{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6410a80dec813e00110faed2/6758d73c06a9d87b2ecfb03e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 39: Leaving News Deserts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6410a80dec813e00110faed2/1733875448741-6b0eb12d-2f90-4bbe-9b1a-587564e79173.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We talk about a situation in Syria that wound up getting ignored by our domestic streaming news media. We also discuss the impact of such active ignorance. Matt Gaetz somehow gets mentioned too.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Florida Phoenix via Yahoo! News</em>&nbsp;‘The Matt Gaetz Show’ to premiere on OAN next month, but might be hard to find on Florida cable&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-show-premiere-oan-163229807.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-show-premiere-oan-163229807.html</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>69 Admins</em>&nbsp;Episode 35: Your Own Station&nbsp;<a href=\"https://69admins.com/2024/episode-35.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://69admins.com/2024/episode-35.html</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Simple English Wikipedia</em>&nbsp;Fall of the Assad Regime&nbsp;<a href=\"https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_the_Assad_regime&amp;oldid=9937162\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_the_Assad_regime&amp;oldid=9937162</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Simple English Wikipedia</em>&nbsp;Fall of Damascus&nbsp;<a href=\"https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Damascus&amp;oldid=9932809\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Damascus&amp;oldid=9932809</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Local News Initiative</em>&nbsp;In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide: But what does this election-result correlation mean?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/12/05/trump-wins-news-deserts-in-landslide/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/12/05/trump-wins-news-deserts-in-landslide/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media</em>&nbsp;WHAT EXACTLY IS A ‘NEWS DESERT’?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cislm.org/what-exactly-is-a-news-desert/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cislm.org/what-exactly-is-a-news-desert/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>USA Today</em>&nbsp;Trump jokingly calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'Governor of the Great State of Canada'&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/10/trump-jokes-canada-prime-minister-trudeau-governor/76886561007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/10/trump-jokes-canada-prime-minister-trudeau-governor/76886561007/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Our pick of the fortnight:&nbsp;<em>The Batwoman</em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://tubitv.com/movies/100029264/the-batwoman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tubi</a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gizmoplex.com/products/1308-the-batwoman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gizmoplex</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support us via&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/smkellat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ko-Fi</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://liberapay.com/smkellat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Liberapay</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://patreon.com/erielookingproductions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p>We proudly support the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://nolatencypodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">No Latency</a>&nbsp;actual play podcast for the&nbsp;<em>Cyberpunk: Red</em>&nbsp;gaming system and so should you.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Stephen Kellat"}