The Media Beat with David Tereshchuk

Next week is the 300th anniversary of a literary treasure, Gulliver’s Travels.THE MEDIA BEAT’s public radio podcast celebrates the book's skewering of “greatness" among people and nations.Subscribe to join veteran journalist David Tereshchuk every Friday morning for THE MEDIA BEAT, a digest of all things newsworthy, and read the full article "The Great and Small of it All" at TheMediaBeat.com.

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. Artwork Credit: STEVE BENSON, Creators Syndicate 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.