Wearing his clearly marked press vest, and flanked by his older colleagues, 22-year-old former soccer commentator and `accidental journalist’ Abubaker Abed earlier this month indicted the negligence and hypocrisy of international media organisations regarding reporting of the genocide in Gaza: `You’ve seen us killed in every possible way. We’ve been immolated, incinerated, dismembered, and disembowelled. Continue reading »
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Murdoch's newspaper group apologises for 15 years of privacy breaches in landmark settlement – but the Prime Minister's office quickly dismisses calls for a fresh investigation
Could this be the moment that Rupert Murdoch's media empire is finally held to account for its actions?
Rupert Murdoch's media empire is accused of a corporate cover-up on an “endemic scale”
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 »
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 »