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The Listening Post

Season 11 · Episode 22

Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle

0.0May 21, 2016

Baghdad's broken press promises; plus, reinventing the 24-hour wheel: TV news' fight for survival.

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Episode 17The murder of Giulio Regeni: The politics of coverage
Episode 18New York: Primaries, politics and the press
Episode 19Brazil: Behind the Dilma Rousseff impeachment story
Episode 20Trade Secrets: Covering the TTIP leaks
Episode 21Turkey: Media showdowns and legal breakdowns
Episode 22Silencing the critics: Iraq's media muzzle
Episode 23Decoding your Facebook newsfeed
Episode 24Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
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