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An Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty-Five - On the Brink: of a Better Way to DieNew York is on the verge of becoming the 11th state plus DC to give citizens suffering from terminal diseases the right to die when and as they choose. Oregon was the first state 25 years ago to grant this right. Religious leaders, champions of the right to life, even some advocates for the disabled worry that such laws open the way to abuse, coercion, and worse. It seems never to have occurred anywhere, but death is a fearful issue and dying fraught with guilt and worry. We talk with a lawyer and a legislator who have led the campaign in New Yor...2025-05-0950 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty-Four - On the Brink: of Genocide in GazaInternational lawyer and judicial reforrmer Sally Fleschner who has worked on justice projects in Bosnia, Palestine, Kosovo, and Somalia disagrees with the American Jewish Committee and says the deliberation bombing and starvation of Gazans is genocide. Further more, the US is complicit in that crime against humanity and most Americans are not interested in even seeing (via movies) or hearing the real story of Israeli aggression.Lawyer Sally Fleschner is an expert in rule of law, judicial reform and the drafting of legislation. She has worked with USAID and other international organizations in Afghanistan...2025-05-0125 min
Hudson Mohawk MagazineArmao On the Brink with Sally FleschnerIn this week's On the Brink podcast Rosemary Armao talks with international lawyer and judicial reform expert Sally Fleschner about why what Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide -- even though it is different from what the Nazis did in the 1930s and from the terror Hamas inflicted on Israel 18 months ago. We know this is a hotly contested matter with people vehemently connected to both sides of the issue. You may find these views offensive.2025-04-3010 minHudson Mohawk MagazineArmao on the Brink, with Miranda SpivackIn this weeks' Armao on the Brink, Rosemary talks with Investigative reporter Miranda Spivack , who is an expert in government secrecy and use of public documents. Spivack has written a book about people she calls accidental activists They are regular citizens with no expertise special knowledge of leadership motivated by grief or worry for their community who figure out how to network and mobilize and drag information out of government and corporations to successfully battle City Hall. She says we all can do this. Here she is talking about one of the Local Heroes.2025-04-2308 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty-Three - On the Brink: of Accidental ActivismInvestigative reporter Miranda Spivack who is an expert in government secrecy and use of public documents has written a book about people she calls accidental activists They are regular citizens with no expertise special knowledge of leadership motivated by grief or worry for their community who figure out how to network and mobilize and drag information out of government and corporations to successfully battle City Hall. She says we all can do this. Here she is talking about one of the Local Heroes.Sometimes regular people just trying to help their families and communities are forced to become heroes...2025-04-2338 min
Hudson Mohawk MagazineHMM-04-16-2025Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,
Mark Dunlea reports on the air permit renewal for the Wheelabrator garbage incinerator in Hudson Falls.
Then, Mark Dunlea speaks with Jewish Voice for Peace about their Rally for Liberation on April 17.
Later on, on Armao on the Brink, Rosemary Armao talks about Trump with broadcaster Linda Ellerbee.
After that, A’Livija Mullins-Richard and Mary Keating recap the Sanctuary’s Critical Conversations: Environmental Justice event with Aaron Mair and Benita Law-Diao.
Finally, we hear about the Soil Factory in Ithaca
Co-hosts: Benno Greene & Mark Dunlea.
Engineer: Jalaya Reid2025-04-1759 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty-Two - On the Brink: of DespairVeteran NBC broadcaster and author Linda Ellerbee talks with us from Mexico about what she and our foreign neighbors think of Trump's first three months back in office and none of it is positive. This from a woman Trump once tried to date. So how do you fight back and how do you cope with dictatorship?2025-04-1639 minHudson Mohawk MagazineHMM-04-09-2025Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,
We have a report from Andrea Cunliffe from last Saturday’s Hands Off rally.
Then, we talk to Michael Richarson of Third Act Upstate about climate at the federal and state level.
Later on, on Armao on the Brink, Rosemary Armao speaks with three students about why they feel young people and people of color are not more active in protesting Trump.
After that, we hear from participants in the Sanctuary’s workshop on Critical Conversations about journalism and democracy.
Our final segment is by Kathleen Beaudoin about Ethnomusicology: the study of music in a cu...2025-04-1058 min
Hudson Mohawk MagazineArmao on the Brink with SUNY StudentsOnce every semester Rosemary Armao invites three or her students from UAlbany to do a podcast featuring a decidedly younger point of view than mine. This is that chapter and outta the mouths of Zoomers you’l hear about the futility protesting, exhaustion over world events and fear of the future, Tik Tok and even the wonder of torpedo bats.
Mirai Abe is an exchange student from Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, to UAlbany where she studies journalism and sociology. She arrived in the US last August in time to learn English, take up a full load of classes, an...2025-04-0910 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty-One - On the Brink: of an Upcoming Exhausted GenerationOnce every semester I invite three students of mine from UAlbany to do a podcast featuring a decidedly younger point of view than mine. This is that chapter and outta the mouths of Zoomers you’l hear about the futility protesting, exhaustion over world events and fear of the future, Tik Tok and even the wonder of torpedo bats. Mirai Abe is an exchange student from Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan, to UAlbany where she studies journalism and sociology. She arrived in the US last August in time to learn English, take up a full load of classes, an...2025-04-0943 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifty - On the Brink: Of Real Reincarnation & RehabilitationLong-time Albany County, NY Sheriff Craig Apple talks about the innovative programs he’s instituted in his 38-year reign including inmates doing yoga and fostering pets and using empty beds for a homeless shelter. He’s thinking about running for state office to help write laws about bail reform and gun safety that are thought out and smart.Craig Apple, began working in law enforcement in 1987, rose through the ranks, serving as a corrections officer and deputy sheriff, and starting in 2011 as Albany County Sheriff. In that job he oversees nearly 750 employees and a $100 million budget. But he is most...2025-04-0240 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Nine - On the Brink: of Dramatic ActionIn this Chapter, Rosemary wanted to talk with leaders of Albany's unusually dynamic theater community about escape and make believe, but Patrick White and Chris Foster, the organizers of a unique Festival of Theater happening this summer, men who don't own a TV and watch plays every night of the week, say live theater demands engagement, community involvement and public debate of controversy ad issues. You aren't just seeing a play, you are making a statement about values. A fantastic look at the importance of drama in our lives.Patrick White is a Capital Re...2025-03-3041 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Eight - On the Brink: of Global IndifferenceNo pleasant introductions, or quaint toast at the end of this one folks. We may have moved past the brink, and into the abyss, but that's to discuss in later episodes....Today, three long-term USAID staffers now retired and free to talk describe their anger over how the foreign aid program has been gutted and colleagues maligned, their fear about global suffering and losses that will result ,and their hope for a come back in the future.Francisco Bencosme was formerly the China Policy Lead for USAID, the principal advisor on issues relating t...2025-03-2040 minHudson Mohawk MagazineArmao on the Brink: The Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil on DemocracyThis weekend ICE officers seized Mahmoud Khalil, a leading pro-Palestinian organizer at Columbia University, who holds a green card and is married to an American citizen who is eight months pregnant. He has never been charged much less convicted of a crime.
In addition to the threat to immigrants, many American who care about the first Amendment right to protest are in an uproar. Mark Dunlea interviewed UAlbany Journalism Professor Rosemary Armao about this issue.
It's not the only looming danger to Freedom of the Press today. I have a few questions for Rosemary.2025-03-1109 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Seven - On the Brink: of a Dark HistoryCambodian travel guide Tek Leng grew up in a country devastated by war, genocide, and poverty. He works now taking tourists through old prisons and mass graves turned into memorials and museums and he preaches a Buddhist mentality about acceptance and letting go of the past so you can face the future.Tek Leng, 45, was born soon after the end of the Khmer Rouge’s genocide in Cambodia. His, like every family in the country, lost loved ones to the killing fields. He grew up in the countryside along the Mekong River amidst staggering pov...2025-03-0623 minHudson Mohawk MagazineArmao on the Brink: How Buddhism Helps Cambodians HealIn this week's Armao on the Brink, Rosemary examines how Buddhist philosophy has enabled Cambodians to move on from the destructive impact 50 years ago of American imperialism and bullying. She talks with tour guide Tek Leng, who was born soon after the end of the Khmer Rouge’s genocide. Leng works on taking tourists through old prisons and mass graves turned into memorials and museums and he preaches a Buddhist mentality about acceptance and letting go of the past so you can face the future.2025-03-0410 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Six - On the Brink: of Flight, Escape, and AssimilationGiven the current issues in the US and abroad regarding immigration, the Russia-Ukraine war, democracy, and anti-semitism, Katy Meilleur, a nurse scientist who works on drugs for neurological disorders, recently published her father's memoirs. Lev Perlov escaped from Communist Russia with his wife and two daughters in 1973 tricking the KGB and slipping out despite rules meant to thwart Jewish emigrants. The daughter tells us that his story of survival and human triumph against all odds, is hopeful and inspiring.Katy Meilleur is a nurse scientist with a BA in biology from the University of Maryland, a master’s in Nursi...2025-02-2632 minHudson Mohawk MagazineArmao On The Brink: Troubles Professors FaceIn this week’s Armao on the Brink, Rosemary talks with colleagues at the University at Albany who are in trouble because of conservative attacks, economics that favor job-attracting majors, and dropping enrollments. This segment features Professor Emerita of English Martha Rozett.2025-02-1909 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Five - On the Brink: of Dropping Liberal Arts, Like, Who Needs Them?Podcast Host Rosemary Armao talks with colleagues from other departments at the University at Albany in trouble because of conservative attacks, economics that favor job-attracting majors, and dropping enrollments. Her guests are Professor Emerita of English Martha Rozett and Professor of Women and Gender Studies Janelle Hobson.2025-02-1937 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Four - On the Brink of: Dating in the Digital Age/The Male ViewBoomer Jeff Wilkin, Millennial Zach Grady, and Gen Z’er Amar Sayeed tell Rosemary about finding, evaluating, and dumping dates in this age of online hookups, apps, and toxic masculinity. This is the flip side to Dating in the Digital Age from the point of view of women that we aired a while back. The women all had similar views, but men of different generations seem to have very different ideas. Different methods. Different taste. It’s kind of intriguing.2025-02-1240 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Three - On the Brink of: Who the Hell Knows What?In this chapter Malcolm Nance talks with Rosemary and long-time investment banker Mark Wittman about the dangers in sees coming in the new Trump Regime including civic violence and mutiny in the military and what citizens ought to do about it.
Mark Wittman earned his MBA in finance from NYU and has worked as an investment banker for more than 25 years. He has provided financing and strategic guidance to consumer products clients in the US and globally. He is a regular on WAMC's Round Table panel talking about all he knows.
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An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-Two - On the Brink: of Smarter KidsMary and Mike both teach civics/social students; Mary in a New York high school and Mike in a Virginia middle school. In this chapter they talk about what their kids don't know that they should, about the foolishness of banning books, about violence and guns in schools, about the threat of vouchers to public education, teaching to the test, and other controversial school issues.
Our speaker bios this week are purposefully incomplete. Because teachers who speak out publicly are often disciplined by administrators we agreed not to identify the full names or the school districts and schools where...2025-01-2946 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty-One - On the Brink of: Trump's Golden AgeTwo veteran political journalists Jim Asher and Dale Eisman who have investigated and analyzed Washington power for decades discuss what they saw in watching the Trump Inauguration and what they think it portends. It was a weird day from the guest list to the richest man in the world making a Nazi salute and it's likely to get more weird, they agree.
James Asher, now retired, was a veteran investigative journalist and Pulitzer-Prize winning editor. Over his career, he worked as reporter and editor at five newspapers on the East Coast, including the Philadelphia...2025-01-2248 minHudson Mohawk MagazineArmao: James Asher & Dale EismanVeteran political journalists, Jim Asher and Dale Eisman, investigated and analyzed Washington power for decades. They discuss with Rosemary Armao what they saw in watching the Trump inauguration and what they think it portends. They spoke about the unusual guest list and that the richest man in the world made a Nazi salute.2025-01-2110 minHudson Mohawk MagazineAn Armao on the Brink: Rosemary Discusses the InaugurationInauguration Day is coming up on January 20, 2025 to swear in Donald Trump for his second term as president. Journalist, professor, and Hudson Mohawk Magazine contributor Rosemary Armao answers questions about the inauguration-- including the cost, ethics, separation of church and state, Michelle Obama's snub, and the inauguration speech which lead to a President's death. Armao spoke with Mark Dunlea and Sina Basila Hickey.2025-01-1610 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Forty - On the Brink: of Dating in the Digital AgeBoomer and Gen Z guests Kris Antonelli and Emily Robbins talk with Rosemary about finding, evaluating, and sometimes dumping dates in this age of online hookups, apps, and toxic masculinity. What’s the bare minimum you should look for in a new guy and what is the worst date of all time?
Emily Robbins, from Ravena, NY, is a sophomore at UAlbany, majoring in communication and minoring in journalism. She loves tennis and running in her free time.
Kris Antonelli is a freelance writer and a literacy tutor in Baltimore Public elementary schools. She is a former reporter for th...2024-12-1932 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Nine - On the Brink: of a New SyriaMokhtar Alibrahim fled his hometown of Damascus nearly eight years ago, leaving behind family, friends, and the budding career as a journalist he’d just begun other than be conscripted into the Syrian Army of Beshir al-Assad to wage war against fellow countrymen. He lived in Lebanon, then Jordan, and now Germany despairing he would ever see home again.He learned two new languages English and German, He got his doctor wife out of Syria and they began building a new life in the west. Then weeks ago a miracle. Al-Assad was suddenly ousted, Syria liberated, and brutal civil war...2024-12-1132 min
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAn Armao on the Brink: of a New SyriaIn this Chapter of An Armao on The Brink, Rosemary speaks with Mokhtar Alibrahim.
Alibrahim fled his hometown of Damascus nearly eight years ago, leaving behind family, friends, and the budding career as a journalist he’d just begun other than be conscripted into the Syrian Army of Beshir al-Assad to wage war against fellow countrymen. Rosemary talks with him about the future of his homeland and how it might provide perspective for those fearful of living underneath a new regime here in the U.S.2024-12-1109 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter 38.5 - On the Brink: of Reckoning for the Democratic LosersTwo weeks out we continue to look into what the Democratic election losses portend and how Dems ought to be reacting to the drubbing they took. Michele Salcedo, a past president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, talks about why Latino supported Trump and what they may expect in return and Ryan Horstmyer, a lawyer, lobbyist and long-time Democratic activist in ruby-red upstate New York, so he knows about defeats, talks about what Dems need most to do next.
Michele Salcedo has covered Latinos and other communities of color throughout her 36-year journalism...2024-11-211h 02An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Eight - On the Brink: of Reckoning for the Democratic LosersSteve Greenfield, a New Paltz firefighter and long-time activitist for alternative and third-party candidates explains the self-defeating votes we’ve just seen by working class people and minority men. Democrats need to understand why this happened and act to prevent it — yet again — from costing them an election
Steve Greenfield, 63, of New Paltz, is a past member of the New Paltz Board of Education, the current Captain and former Secretary and Executive Board member of the New Paltz Fire Department, and has served the village, town, and school district of New Paltz in appointed positions for more than 20 years. He is...2024-11-1352 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Seven - On the Brink: of What Happens Next?On the eve of the 2024 election we talk with retired teacher George Goodwin of Albany who has done Democratic Party work for more than 20 years. This fall he’s been traveling to Pennsylvania and other nearby states drumming up votes for Kamala Harris and he knows a little about how to talk to people with different politics annoyed to see you at their door. He knows how persuasion can work and when it doesn’t. And Rosemary has been talking to voters about what they’ll do beginning today after the candidate has lost. Cry, Drink and Resist. Harder is the...2024-11-0634 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Six - On the Brink of: Political Power, who has it?Three billionaires, Elon Musk the car and space innovator who owns what used to be Twitter, Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon and another space explorer who owns the Washington Post , and Patrick Soon-Shiong, the doctor who bought the Los Angeles Times six years ago, are in the news because of their influence over the 2024 election. Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump and through X spreading commentary aimed at boosting his candidacy. The two newspaper owners have blocked their consequential outlets from publishing Harris endorsements. All this raises questions about disinformation, media ownership, the future of the free press, and...2024-10-3048 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Five - On the Brink: of Equality, The Fight for NY Prop 1How could deep blue New York vote down a simple declaration that all people should be treated the same under the law in this state? It could happen. Organized opposition to Proposition 1 on the NYS ballot from the Catholic Church and conservative Republicans has been unexpectedly fierce and organized around disinformation and fear mongering. The League of Women Voters, devoted since its founding to educating voters, is fighting back. The heads of three Capital District chapters talk about why Prep 1 matters.
Guests: Mary Kate Owens, Albany County; Tiffani Silverman Rensselaer County and Linda McKenny, co...2024-10-2341 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Four - On the Brink: of Scamming, How to Avoid Becoming a MarkSuzanne Mateo of Milan, NY, tells a horrific story about being swindled out of her retirement savings. It happened this summer shortly after she was widowed and retired from a long career as a nurse and hospital administrator. Scams preying on the vulnerable and elderly are on the rise and according to Gino Cortesi, a softwear designer and student of AI, they are likely to get more sophisticated and hard to resist. Mateo is trying to get past shame and embarrassment to warn others.Suzanne Mateo of Milan, NY, was a nurse and hospital administrator for more than 30 years...2024-10-1635 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Three - On the Brink: of Pasta and PoliticsRosemary chats with Anthony-Bourdain like chef and international tour guide Ric Orlando on the shores of the Ionian Sea about phallic cannoli, why there is little hummus in chickpea-rich Sicily, and the connections between cheese and bulls and eating veal.
Ric Orlando is a renowned chef, restauranteur, musician, writer, food marketer and tour guide through Italy and Sicily. He was. a pioneer of Hudson Valley farm-to-table movement, ran beloved restaurants in Saugerties, Woodstock and Albany, produced and starred in the PBS series Ric Orlando’s TV Kitchen; beat Bobby Flay and won Chopped — not once but twic...2024-10-0942 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-Two - On the Brink: Of Losing Your Mind and Your SelfDementia is a family disease that affects not just the afflicted person but everyone who loves, depends on, and cares for her. Alzheimer's and related diseases don't kill off their victims right away but instead drains them over years of their ability to think or do or even really be themselves. Watching that happen is horrifying and tests caregivers. Writer Will Doolittle knows this. Seven and one half years ago his wife Bella was diagnosed with Alzheimer and told she probably had eight years to live. He writes about how the disease has changed their lives. Rosemary's family care...2024-10-0253 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty-One - On the Brink: of a Murder MysteryThey seem like so sweet and wholesome, Victoria Houston and Dianne Hagan, in love with the outdoors and nature and their families. But both harbor dark souls and foul plots that they pour out in murder mysteries that have evolved into series with recurring characters and locales. Houston has penned the long-running Loon Lake Mystery series and Hagan the Cadence Mystery series . The two authors talk about the fun in murder, turning their hometowns and some of their friends into characters and why it is that women are such masters of this book genre.2024-09-2654 min
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirty - On the Brink of: Sharks, the Women of JAWSRosemary podcasts live from New Orleans in this episode pulling members of JAWS, a 50-year-old feminist women's organization away from workshops at their annual Camp to talk about their current diverse assignments, from national politics, to mentoring young women journalists in reporting careers that make a difference, to writing about isolation, disinformation and other indignities of the Covid age.
JAWS For nearly 40 years, the Journalism and Women’s Symposium has advanced the professional empowerment and personal growth of women in journalism and also advocated for more inclusive coverage of diverse experiences and culture. Advance women in the field, is th...2024-09-191h 10
An Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-Nine - On the Brink of: the Campaign TrailTwo aspiring New York State Senate candidates from the Capital District talk about indignities and inconveniences of a political career, including begging for money, plastering neighborhoods with lawn signs, and coming up with a Plan B in case they lose.
Alvin Gamble is a Colonie NY Town board member running for the District 43 State Senate seat. He grew up in Colonie, graduating from Colonie Central High School in 1979. He then went to SUNY Brockport and has worked since 1983 for what is now the National Grid Power Company. He and his wife Abbey, a nurse, have two ch...2024-09-1134 minAn Armao On The BrinkA Special Summer Presentation - Episode Two2024-07-2417 min
An Armao On The BrinkA Special Summer Presentation - Episode OneOn The Brink of an Election Season
Ted Bridis spent 30 years in journalism working for The Associated Press and Wall Street Journal, including 11 years running AP's Pulitzer-winning investigative team in Washington. He now teaches political and public policy journalism full time at the University of Florida as the Michael and Linda Connelly senior lecturer in investigative reporting. At AP, Bridis was the reporter who first discovered Hillary Clinton's email server in her basement, and his investigative team first exposed illegal foreign lobbying by Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who subsequently was indicted by the Justice Department...2024-07-1057 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-Eight - On The Brink: Of An Armao Summer ReunionAll five of the Armao sisters in one place is a rare event but we captured just that in this last podcast before OTB takes a three-week summer hiatus. We talk about the validity of birth order research from our perspective, about Justice Altio's wife and his flags, and about the summers we have shared and will share over the next three months. In birth order: Rosemary, Jo-Ann, Kate, Lisa, and Christine2024-05-2943 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-Seven - On the Brink: Of a Mansplained GileadEarly in May, On the Brink featured some smart, angry women talking about attacks on American women in the form of legislative fiats and judicial rulings that banned abortion, criminalized miscarriages, inserted government into their bedrooms, and hobbled doctors. Now we are giving men a turn to talk about abortion: what it has to do with them and why they are standing up for and with women. You'll hear no fundamentalist preachers extolling the sanctity of unborn life on this program. You will hear from a public relations expert who watched a brilliant campaign against Roe unfold over the p...2024-05-2253 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-Six - On The Brink: Of Revolution, AgainJust as in the 1970s when students on campuses nationwide began sitting-in, dropping out, occupying campus buildings, and marching against war in Vietnam, young people are now protesting US involvement in the war in Gaza. Also just as 50 years ago the nation is divided over the university unrest, many sympathizing with the students, many also decrying violence and lack of control by university officials. Host Rosemary Armao talks with a Palestinian student who helped organize the Washington student encampment, and journalists/activists involved in the Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, and Vietnam peace movements about whether the First Amendment r...2024-05-1556 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty Five: Blooming GardensMay means flowers, lawns and gardens -- outdoor glory that can make war, famine, student protests and hate go away for a while. But while planting native plant species and shrinking grassy areas around your home to make room for flower beds is relaxing and beautifying, it's also an important way to fight back against climate change and environmental degradation. Listen to two of the best Master Gardeners in New York's capital area explain how it all works. They also answer a slew of your frequently asked gardening questions.2024-05-0946 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty Four - On The Brink: Of GileadWhy do old men judges and politicians get to make decisions about how women use their bodies? Why is the US moving backward in matters of reproductive health when even Catholic countries are modernizing? Why should doctors face criminal charges just for caring for patients? Rosemary talks with some smart and angry women about abortion lunacy. Hear from women’s cancer care Dr. Heidi Godoy, long-time Planned Parenthood Spokeswoman Blue Carreker, college administrator Malia Du Mont, and political activist Christine Primomo. 2024-05-011h 10An Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty Three - On the Brink: Of a Jailbird President and a Whack-Job CongressThe news has been so intensely bizarre lately that we had to take a minute to talk about it all rationally. Former and maybe future President Trump is on trial for paying a porn star to shut up about their sex-capades, Trump won't shut up about jurors and witnesses despite a gag order, the press is catching flak for giving airtime to Trump and writing about the jury. While meantime in DC Republicans in Congress led by Margery Taylor Greene are talking about shaking up the speakership again. Talking about this circus with me are editorial writer Mark Mahoney of...2024-04-2453 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-Two - On The Brink: Of Ongoing WarsIt’s been months since we have put the war in Gaza and the even longer battle rocking Ukraine on our agenda, but these awful conflicts have not died out and, in fact, are threatening to spread wider. I have teamed up with Wall Street banker Mark Wittman and International educator Jim Ketterer, colleagues from the old WAMC Roundtable, to talk about the suffering, the threat of worse to come and the dim possibility of peaceful settlements.
2024-04-1755 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty-One - On TheBrink: Of Gen-Z AngstOutspoken UAlbany students talk with Prof. Rosemary Armao about the mess Boomers have left them in politics, racial equality, health, and climate control and about what they intend to do to change the world. This is a chapter full of smarts, passion and hope.
Ethan Pausel is a Long Island native and a sophomore in biology at UAlbany. He hopes to be working soon on innovations in biomechanical engineering, organoid synthesis, and prosthetics. He holds twin passions for science and for interpersonal connections based on shared knowledge and journalism. This is from Ethan: “I oft...2024-04-0345 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twenty - On the Brink: Of a Bad TripTravel can literally transport you to a different place, take you out of time, and make you forget your troubles and the world's. Or it can go all wrong. In this week's chapter veteran globetrotters Hawley Johnson, Drew Sullivan, and Aida Cerkez along with host Rosemary Armao tell funny, awful and exhausting stories about their worst bad trips.2024-03-271h 07An Armao On The BrinkChapter Nineteen - On The Brink: Of A Government Keeping You in the DarkSince 1966 Americans have enjoyed freedom of information, a right to access the documents and the workings of government. Since 2002 journalists have celebrated Sunshine Week during March as a reminder that transparent government is less corrupt and more responsive. That right is badly under attack right now. Bureaucrats hide and withhold documents, flagrantly and with impunity, many journalists have given up trying to exercise the right at all while citizens are barely aware there is such a right. Most disturbing, legislatures across the country are exempting once-public records and otherwise watering down Freedom of Information. Mark Mahoney has won a...2024-03-2038 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Eighteen - On the Brink: Of a Barbenheimer Academy AwardsThe envelopes are all opened, the gowns and jewelry packed back up but we're not done talking about the Oscars. Why do those gold statuettes matter, what do they have to do with real life, why should we care? Columnist/author Kate Cohen rewrites the big speech in Barbie, women's right activist Pamela Nugent scolds Oppenheimer for a missed chance at lobbying for peace, film enthusiast and student Jim Getz talks about why film and film prizes are more than just glam.
Plus extra bonus content after the episode; an excerpt from a presentation I made to the League...2024-03-131h 05An Armao On The BrinkChapter Seventeen - On The Brink: of HeroismIt's not only in the movies where it's hard to tell sometimes if behavior is heroic or reckless, inspired or foolhardy. Aleksei Navalney gave his life to oppose authoritarian rule in Russia -- but might he not have lived on in exile and done more? Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange went on trial fighting extradition to the US where he faces espionage changes that could put in behind bars -- where he's already spent years. Does he deserve that or is he really a journalistic hero fighting government secrecy? Evan Gershkovich. Daniel Pearl, Anna Politkovskaya all risked safety and their liv...2024-03-0633 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter 16.5 - On the Brink: Of Contingency Planning - Part 2What if politicians were serious about solving America's screwed-up immigration system? Could it be done? What happens if Putin prevails in Ukraine after two years of war and dwindling opposition to him from the West? Is there any way to avoid the now routine crises of impeding government shutdowns? Political analyst and reporter Mary Ann Sharkey and investment banker Mark Wittman return for Part 11 of a discussion about rational solutions to some of the big problems the country is confronting. If you could strip away the political rhetoric and posturing, couldn't you come up with solutions and improvements? In...2024-02-2845 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Sixteen - On the Brink: Of Contingency PlanningWhat if China makes a move to take over Taiwan? What if Donald Trump wins a second term and begins to put into motion the scary authoritarian ideas he's talking about? What do we do then? Does America or Americans personally need a Plan B in case of a new Cold War or election catastrophe? Now is the time to begin planning according to Mary Anne Sharkey a veteran investigative reporter and political operative based in Ohio and my old WAMC Roundtable colleague Mark Wittman who join me in this week's chapter of On the Brink.
M...2024-02-2148 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fifteen - On The Break: Of An Escape in the Written WordDid you ever wonder what the point of reading was when you know you are going to forget everything about the book in your hands including maybe even its title within a year? Does it count as reading if you listen to the audiobook? Is reading a Kindle different from turning the pages of a real one? Are book clubs fun or just a lot of pressure? If stranded on a desert island for an indeterminate time with just one book, which one would you like it to be? Two avid readers Laura Bellinger and Kate Armao (yep, one mor...2024-02-1447 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Fourteen - On The Brink: Of the Perfect FoodFood critic Steve Barnes of the Albany Times-Union, Tiim Howland of Primal, Your Local Butcher, and nutrition professor and butcheress Emily Petersen defy all those vegans and vegetarians out there who have telling you that meat will make you sick, ruin the planet and promulgate cruelty to farm beasts. All lies. The latest chapter of Armao on the Brink is a hymn to animal protein timed nicely just in advance of this Sunday's orgy of meat-fueled football spectating.2024-02-0757 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Thirteen - On the Brink: Of The Empire StateVeteran Capital District columnists Fred LeBrun of the Times Union and Andrew Waite of the Gazette in Schenectady give us the low down on outmigration of citizens from New York and horrible handling of immigrants coming in. The also assess the many faults and a few graces of NY's first female governor and fantasize about who they'd choose as the ideal governor. 2024-01-3142 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Twelve - On the Brink: Of Ethical Media Decision MakingThree experienced journalists dash and praise the media for how they did recently covering three big stories: the Iowa caucus, right-wing political attacks on universities, and, the really important one, Taylor Swift's sexuality.2024-01-241h 09
Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson ValleyEpisode 104: An MGV's PerspectiveThe Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a nationwide educational program, and in New York State, consists of a corps of volunteers who are trained by Cornell Cooperative Extension in the science and art of gardening. Master Gardener Volunteers are volunteers from the community who enjoy gardening and use their horticultural skills and expertise to educate others. In return for their training, Master Gardener Volunteers donate their time teaching the community about their gardening and the environment. Master Gardener Volunteer activities might include offering lectures and workshops at libraries, schools and in the community, answering horticultural inquiries, creating and staffing hor...2024-01-1823 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Eleven - On the Brink: Of Vets and our PetsTwo Finger Lakes NY animal doctors dish on the real life of veterinarians from their high suicide rate to sky-high prices they charge, You'll learn the truth about doggy accupuncture, holistic veterinary practices, and pheremones for aggressive cats. Why is there a shortage of vets nationwide and did vets really prefer it when pet owners had to stay outside in their cars during the pandemic.2024-01-1751 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Ten - On the Brink: Of Ominous Predictions Coming TrueIn the An Armao On The Brink Season Two Premiere, Bosnian writer & reporter Aida Cerkez talks with us about watching her country decline into authoritarian, divisiveness, violence and war in the 1990's. She warns us that it's happening in the US, in the Middle East and in Europe all over again. Is is already too late?2024-01-1041 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Nine - On the Brink: of the Winter SolsticeNew York Master Gardeners talk about what keeps them busy during the state's long dark winters when weeding and watering are out. There's winter sowing and houseplants and composting with worms, not to mention skimming seed catalogs and concocting dishes with the herbs and vegetables you've just harvested.There's also worrying to be done about whether long dark winters are a thing of the past and what that means for plants.2023-12-2050 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Eight - On the Brink: Of Disaster in UkraineTwo deeply knowledgeable journalists with years working in and around Ukraine say the West doesn’t seem to fully get the stakes in the war there. The public and congress have lost interest but Putin hasn’t and he’s aiming to crush Ukraine and remake Russia. Failure to stay alert and to continue to thwart him puts the security of Europe and of the US at risk.
You can help in the effort to keep Russian aggression in Ukraine in the public eye by supporting Ukrainian journalists risking life, comfort, and their futures keeping...2023-12-1251 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Seven- On The Brink: Of The Whole StoryYou can express horror at an atrocious terrorist attack and you can reaffirm Israel’s right to defend itself. You are even allowed to express sorrow that civilians are getting killed in the process. But expressions of support and understanding for the Palestinian people caught up in Israel’s US-supported onslaught of Gaza are met with vitriol. Two guests on this week’s On the Brink are Palestinian sympathizers and they have been called anti-semites, gotten online threats on their person and faced discipline at work for their expression of beliefs. This is a presentation on the whole story of the...2023-12-0543 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Six - On The Brink: Of TruthTwenty years after his plagiarized and made-up stories in the New York Times scandalized the country as well as the journalism profession.., Jayson Blair talks about lying politicians, AI and deep fakes, and the steep price of media people don’t believe.. Now a life coach and podcaster, Blair speaks with insider’s knowledge about Donald Trump’s deceit and Charissa Thompson’s fantasy sideline quotes. Do we even have facts anymore? Do we need them?2023-11-2845 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Five - On The Brink: Of the Holiday Season.Proving that they are better at nepotism than the Trumps, Armao sisters, sons, a granddaughter and the family matriarch take up mics this weeks. The older generation recalls memorable Thanksgivings from the past including how we got to watch. TV at the dinner table for the first time in 1963. Then the younger generation reveal the full story of how an after-dinner board game turned violet. You’ll hear revelations about strong drinks and plucking turkeys, debate over alien life, and regret about loss of life in Gaza. Tune in.2023-11-2146 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Four - On The Brink: Of A New Generation.We Boomers are pretty much leaving a mess to clean up for today’s college students and new voters. Three UAlbany students from around the state join On the Brink this week to talk about the burden of gun violence, the uncertainty of new technology, war, division, and lessons learned in the trauma of live shooter drills and the masked days of Covid restrictions On the Brink is available on all the platforms that carry podcasts that we know about and links to them all will be out tomorrow.
Our Guest this week are: Gold...2023-11-1440 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Three - On The Brink: Of a Change.Election Day offers hope that with the right choices, things can change for the better. This week, three women journalists, ardent feminists, talk about choices on the ballot in November 2023, matters not on the ballot that should be—guns, and women’s rights left unresolved despite years of voting.
Ann O'Neill is a retired journalist and award-winning long-form storyteller who haunted newsrooms from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to Atlanta. The Philadelphia Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, and CNN Digital, to be specific. She specializes in criminal justice issues and high profile trials.Linda Ellerbee began her...2023-11-0750 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter Two - On The Brink: The Edge of Existence.This week’s chapter of On the Brink is a special one, not about topical issues of the day, but about life and death and that lingering in-between our parents go through in aging and illness. Three daughters talk about what it takes to care for loved ones as they edge toward the brink, how hard it is, how important to do this job with graciousness while also trying to stay sane, how it can make you feel like a saint — but maybe also not want to live to be 100.
Download, Listen, Like, & Subscribe!2023-10-3136 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter 1.5 - On The Brink: Not Yet Broken.This week’s episode again — as it must — centers on looming war in the Middle East and ongoing war in the US House of Representatives but we also talk about new research on the old worries about fading memory. No, you DON’T have dementia. Yet.
We have chosen Tuesdays as the best day to release new episodes. Our guests will be two fabulous journalists from my time at the Baltimore Sun. Like me, Candy Thomson and Joel McCord have moved from the dying field of print journalism into new careers and new pursuits. They are smart, witty, a...2023-10-3132 minAn Armao On The BrinkChapter One - On The Brink: The Breaking Point.The debut episode. Lifelong journalist, and former WAMC Roundtable panelist Rosemary Armao hosts "On The Brink"; a podcast discussing the most important topics of the moment. Topics that are bringing society and culture to the brink of edge.
Former Washington Post editorial writer Joann Armao, and licensed nurse practitioner Lisa Armao join Rosemary for the first episode. This week the "sisters" discuss war in the Middle East, the new Speaker of the House, and the elephant in the room.... Rosemary's departure from the radio waves.
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The Media ProjectThe Media Project #1674 - Judy, Rosemary, Barbara, IanThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus.
On this week’s Media Project, Judy, Rosemary, Barbara and Ian talk about the trolling of Wall Street reporter after she dared to ask the Indian Prime Minister a question about hu...2023-06-3027 minThe Media Project#1665: Firing of Tucker Carlson | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Rex discuss the firing of Tucker Carlson from Fox News, social media and the Supreme Court, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2023-04-30...2023-05-0127 minThe Media Project#1664: Finding reporters | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira discuss the Fox News defamation lawsuit settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, problems finding reporters to work in journalism, an update on the Wall Street Journalist detained in Russia, and more.2023-04-2627 minThe Media Project#1663: Detained Wall Street Journal reporter | The Media Project The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and an Adjunct Journalism Professor at the UAlbany. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Barbara discuss the ongoing lawsuit between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox news; the case of the Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Russian authorities; and a breakdown of journalists’ beats. https://www.wam...2023-04-1727 minThe Media Project#1662: Trump's arraignment | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy Ira and Rosemary talk about media coverage of Donald Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan; camera’s in courts; and the Dominion Systems lawsuit against Fox. 2023-04-1027 min
The Media Project#1661: The dangers of being a journalist | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock and former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith. This week features panelists: Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany. This week, Alan, Rex, Judy and Rosemary discuss the struggle over how to cover crime, the lack of safety for journalists on the street, and much more.2023-04-0427 minThe Media Project#1659: The Government and public information | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao; Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rex, Judy and Rosemary talk about Sunshine Week and journalists constant battle to get government to release public information, and an Axios reporter who was fired for calling a pres...2023-03-2027 minThe Media Project#1657: Should reporters put themselves in danger? | The Media Project#1657The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American Substack columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Barbara talk about the legal case against Fox news, whether reporters should put themselves in danger, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2023-03-05/the-media-project-1657-alan-rosemary-barbara-rex2023-03-0627 minThe Media Project#1656: The Fox News scandal | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Ira talk about the scandal involving Fox news; CNN’s Don Lemon being temporarily benched for on-air sexist comments; and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project2023-02-2727 min
The Media Project#1651: Should there be a comedian on CNN prime time? | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock and former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith. This week's panel features Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about whether there should be a comedian on CNN prime time; coverage of the Biden classified documents case; and how...2023-01-2327 minThe Media Project#1650: Journalists' Issues | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about how to cover homelessness, whether journalist’s prey on people to get information, the Wall Street Journal reporter handcuffed by police, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2023-01-15/the-media-project-1650-alan-rex-rosemary-ira2023-01-1627 minThe Media Project#1649: How much it too much | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Rosemary talk about George Santos and the importance of small, community newspapers, how the media covered the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, whether there was too much press coverag...2023-01-0927 minThe Media Project#1648: Increasing media consolidation | The Media Project The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith; Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Rosemary talk about whether increasing media consolidation is a good thing, harassment facing journalists, the loss of newspapers in rural areas, and much more.2023-01-0327 minThe Media Project#1641: Midterm elections and the media | The Media Project The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Rex talk about how the media covered the midterm election results, the future of Twitter under Elon Musk, whether TV journalists are the politicians of the future, and much more.2022-11-1427 minThe Media Project#1640: Midterm election campaigns | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about how the media has covered the midterm election campaign, new journalism legislation, and much more.2022-11-0727 minThe Media Project#1639: TikTok as a news source | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Judy and Rex talk about whether there’s a future for CNN, TikTok as a news source, whether journalism is turning the corner on climate change coverage, and more2022-10-3127 minThe Media Project#1638: Transparency in the press | The Media Project The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about transparency and vulnerability in the press, what’s on the record versus off the record, and much more.2022-10-2427 minThe Media Project#1637: Is Journalism failing? | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Barbara talk about how journalism is failing the electorate ahead of the midterm elections, whether journalists are biased toward the U.S. and its allies when reporting on war, and much more.2022-10-1827 minThe Media Project#1636: Trump sues CNN | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Ira talk about former President Trump suing CNN for defamation, the dedication of journalists during Hurricane Ian, the future of journalism, and more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-10-09/the-media-project-1636-alan-rosemary-rex-ira2022-10-1127 minThe Media Project#1635: Consuming the news | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao; and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project: Alan, Rosemary, Barbara and Rex talk about how Americans are consuming the news; why some for profit media organizations are turning non-profit, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-10-02/the-media-project-1635-alan-rosemary-barbara-rex2022-10-0327 minThe Media Project#1627: Russia and the press | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Barbara talk about how Russia treats the press, whether the media covering abortion in the U.S. is fair and much more. https://www.wamc.org/s...2022-08-0927 minThe Media Project#1626: Climate legislation and passes to Republicans | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about the climate legislation and whether the media are giving Republicans a pass, the language police and the impact on journalism, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-07-31/the-media-project-1626-alan-rosemary-ira-rex2022-08-0130 minThe Media Project#1623: How bad habits may be affecting the news | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Barbara talk about whether local news is dying because of bad habits, whether we’re becoming a nation of media haves and have nots, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-07-10/the-media...2022-07-1130 minThe Media Project#1620: Threats and attacks on journalists | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk about new threats and attacks on journalists, whether journalism is dead, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-06-19/the-media-project-1620-alan-rosemary-ira-rex2022-06-2030 minThe Media Project#1616: Covering a mass shooting | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, , former Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Ira talk about media coverage of the mass shooting in Buffalo, Rosemary answers a letter from a personal critic, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-05-22/the-media-project-1616-alan-rex-rosemary-ira2022-05-2330 minThe Media Project#1614: Covering local news and diversity | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith; Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, Rosemary Armao; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary, and Ira talk discuss how the press is covering the Supreme Court leak of a draft opinion on the landmark abortion case Roe v Wade, the value of local news, diversity, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-05-08/the-media-project-1614-alan-rex-rosemary-ira2022-05-0930 min
The Media Project#1600: Reporters in danger | The Media Project The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Ira and Rex talk about reporters in danger; ESPN’s decision not to send reporters to the Olympics; President Biden being caught criticizing a Fox News journalist on a hot mic, and much more. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-01-30/the-media-project-1600-alan-rosemary-ira-rex2022-01-3130 min
The Media Project#1599: President Biden's press conference | The Media ProjectThe Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association Judy Patrick; and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira talk President Joe Biden’s press conference, protections for journalists, and a big merger between a newspaper and public radio in Chicago. https://www.wamc.org/show/the-media-project/2022-01-23/the-media-pr...2022-01-2430 min