Glasgow, Scotland honors Nelson Mandela this month, recalling his historic, even rollicking visit there.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast remembers determined efforts to record the legendary figure.

Subscribe to join veteran journalist David Tereshchuk every Friday morning for THE MEDIA BEAT, a digest of all things newsworthy, and visit TheMediaBeat.com to read David's latest columns. This week David offers his own Mandela memories.

In both the US and Middle East, political leaders try to muzzle the media.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast this week assesses the stakes, as elections loom in both arenas.

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Trump’s week of trying to be global - latterly with Xi of China.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast considers weaknesses in "mano a mano" summit coverage.

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Donald Trump and Marco Rubio share some delusional notions about Cuba. Trump's map of the Americas covered by the Stars and Stripes says it all.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast this week fact-checks Rubio’s State Department report on Cuba’s ‘danger’ to the US.

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Ahead of next week’s 25th commemoration for the 9/11 attacks, we have news of an eventual trial-date for the alleged perpetrators.

Given so much prejudicial media coverage, can we realistically expect that American ideal - a fair and just trial? THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast considers the whole lengthy process.

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Amid great global controversy over what exactly is genocide, one international jurist stands out.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast this week examines a rare interview with Judge Howard Morrison.

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War against Iran has kept aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln out at sea for too long, damaging military morale.

THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast explores the role of armed services' popular media in exposing the lack of war-readiness.

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Deep reporting brought us the full story of Washington’s Reflecting Pool debacle. THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast reviews the investigative journalism involved in exposing the entire sorry mess.

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