Media
Al Jazeera – Israeli officials seize AP equipment, citing alleged media law violation
Israel’s war on the media goes on. Read the article HERE.
Media
EU politics
Antje Missbach, Lesley Pruitt – How German media attention idealises female Ukrainian refugees
The presentation of female Ukrainian refugees as Mary Poppins-type figures does little to help them with the real challenges they face living in Germany. Antje Missbach is a Professor at Bielefeld University. Lesley Pruitt is […]
Media
Chris Hedges – Requiem for the New York Times
The story of the New York Times’ decline from someone who saw some of it from the inside. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York […]
Geopolitics
Patrick Lawrence – The Palestinians Won in The Hague: So Did the Rest of Us
Western politicians and media can deny it as much as they want, but the ICJ ruling was a significant moment. Patrick Lawrence, a correspondent abroad for many years, chiefly for the International Herald Tribune, is a […]
Geopolitics
John Rees – Israel’s War on Gaza Has Exposed the Conformism of the Western Media
‘As Israel wages war on the Palestinian people, Western media outlets have not delivered the sharp analysis that the situation demands.’ In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Media
Victoria Brittain – John Pilger: A life telling truth to power
A stirring obituary to one of journalism’s finest. Victoria Brittain worked at The Guardian for many years and has lived and worked in Washington, Saigon, Algiers, Nairobi, and reported from many African, Asian and Middle […]
Geopolitics
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Bearing Witness
There are scores of Palestinian writers and photographers, many of whom have been killed, who are determined to make us see the horror of this genocide. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a […]
Geopolitics
Jonathan Cook – How a slogan became bigger news than the murder of babies in Gaza
Western media reporting of the Israel-Palestine war reveals a set of priorities which can only be understood as “a racist hierarchy of concern”. Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, […]
Geopolitics
Samer Badawi – Israel’s Stranglehold on Media Coverage in Gaza Must End
Unlike previous wars, Israel is denying international journalists access to Gaza. Media organisations should unite in outrage. Samer Badawi is a Palestinian American writer and contributor to +972 Magazine. Cross-posted from Common Dreams In just […]
Media
Jonathan Cook – Israel-Palestine war: Israel is caught lying time and again. And yet we never learn
Lying has always been a systemic part of Israel’s communications strategy: how else to justify its brutal treatment of the Palestinians to the world? Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian […]