Alan Rusbridger
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Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger – ‘News And How To Use It’ by Alan Rusbridger
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: ‘You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else – congrats.’ (Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012) Continue reading
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Rusbridger’s inquisition: Another scene of the ‘theatrical’ spying saga by UK officials
The hauling up of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger before a panel of MPs like a “naughty school boy” is an attempt by the UK government to deflect the issues raised by Snowden’s leaks and shirk proper debate Glyn Moody, journalist and writer, told RT. Continue reading
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UK police threaten Guardian editor with terrorism charges over Snowden leaks
British police have launched an investigation into whether the Guardian committed “potential” terrorism offenses by publishing the incriminating NSA and GCHQ documents leaked earlier this year by Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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Red-herring ‘inquisition’: Guardian editor robustly defends Snowden leaks to UK MPs
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger strongly defended his newspaper’s publication of the Snowden leaks in response to a hostile grilling by a UK parliamentary committee Tuesday, as MPs attempted to show that national security was breached. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Smearing Chomsky – the Guardian in the Gutter
This is one of the most shocking and appalling media smears we have seen of Chomsky – and we have been shocked and appalled many times in the past. We spend our time well when we reflect that the source is not some rabid, right-wing, Murdoch organ but this country’s “leading liberal newspaper” – the… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 