Your Call – March 15, 2019
Media Roundtable: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Your Call
3:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: FRIDAYS
Media Roundtable: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
On this week’s Your Call media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the controversy over Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s tweets about the powerful pro-Israel lobbying organization AIPAC. How is the media covering the role of lobbies and special Interest groups in US domestic and foreign policy?
On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the deepening political, and economic crisis in Venezuela. More than 3 million people have left the country because of the crumbling economy, violence, lack of food and severe shortages of medicine.
Media Roundtable: US-Taliban negotiations & the future of journalism
On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss reports of negotiations between American diplomats and Taliban representatives that could lead to US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan. How are the media covering this development? Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: Anti-government protests in Sudan, Andrew Wheeler & the future of the EPA
On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters and journalists in Sudan. According to human rights organizations, more than 40 people have been killed and at least 1,000 have been arrested, including scores of journalists. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: The killing of Gdańsk’s mayor & the LA teachers’ strike
On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the killing of Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, and a critic of Poland’s right-wing government. He died after he was stabbed during a public charity event. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: Global press freedom & the state of the media in 2018
On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss role of the media in the Trump era. The New York Review of Books’ Michael Massing notes that Trump is both the product and the servant of an entrenched system — one that news organizations generally fail to challenge. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: Who is responsible for the opioid epidemic?
On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, the Guardian’s Chris McGreal discusses his new book, American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: Shane Bauer on the history of America’s private prison industry
On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, Mother Jones’ award winning investigative reporter Shane Bauer joins us to discuss his new book American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment. Hosted by Rose Aguilar.
Media Roundtable: The legacy of Jeff Sessions & the impacts of economic sanctions on Iran
On the next Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of Jeff Sessions’ tenure as Attorney General of the United States, and the future of Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. How did Sessions reshape the Justice Department? Hosted by Rose Aguilar.