As negotiators from Israel and Hamas continue discussions in Qatar about a possible Gaza ceasefire, we speak with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, who spoke at a press conference of Gaza media workers last week urging the international press to speak up for their Palestinian colleagues. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says nearly 200 journalists have been Continue reading »
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Rupert Murdoch relies on political threats for commercial benefit Foxtel was formed in 1995 through a Joint Venture between News Corp (Fox) and Telstra. News Corp has now sold its interest in Foxtel for $3.4 billion. From the beginning in 1995 News Corp went on to establish a controlling interest in Foxtel. News Corp effectively Continue reading »
As Donald Trump is inaugurated as a second-term president, readers may recall the infamous expression “alternative facts” used by Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s senior counsellor, to defend the false statements of Sean Spicer, the White House Press Secretary. At the time, the media mocked Conway for describing Spicer’s falsehoods about attendance numbers at Trump’s 2017 inauguration Continue reading »
Britain's 'newspaper of record' had two complaints over inaccuracy upheld against it in one day
Keir Starmer's biographer Tom Baldwin on how the national broadcaster has helped to amplify Elon Musk's lies
How long will Elon Musk last in the Trump orbit? Currently he seems to be ubiquitous but that presents a problem for Donald Trump and his massive ego. Musk has been a major presence in the Trump campaign – financially, through social media and also through encouraging tech bro endorsements. He has been promised big Continue reading »
Aeschylus (525-456BC) was, as current circumstances in the Middle East and in Ukraine amply demonstrate, entirely accurate when he observed that “In war, truth is the first casualty.” Continue reading »
“The Australian government and its most senior officials have both failed to prevent or respond to the genocide committed by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza and been complicit in the carrying out of this genocide in a manner which falls squarely within Article 25 (3)(c) and/or (d) of the Rome Statute of the ICC,” state Continue reading »
We have a major problem with the damage that Rupert Murdoch has done to newspapers in Australia, and any self-respecting government should take steps to correct that as soon as possible. A repost from January 05, 2024 I met Rupert when I was working for Gough Whitlam in Canberra. I got to know the people Continue reading »
Obeying in advance by US and British media means they cannot combat the march of the hard right Broligarchs