Media
Chris Dillow: Biased to the Powerful
Why do people still respect politicians? Or even feel sorry for them even though they work against the public interest and are thoroughly corrupt? Chris Dillow provides some answers. Read here
Media Influence
Corruption
Aditya Chakrabortty: Haringey council taken over by Momentum? It’s just locals taking back control
Chakrabortty explains how the neo-liberal media is warming up to systematically denigrate its opponents, which in the UK are gaining political ground. Much of the mainstream media in Europe is not combatting Fake News, which they […]
Fake News
Tom Mills – The Legacy of Edward Herman
Ask a critical journalist what was one of the most influential books upon their thinking and they will answer Manufacturing Consent by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky. Through the years it has remained a lodestar […]
Media
Bella Caledonia: Wrapping Paper Fury
This is a good account of the newest success of the campaign Stop Funding Hate in the UK. It is an attempt to convince companies not to advertise in media that propagate hate against migrants […]
Finance
Tax Justice Network – Are the activities uncovered in the Paradise Papers ‘legal’ – a plea to journalists
It has been extremely irritating to constantly read in articles about the Paradise Papers that what is being reported is not illegal. This is not necessarily correct and is certainly not necessary. A journalist is […]
Media
Chris Dillow: THE WYKEHAMIST FALLACY
A few days ago we linked to an article by Simon Wren-Lewis concerning failing journalism. Chris Dillow picks up the argument and carries it further: Society is losing its belief in an elite that it […]
Media
Simon Wren-Lewis: The journalist as amateur scientist
Wren-Lewis has become an ardent critic of the media and its failings. Here he offers further criticism and a possible solution. The difficulty is that the mainstream media has always supported the ruling elite, even […]
Media
Simon Wren-Lewis: Links between austerity and immigration, and the power of information
Simon Wren-Lewis may not be known for his brilliant prose, but his analytical talent, even concerning popular topics, is unimpeachable. This is well worth reading. Read here
Media Influence
Chris Dillow: YES, THE BBC IS BIASED
What Chris Dillow writes here is true of many state media trying to be “objective”. Impartiality however is subjective, and when the subjects mostly come from the middle class and go through the state media […]