The Media Project

Rex Smith
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Join veteran Upstate newsroom leaders and active reporters each week for a lively 30-minute conversation about what's going on in the news media. Hear about great stories, ethical dilemmas and challenges to press freedom, as well as how the digital revolution is changing how people get the news. The Media Project panel is led weekly by former Times Union editor-in-chief Rex Smith, who now publishes The Upstate American on Substack, joined by Judy Patrick, former editor of The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, and Barbara Lombardo, former executive editor of The Saratogian and The Record of Troy. And there's a special guest each week.

  1. 5d ago

    The Media Project - Rex, Barbara, Miles, David

    (Airs 08/27/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/29/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Miles Reed, Senior Editor of The Gazette News Group, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and David Lombardo, host of The Capitol Pressroom on WCNY. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Miles and David talk about the opinion writer who fought the newsroom and won, saving local news with A-I, the ethical issues involving politicians and journalists playing together, and much more.

  2. Aug 21

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara, Dan

    (Airs 08/21/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/23/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Dan Clark, reporter and producer of the Capitol Confidential newsletter at The Times Union. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Dan talk about ABC suing the FCC, newsletters as a niche form of journalism, whether and how journalists should use A-I, and much more.

  3. Aug 14

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara

    (Airs 08/14/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/16/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the need for a shield law in Massachusetts, the White House Press Secretary’s departure, revisions to the journalist code of ethics, and much more.

  4. Aug 7

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara, David

    (Airs 08/07/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/09/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and David Lombardo, host of The Capitol Pressroom. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and David talk about sports news coverage and whether there’s enough journalistic independence, whether the AP Stylebook is used by journalists anymore, and more.

  5. Jul 31

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara

    (Airs 07/31/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/02/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk the new cast of 60 Minutes, an analysis of the White House Correspondents dinner, and much more.

  6. Jul 24

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara

    (Airs 07/24/26 @ 3 p.m. & 07/26/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk whether reporters are treasonous or patriotic in reporting on the Trump Administration, how the broadcast networks covered the President’s speech about election integrity, what happened to all the public information officers, and much more.

  7. Jul 17

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, David

    (Airs 07/17/26 @ 3 p.m. & 07/19/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and David talk about the positive and negative impacts of A-I on journalism, the New York Times filing a motion to quash subpoenas of its journalists, the push to turn print journalists into video talent, and much more.

  8. Jul 10

    The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Barbara

    (Airs 07/10/26 @ 3 p.m. & 07/12/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the transition to video for all media, including print, why the issue of prior restraint is important to journalism, and much more.

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Join veteran Upstate newsroom leaders and active reporters each week for a lively 30-minute conversation about what's going on in the news media. Hear about great stories, ethical dilemmas and challenges to press freedom, as well as how the digital revolution is changing how people get the news. The Media Project panel is led weekly by former Times Union editor-in-chief Rex Smith, who now publishes The Upstate American on Substack, joined by Judy Patrick, former editor of The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, and Barbara Lombardo, former executive editor of The Saratogian and The Record of Troy. And there's a special guest each week.

Information

  • Creator
    Rex Smith
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Media Project

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