EU politics
Politico – Commission stonewalls criticism after hiding von der Leyen’s week-long hospitalization
Signs of a Biden-style cover-up. Read the article HERE.
Media
Media
Yann Philippin, Stefan Candea: OCCRP: The hidden links between a giant of investigative journalism and the US government
‘The OCCRP, the largest organised network of investigative media in the world, hid the extent of its links with the US government, this investigation can reveal. Washington supplies half of its budget, has a right […]
Geopolitics
Justin Schlosberg – How the Media Whitewashes Israel’s Rampage
‘For over a year, the US and UK media have refused to identify Israel’s war as a genocide. Mainstream outlets are only willing to regurgitate their governments’ soft criticisms of Israel, which serve to mask […]
Geopolitics
Craig Mokhiber: Western Media Outlets Are Complicit in Israel’s Genocide—and Must Be Held Accountable
Freedom of speech doesn’t include freedom to incite war crimes and genocide. Craig Mokhiber is an International human rights lawyer and former Director of the New York Office of the UN’s High Commissioner for Human […]
Media
Des Freedman – Talking up a storm: the far right and the media
The UK press has whipped up anti-Muslim racism, but now pretends that the Islamophobic riots in the UK have nothing to do with them. Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications in the Department […]
Corruption
Politico – Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
‘Ursula von der Leyen has sought to slow down an official European Union report criticising Italy for eroding media freedoms, as she seeks Rome’s support for a second term as European Commission president.’ Just about […]
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.
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 […]