Media

A prominent propaganda outlet in the Balkans, which is directly overseen by a British government agency that Reuters once labeled “an influential soft-power extension of UK foreign policy,” appears to be on the brink of collapse after a major schism between staff members and leadership. Leaked emails reviewed by The Grayzone reveal a “deep crisis” has engulfed the Western-created and funded Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), which threatens to tear the organization apart. A flagship propaganda platform in the arsenal […]

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Understanding the complex relationship between Zionism, Zionists and Jews seems to defeat many of Israel’s critics in articles and opinion pieces. This article explores Zion and its connection to land and to Judaism and its more modern day forms. Continue reading »

Of the international intelligence information that comes to Australian agencies from the Five Eyes, 90% comes from the CIA and related US intelligence agencies. So in effect we have the colonisation of our intelligence agencies These agencies dominate the advice to Ministers  writes John Menadue. Transcript of interview with Michael Lester, 10 August 2024 ML: Continue reading »

Has Australian journalism become weapons of mass lies and character assassinations? When did our media become instruments of sabotage and reputation busting outfits? Whatever the answer is, some print media outlets have been exposed as mere butchers’ papers. An example of this can be found in The Australian’s “exclusive” article, “Labor hopeful’s links to ‘ratbag’ Continue reading »

ABC foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic’s ’exclusive’ claim that “Australia and Indonesia are on the brink of sealing an upgraded defence pact” hasn’t been refuted by Defence so is probably right. This is a distressing idea practically and morally for a nation that claims to respect the rules of warfare and human rights. That’s us. Continue reading »

The Pacifist group Peace Pledge Union and its associated peace education charity argue that its advert was “in no way polemical”.

There is no doubt that multimedia technology can tell stories dramatically. These stories particularly resonate with a generation raised on video games and social media, which are now an intrinsic part of their lives. The problems with this technology in relation to armed conflict, though, are whether it conveys reality or distorts it and what Continue reading »

In addition to physical or psychological abuse, bullies use power in relationships to pressure others to adopt their world views. The bullying may appear in letters, lobbying, radio and television interviews, secret meetings with politicians and business leaders and even in legal action against those who criticise the bullies’ points of view. As we write, Continue reading »

The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long

Cuts to the UN aid agency's budget in the aftermath of the reports were estimated to have cost it half a billion dollars in crucial emergency funds