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The Listening Post

Season 11 · Episode 4

Egypt's media: Revolution and reality

0.0January 23, 2016

What is the state of Egypt's media five years after the toppling of Mubarak? Plus, behind the UK's surveillance reform.

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Episode 2Saudi Arabia vs Iran: Beyond the Sunni-Shia narrative
Episode 3Poland: The EU's media freedom conundrum
Episode 4Egypt's media: Revolution and reality
Episode 5The UK Snoopers' Charter: A threat to press freedom?
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Episode 7What happened in Iowa: Bursting the US media bubble
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Episode 16Panama Papers: Have the media censored the story?
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
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Episode 24Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation
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Episode 40WikiLeaks: Neutral reporter or political player?
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Episode 43Trumped: The abyss between reporters and the reported
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Episode 45Face-off at Egypt's Press Syndicate
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