysis show.

About The Listening Post

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.
Watch The Listening Post every Saturday at 0830GMT

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Secrets and hacks: Russia's role in the US election

A look at how reporting Russia's role in the US election has turned political; plus, the Indian PM's monthly radio show.

Dakota Access Pipeline: Protests, politics and coverage

Despite scant media attention to the protests, Native Americans emerge victorious; plus, Netanyahu, Israel's media man.

Fidel Castro: Contested legacy, competing narratives

We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK's new surveillance law, the 'Snoopers' Charter'.

Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate

Egypt's Press Syndicate is under fire from the Sisi government; plus, the rise of the far-right in the Dutch media.

Normalising Trump: The US media whitewash

How the US media begins the process of 'normalising' Donald Trump; plus, reporting the rise of the right in Germany.

Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported

Political journalism in the United States - its spectacular failure in the 2016 election and how it got to be this way.

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