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32-547: The Listening Post is a current affairs programme with a focus on media analysis and critique. It broadcasts on Al Jazeera English , and is filmed and produced from AJE's hub in London at the Shard . The Listening Post is one of the longest-running programmes on Al Jazeera English, launched in 2006. It is a weekly broadcast that analyses current affairs by examining the ways in which stories, issues and events are reported in

64-550: A Myanmar market. The story follows with the American Muslims which they share their own views on their country. Israel 's jails are at bursting point. Since the start of the second intifada, the number of Palestinians behind bars has increased seven-fold. The team gains unprecedented and unrestricted access inside two of the country's highest security prisons - Beersheba and Hasharon - which hold male and female prisoners regarded by those who guard them as

96-712: A decade since the Arab Spring , and twenty years since 9/11 . There have also been special episodes on the challenges facing the BBC , and the expanding Israeli surveillance The Listening Post ' s style is fast-paced and context rich. The show's journalists take the initiative and responsibility for the analysis. Other broadcasters can seem to step back from responsibility by hosting interviews: this provides many assertions, but little analysis. The Listening Post differs in that it tends to back up its arguments by evidence of actual media output. These examples illustrate how

128-516: A group of government-supported psychics - called Project TRK05 - who claim that they can talk to the dead. Featuring a woman made famous by her ability to locate dead bodies in the old battlefields. Meet Mahmoud, a 12-year-old boy who struggles to support his family by selling tea in the wards of Gaza's biggest hospital. Filmed before and during the Israeli re-occupation of the Gaza Strip,

160-555: A limited period (Replacing with RealVideo and available in United Kingdom only). The division between seasons of This World is based on the UK version of each episode, international episodes are based on its airing on BBC World (currently BBC World News). Subsequent airings of the international version randomly follows the original UK order (Including changes from the original title on some episodes). In 1984, with Ethiopia in

192-587: A new complexion now we know that Iran later abandoned the diplomacy and chose to start enriching uranium again. The episode follows a story of life and death on the Moscow property market. Virtually unknown in the West and full of sinister complexities, it's a tale of multi-million dollar scams involving corrupt judges and bureaucrats, bent policemen, fake lawyers, mafia henchmen, and a cast of hapless victims who are either dead or reduced to poverty. Investigating

224-458: A series of unlawful repossessions that have been ignored by the authorities, it asks whether Russia is really living up to its claim to be an orderly democratic society, subject to the rule of law. Around the world, approximately 105 men are born for every 100 women. In China , it's a different story entirely - up to 118 men are born for every 100 women. The Chinese government knows this serious issue needs to be addressed, but family planning

256-530: Is a current affairs programme which produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom, first airing on 4 January 2004. The programme also airs worldwide occasionally through BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries. The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. This World was announced in December 2003 on BBC Online and launched in early January 2004, replacing

288-491: Is a sensitive subject amongst the world's biggest population. Following three stories - an independent women, a migrant worker desperate for a wife, and a local police unit fighting to stem the recent spate of kidnapped wives - the episode investigates a problem that could spell major trouble for China in the future. In the future stem cell transplants could offer hope to people with Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and those who have suffered strokes. But

320-506: The Private Eye , The Economist , Monocle , The Spectator , The Week , The Oldie , Investors Chronicle , Prospect , MoneyWeek , New Statesman , Time , Fortune , BBC History Magazine , and History Today are all sometimes referred to as current affairs magazines. This journalism -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This World (TV series) This World

352-581: The Nine Network in the 1970s focuses on community issues not usually discussed by major news bulletins. Recurring stories include: hoons , dodgy tradies , neighbours from hell, and corruption. They also run numerous stories about local legends as well as various lifestyle tips. Today Tonight produced by the Seven Network from 1995 to 2019 was also similar in format, covering stories comparable to that of ACA. Additionally, newspapers such as

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384-461: The " war on terror ", but many Saudis are suspicious of America's intent. Can Crown Prince Abdullah strike a balance between Saudi Arabia's liberals and reactionaries, and meet the increasingly vocal demands of the West? Thailand's Bang Kwang prison , often dubbed "The Bangkok Hilton", is arguably the most infamous jail in the world. As the Thai authorities try to crack down on drug trafficking,

416-541: The IBAMA, have struggled to contain the illegal loggers , smugglers and gangs that have ravaged the Amazon Rainforest . Year after year, deforestation has continued at an alarming rate - up to 25,000 square km a year. But, with greater resources and the introduction of armed services, the IBAMA is starting to fight back. The episode examines how this increased enforcement of Brazil's environmental laws will affect

448-571: The best media-critique program in English anywhere". "So the next time you watch hungry Somalians on TV you might in a perverse way be pushing Africa into China's arms. That is the power of media. If it wasn't for the Listening Post, we'd never have never known that." – Aastha Manocha, newslaundry The shows most popular episodes have covered a wide range of geographies, often bringing global focus to underrepresented media stories. Some of

480-440: The cells are harvested from embryos and foetuses - raising ethical issues that have led to researchers having their funding cut. With the science largely unproven, the desperately ill seek help in countries with hazy legislation. The episode follows a group of patients to Ukraine to see if transplanted foetal stem cell injections can already help save or improve lives. For more than two decades, Brazil's environmental police,

512-399: The definition. In Canada, CBC Radio produces a number of current affairs show both nationally such as The Current and As It Happens as well as regionally with morning current affairs shows such as Information Morning , a focus the radio network developed in the 1970s as a way to recapture audience from television. In Australia, the aptly named A Current Affair developed by

544-514: The frontier societies that exploit the forest, and the heated confrontations that are sure to arise. Purported links between death metal , Satanism and murders in Italy. After the end of hostilities in the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands failed to return home. Thirty years later, Vietnamese families are still looking for their loved ones and, in desperation, have turned to

576-440: The grip of famine , Michael Buerk filed two shocking reports highlighting the plight of the sick and the dying. The harrowing images prompted aid efforts from around the world, yet 20 years on the situation remains desperate, with twice as many people now on the brink of starvation. Buerk returns to Africa to meet those whose lives were irrevocably affected by the tragedy first time around - including an aid worker who found herself in

608-612: The head believes school should be a bastion against a rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism. As Iran defies the world by restarting its nuclear programme, Paul Kenyon travels to the Islamic Republic with UN nuclear inspectors, and gains exclusive behind-the-scene access to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iranian negotiators talk candidly about why they deceived the world over their nuclear programme for 18 years. But it takes on

640-613: The impossible situation of deciding who should live and who should die - and asks whether the developed world has helped to create a nation wholly dependent on charity. Crisis talks over North Korea's nuclear weapons have already begun but, away from the show-city of Pyongyang, there's evidence that the communist power is testing its chemical weapons on women, children, families of dissidents, and political prisoners. Gaining unprecedented access, reporter Olenka Frenkiel uncovers fresh proof of this barbarous conduct from those who, until now, have been silenced. Sitting on top of

672-515: The media. The show's specialism is media analysis and critique and the global breadth of its coverage – with reports ranging from Rupert Murdoch's hold on media in Australia, the war of media narratives between Russia and the West to the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric in India. The show's presenter is Richard Gizbert . Gizbert, a veteran of ABC News . Gizbert conceptualised and pitched the show to

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704-446: The most dangerous terrorists in the country. The banning of religious symbols in schools has become a talking point recently. In France, however, it has become law, a move that has provoked outrage among the country's 15 million Muslims. The episode follows a group of veiled girls at a Paris school who are resisting the new law in defiance of their headmaster. The girls risk expulsion and could forfeit vital exam qualifications, but

736-570: The network and was recruited in April 2006, in the run-up to the channel’s launch. Stand-in hosts in Gizbert’s absence have been former Al Jazeera news anchor Barbara Serra and the show’s executive producer Meenakshi Ravi . The Listening Post often has its producers on the air for "Feature" and "Radar" segments. Tariq Nafi , Johanna Hoes , Nic Muirhead , Ahmed Madi, Florence Phillips and Meenakshi Ravi write and present such segments. The aim of

768-526: The popular episodes and segments are: Current affairs (news format) This differs from regular news broadcasts that place emphasis on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different from the news magazine show format in that the events are discussed immediately. The UK's BBC programmes such as This World , Panorama , Real Story , BBC Scotland Investigates , Spotlight , Week In Week Out , and Inside Out fit

800-433: The press can often be conformist and subservient to those in power. In addition, the show has discussed a recurring journalistic tendency to regurgitate convenient "factual" detail, without checking either the source of the material - and a possible agenda in offering it - or the methodologies, which can frequently be unscientific and specious. Aaron Barnhart of The Kansas City Star said that The Listening Post "might be

832-483: The programme Correspondent . The website includes additional features and a discussion facility for public comment on the programmes. The BBC streams episodes in RealVideo format via its website for a limited period after they have been shown, and sells them on DVD and VHS by mail order . Starting from 2009 onwards, the series was available and streaming at BBC iPlayer after the programme broadcast, with

864-463: The show is to look at the global media industry - spanning journalism to popular culture – with a critical, analytical eye. "The Listening Post aims to monitor virtually all forms of media, from networks to bloggers, and report on what they do or do not cover." The show is broken into four main segments. Each episode presents: The show breaks format a few times a year to present full episodes on specific topics. Previous special episodes have marked

896-527: The story follows Mahmoud and the hospital staff as they cope with gun battles between Palestinian groups, the reality of life under the Hamas Government, and the collapse of the ceasefire with Israel that ushered in the bloodiest period the region has seen in years. A revelatory story exploring the life of a schoolgirl caught up in Bolivia's drug smuggling trade. It also features the work of

928-430: The team gains the first ever access to the prison in which all inmates are serving sentences of more than 30 years, usually for drugs offences. The human stories from inside include a young British man struggling to stay sane and a death row prisoner pleading for a second chance. From the forests of Siberia to the jungles of Cambodia, army veterans from Chechnya, Afghanistan and Vietnam are taking up arms to protect

960-409: The tiger. Neither time nor the law is on their side. American undercover agent-turned-conservationist Steve Galster recruits army veterans and trains anti-poaching patrols in military tactics. The episode follows Galster and his men as they mastermind a sting to catch a prominent Korean animal dealer, discover a dead tigress in a sadistic snare, and secretly film traders selling tiger bones and teeth in

992-416: The tough anti-drugs squads in the country's jungles and stories from some of the thousands of women jailed for drug smuggling. In Russia, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands poisoned after drinking alcohol spiked with a mysterious deadly chemical. John Sweeney travels to Pskov , a city that has had to declare a state of emergency due to the number of poisonings, in an attempt to track down

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1024-475: The world's biggest patch of oil, the extended family that runs Saudi Arabia has managed to fend off the assaults of modernity and democracy since the state's foundation. But the triple shocks of 9/11, the US-led invasion of Iraq and the al-Qaeda bombings inside the kingdom have catapulted Saudi Arabia into the limelight. The United States wants Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to embrace democracy and join it in

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