Calling a Coup a Coup, The George Zimmerman Trial and More

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4.6 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2013

⏱️ 53 minutes

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0:00.0	It's been so hard for people to come to their own conclusions about how they feel.
0:07.7	Do you like the Muslim Brotherhood? Maybe not. Did they win the election? Yes, they did.
0:12.6	Ambivalence in the media over recent events in Egypt. From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.
0:18.7	I'm for Gladstone. And I'm Bob Garfield. The trial of
0:21.8	George Zimmerman has garnered wall-to-wall coverage on TV news, but why? Trials are actually
0:28.7	breaking news on a schedule. You can plan around it, but you still have that breaking news
0:33.4	patina, and it keeps your viewers glued. And Bob travels to London to see just how crazy
0:39.1	the Brits really are over the
0:41.1	summer's royal baby. Coverage is going to
0:43.2	be so over the top and so
0:45.1	disgustingly intrusive. I'm personally
0:47.3	amazed that the sun hasn't installed a camera
0:49.4	up inside Kate Middleton's womb.
0:51.4	All that and more. Coming up.
1:01.1	Hi, podcast listeners.
1:03.5	This is a free service of WNYC Radio.
1:07.3	Go to OnTheMedia.org to find out where On the Media is playing in your area and to support your local public radio station.
1:10.0	You can support this podcast by making a donation
1:12.2	at WNYC.org. From WNYC in New York, this is On the Media. I'm Bob Garfield. And I'm Brooke Gladstone.
1:25.7	Is Egypt's military a hero stepping in to restore order or does it threaten to put the country
1:31.3	under indefinite military rule?
1:33.5	That's the question, isn't it?
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