Tag: media

The Sun will protect Jeremy Clarkson. Who will protect women who suffer violence every day?

Women are sexually assaulted on a daily basis. Rape Crisis has reported that one in four women is raped or sexually assaulted as an adult; in March 2022, 70,330 rape cases were reported to the police. According to the charity, 618,000 women are raped or sexually assaulted every year. The criminal justice system consistently fails to protect… Read More The Sun will protect Jeremy Clarkson. Who will protect women who suffer violence every day?

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The ‘free speech’ advocate suspends accounts of several journalists who had reported on Elon Musk

A number of prominent journalists who have reported on Twitter and its new chief executive Elon Musk appeared to have been suspended or banned from the platform. The Twitter account for a rival social media company, Mastodon, where some Twitter users have migrated after Musk’s takeover of Twitter, also appeared to have been suspended. In a series… Read More The ‘free speech’ advocate suspends accounts of several journalists who had reported on Elon Musk

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Private Interest Journalism

How conglomerates corrupt the Indian media landscape HARTOSH SINGH BAL The Adani Group’s attempted takeover of NDTV this year sparked intense speculation about the future of the broadcaster and the effect it would have on Indian media. The multinational conglomerate, founded by the billionaire Gautam Adani, has already established a presence in media by investing… Read More Private Interest Journalism

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Meghan and Harry’s documentary has hit the raw nerve of tabloid prejudice

Tabloid rule is rule by intimidation. It has long rested on the presumption that no one – not even the royals – would dare to stand up to the papers. The ongoing barrage of fury against the Sussexes is motivated therefore by more than the usual strategy of selling newspapers by monetising hate. It also… Read More Meghan and Harry’s documentary has hit the raw nerve of tabloid prejudice

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Revealing New Evidence in Abu Akleh’s Killing, Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces at ICC

Following an investigation that Al Jazeera said uncovered new evidence regarding the fatal shooting of Palestinian-America journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May, the international news network said Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli military forces at the International Criminal Court. “Al Jazeera‘s legal team has conducted a full and detailed investigation into the case and unearthed new… Read More Revealing New Evidence in Abu Akleh’s Killing, Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces at ICC

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When reality hits the propaganda machine

Volodymyr Kadygrob Anton Tarasyuk Despite the bizarre and evidently distorted reality conjured by Putin’s media strategists, their propaganda has proved considerably effective even outside Russia. Not in the sense that many people in Europe believe in the Russian message. From a European perspective, Russian propaganda consists of nothing more than blatant lies and deliberate disinformation.… Read More When reality hits the propaganda machine

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“‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

A statement posted on Twitter by jury member Jinko Gotoh, with fellow jurors Pascale Chavance and Javier Angulo Barturen as the undersigned, said the entire jury knew of and agreed with what Mr Lapid said about the movie. Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose comments terming ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “vulgar” and “propaganda” led to a… Read More “‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

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Kanye’s tragicomic, antisemitic Alex Jones meltdown: Absurdism in the service of fascism

Fascism thrives on gruesome caricature — and it’s tough to beat a pro-Trump Black rapper praising Adolf Hitler By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA On Thursday afternoon my editor asked me what thoughts I might have about the vile quarter of American humanity that includes Kanye West, Donald Trump, Nick Fuentes and now apparently the conspiracy theorist and podcaster… Read More Kanye’s tragicomic, antisemitic Alex Jones meltdown: Absurdism in the service of fascism

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‘The Kashmir Files’ Has Fascist Features: Israeli Filmmaker doubles down. ‘Someone has to speak up’

NB: Here’s my post on the same theme some months ago. DS Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose critical remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie at a film festival have raised a storm, has stood by them and said “someone has to speak up”. Mr Lapid, the head of the international jury at the International Film… Read More ‘The Kashmir Files’ Has Fascist Features: Israeli Filmmaker doubles down. ‘Someone has to speak up’

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