Media
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Britain Ramps up Media War on Russia by Finian Cunningham
The British government appears to be more and more aping a Monty Python-type farce with each passing day. Soon the absurd ensemble will be complete if either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt becomes the next prime minister. Continue reading
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‘Hypersonic Missiles’ Aren’t Starting an Arms Race—Washington Is by Joshua Cho
The New York Times Magazine (6/19/19) presents the push to build hypersonic missiles as driven by fear that “the nation might fall behind Russia and China”—downplaying the US’s systematic dismantling of arms control treaties. Continue reading
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Channel 4’s “Inside Idlib” – The Last Gasp of a Dying Campaign By Kit Knightly
Channel 4 just announced a new addition to their on-going “Inside Idlib” report: a 10-minute video which – they claim – is evidence of the Russian and Syrian governments committing a war crime. Continue reading
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Hypocrisy Taints UK’s Media Freedom Conference Russian Media Ban and Assange’s Arrest Demonstrate Doublethink
The UK is currently hosting the inaugural Global Media Freedom Conference, a joint project between the British and Canadian governments. You can read the aims and itinerary on the government’s website, here. Continue reading
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Last night, the BBC edited a Labour email and broadcast the hit job to millions
On 10 July, the BBC stood accused of “doctoring’ a Labour email. The public organisation then broadcasted the result to millions not once, but twice. Continue reading
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Government That Tortures Journalists Bans RT From Media Conference By Caitlin Johnstone
The British Foreign Office has banned Russian outlets RT and Sputnik from attending the upcoming Global Conference on Media Freedom in London, citing their predilection for “disinformation”. Continue reading
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Guilt of anti-semitism now needs no evidence By Jonathan Cook
A deadly serious tweet at the weekend from Armando Iannucci, the comedy writer responsible for the hugely popular Westminster TV satire show The Thick of It, reveals something significant about the problem of resolving the so-called Labour anti-semitism “crisis”. In response to a tweet by a follower discussing my recent blog post entitled “The plot… Continue reading
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The scandal-stricken company taking over UK chicken
After six months of investigation, the Bureau can reveal how a Brazilian meat producer that had to pay record fines for corruption is still buying beef from a company that illegally grazes cattle on felled areas of Amazon rainforest — and has quietly taken over huge swathes of UK chicken production. Continue reading
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Creating a Climate for War With Iran
Media outlets are creating a climate for a US military attack on Iran by hyping the idea that Iran is an imminent threat to peace, by failing to offer evidence that calls the US’s accusations against Iran into question, by amplifying warmongers’ voices and by naturalizing America’s supposed right to spy on every country on… Continue reading
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Mark Field and the danger of getting sidetracked
I really do not wish to write about Mark Field, the British government minister who assaulted a climate change activist this week, grabbing her by the neck and violently marching her out of a City of London dinner while all the hundreds of other wealthy diners watched either impassively or approvingly. But whatever my wishes,… Continue reading
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Summer at Open Rights Group
The first half of 2019 has been strong for Open Rights Group (ORG). We have taken positive steps in challenging exploitative online advertising practices and protecting digital privacy. We are also getting ready for our biggest ever ORGCon London event taking place in less than two weeks! Continue reading
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The New York Times, Big Brother and Media Censorship
While it got very little notice, a recent acknowledgement by the “newspaper of record”, the New York Times, gives us a glimpse into the relationship between one of America’s most influential media outlets and Washington. Continue reading
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Rainbows, dreams & ethical journalism By Terry Bell
29 June 2019 — Terry Bell Writes South Africa seems to be obsessed with rainbow images. First there was that grand illusion of a rainbow nation, now faded. But it did, for some time, obscure, to a degree, rotten reality. Now, with the latest State of the Nation (SONA) address we have what seemed to Continue reading
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NY Times admits it sends stories to US government for approval before publication By Ben Norton
The New York Times casually acknowledged that it sends major scoops to the US government before publication, to make sure “national security officials” have “no concerns.” Continue reading
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Julian Assange receives 4th Annual DANNY Award for Journalism
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has been granted the 2019 Danny Schechter Global Vision Award for Journalism & Activism by not-for-profit educational foundation The Global Center. As a press release announcing the award explains, The DANNY is “awarded annually to an individual who best emulates Schechter’s practice of combining excellent journalism with social advocacy and activism.” Continue reading
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The Shaving Kit – Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange’s immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Continue reading
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The Guardian’s direct collusion with media censorship by secret services exposed By Thomas Scripps
Minutes of Ministry of Defence (MoD) meetings have confirmed the role of Britain’s Guardian newspaper as a mouthpiece for the intelligence agencies. Continue reading
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Still Manufacturing Consent: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Alan MacLeod interviewed Noam Chomsky via Skype on March 13, 2018, for MacLeod’s new book Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent. They discussed the origins of the classic work of media criticism (co-authored with Edward Herman) Manufacturing Consent, the role of that book’s “propaganda model” today, Google and Facebook, Donald Trump and Russia, fake news and Syria. This is a… Continue reading
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