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Podcast Power: New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: South Korea:  Singing in English? Is that K-Pop? United Kingdom: Will the Online Safety Act Protect the People? Italy: How Big is Social? Türkiye: Any Chance of a Free Press? New Media Beat covers media news from around the world. NMB is a production of  […]

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Thanks for the Media!

This Week on New Media Beat: Gaza:  What’s Left of the Internet? Canada: Why Does Meta Hate the Online News Act? Ethiopia: Did Hate Speech on Facebook Incite Violence? North Korea: Any Chance of a Free Press? Mexico: Are Journalists Safe Yet? China: How Big Is that Great Firewall? Global: […]

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Fall for New Media Beat!

  This Week on New Media Beat: Italy: Who’s Listening to Italian Radio? South Korea: Do You Have to Be Korean to be K-pop? Somalia: Do Women Journalists Have a Chance? Gaza: Information or Disinformation on Social? Japan: Will the New Tax Law Endanger Unmasked Creators? Cambodia: Will Hun Manet Set […]

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Ear Candy: Media News from New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: UK: Who Gets the News on Social? Australia: Why Did the eSafety Commissioner Fine X? Gaza: Can Social Be Trusted for War News? Russia: Can Film-Makers Make Independent Movies? Venezuela: Independent News or Censorship? Cuba: Who Controls the Media? India: Are Internet Freedoms Being Restricted? Sudan at war:  AI […]

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Listen to New Media Beat!

  This Week on New Media Beat: South Korea: Virtual K-Pop! Pakistan: Press Freedom in Jeopardy? Italy: Who Reads the Papers? China: ‘Spicy Milk’ on Social Media? UK: Should Celebrities Accused of Abuse Be Demonetized? African Football: Who Controls the Broadcast Rights? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays […]

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Spilling the Media Beans!

  This Week on New Media Beat: France: Journalist Detained for Reporting Leaked Secrets. Russia: The Continuing Detention of Evan Gershkovich. UK: Have the Strikes in Hollywood Affected UK Film Production? Indonesia: Ecommerce Ban Stops TikTok Shoppers. Vietnam: Can the Economy Grow if Internet Freedom Falls? Tunisia & Egypt: Reconsidering Social Media […]

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Fall for New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: UK & South Korea: K-Pop Girl Groups Pop the UK Charts with Social! Japan: In TV News We Trust? Italy: Can TV compete with the Streaming Media? Somalia: How Restrictive Are the Media Laws? Ukraine: What Happens When a Tech Billionaire Runs Your Internet? Russia: Putin’s Other […]

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News from the World of Media!

This Week on New Media Beat: UK: Can YouTube Verification Slow the Misinformation? Mexico: Are Journalists Safe? El Salvador: Press Freedom Under Bukele? India: Can AI Anchors Be Trusted? Ukraine: Is the Government’s X Campaign Effective? Belarus: How Does Lukashenko Treat the Press? New Media Beat covers new media news from around the world. NMB is […]

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Our Podcast: New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: Myanmar: The Irawaddy! Malaysia: LGBTQ Film Bans! Nicaragua: No News Is Bad News! Vietnam: 24hr. Social Take Downs! China: Who Is the Lipstick King? Brazil: Disinformation Social? India: Internet Shutdowns! The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM EST.  Can’t listen […]

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Say Yes to New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: European Union: What Is the European Media Freedom Act? United Arab Emirates: LGBTQ Takedown! Romania: Don’t Say Gay! Afghanistan: Taliban Media Capture! Japan: News Media Bias? China: Did Social Protest End the Lockdown? Asia: Can Elon’s Twitter Follow the Rules? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury […]