Citations Needed

Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 22 hours 13 minutes

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Episode 85: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part I) - The Infestation Rhetoric of Local News


“As homeless people turn off visitors, San Francisco tourism senses threat” notes Travelers Weekly. “Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seattle,” laments KOMO Seattle. “Austin veteran fights off alleged homeless attacker after...


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 September 4, 2019  54m
 
 

Episode 84: How Claims of “Sowing Discord” Are Used to Silence Criticism of Power


Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taking to Twitter to criticize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, we are told, “plays into the hands of Trump.” Russians are using Black Lives Matter and anti-fracking activists to “sow discord,”...


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 July 24, 2019  1h7m
 
 

Episode 83: The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media's 'Fact-Check' Verticals


"Three Pinocchios!" rates The Washington Post. "Pants On Fire!" declares PolitiFact. “True, but misleading,” assess The New York Times. In a media environment overwhelmed with information, misinformation, disinformation and so-called “fake...


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 July 17, 2019  48m
 
 

Episode 82: 'Western Civilization' and White Supremacy: The Right-Wing Co-option of Antiquity


The term "Western civilization" has long been a staple of the American Right, but with the recent resurgence of white nationalism, it is having something of a comeback. Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly are hosting a two-week Mediterranean "cruise thru...


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 July 10, 2019  59m
 
 

Episode 81: How US Media Pits Labor and Climate Activists Against One Other


"A growing, and likely irreparable, rift between elite progressive environmentalists," Forbes tells us. "Environmentalists need to reconnect with blue-collar America," The Hill explains. "Labor anger over Green New Deal greets 2020 contenders in...


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 July 3, 2019  42m
 
 

Episode 80: Animal Rights as Media and Pop Culture Punchline


In countless pop culture and media depictions, animal rights advocates and vegetarians in general, are viewed as effete weirdos, dirty hippies and humorless busybodies. Pop culture staples from "South Park" to "How I Met Your Mother" to "Six Feet...


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 June 19, 2019  54m
 
 

Episode 79: How 'Neutral' 'Experts' Took Over Trump's Iran Policy


“Satellite Images Raise Questions About Iran Threat, Experts Say,” worries The Daily Beast. “Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say,” frets NPR. “Iran uses proxies to punch above its weight in the Middle...


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 June 12, 2019  56m
 
 

Episode 78: The Militarization of U.S. Media's Drug Coverage


Since the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs, authorities in the United States have viewed drugs not as a public health issue but one of crime, vice and violence, requiring the funding and mobilization not of medical officials but police, DEA...


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 June 5, 2019  52m
 
 

Episode 77: Frugality Fables and the Poor-Shaming Grift of Financial Advice Journalism


“How this millennial saved $1 million by age 30,” The Washington Post writes. “A Millennial Saved $100,000 With This Simple Habit,” CNBC insists. “How to save for retirement when you're living paycheck to paycheck,” CNN confides in us....


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 May 29, 2019  1h1m
 
 

Episode 76: The Anti-War Rebranding of Rhodes and Power and the Moral Hazard of Faux Mea Culpas


In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, two of the Obama administration's most consistently hawkish advisors, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power have rebranded themselves as...


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 May 22, 2019  56m