Syria and the stakes for regional powers
The fall of al-Assad has set off a new phase of jigsaw puzzling in the region.
The fall of al-Assad has set off a new phase of jigsaw puzzling in the region.
A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world’s media, how they operate and the stories they cover.



Trump’s victory was as much about the political context as it was about the media moment.
Voters distraught over the war in Gaza are torn between Harris and Trump.

With Harris and Trump neck and neck, they are throwing everything they can at voters.

The way Sinwar was killed, a chance encounter, shows just how little the Israeli army knew about his whereabouts.

A ferocious assault on north Gaza, unprecedented attacks on the West Bank and intensifying bombings of Lebanon.

One year into Israel’s war on Gaza, The Listening Post investigates the inner workings of Western media’s reporting.

Israel reverts to its wartime playbook as it manufactures consent for all-out war on Lebanon.

Elon Musk’s trajectory from tech visionary to attention-hungry media baron to political anarchist.

With both candidates averse to media scrutiny, the presidential debate took on huge significance.

The other half of Israel’s war: settlers and the army brutalise Palestinians in the West Bank.
