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‘The BBC Has Betrayed Its Own Rules Of Impartiality’: Yemen, Saudi Arabia And...

A key function of BBC propaganda is to present the perspective of 'the West' on the wars and conflicts of the world. Thus, in a recent online report, BBC News once again gave prominence to the Pentagon...

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The Breaking Of The Corporate Media Monopoly

Last week, Jeremy Corbyn humbled the entire political and corporate media commentariat. With a little help from Britain's student population. And with a little help from thousands of media activists....

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Holding Up A Mirror - An Appeal For Support

  For as long as we can remember, 'pragmatists' have insisted: 'You have to play the media game. You have to work with the corporate press and broadcasters to achieve mass outreach, and hope that you...

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Mass Media Siege: Comparing Coverage Of Mosul and Aleppo

When Russian and Syrian forces were bombarding 'rebel'-held East Aleppo last year, newspapers and television screens were full of anguished reporting about the plight of civilians killed, injured,...

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The BBC’s Climate Denialism: Coverage Of Hurricane Harvey And The South Asian...

In J.G. Ballard's classic novel, The Drowned World, people are struggling for survival on a post-apocalyptic, overheating planet. A 'sudden instability in the Sun' has unleashed increased solar...

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Preferred Conclusions – The BBC, Syria And Venezuela

  As the late media activist Danny Schechter wrote, when it comes to the corporate broadcast media: 'The more you watch, the less you know.' Schechter's observation only fails in one key respect:...

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Bowing Down Before The BBC: Polly Toynbee and The Role Of A Liberal Propagandist

A standard technique deployed by corporate journalists to fend off challenges from the public is to point to selected examples of 'abuse' and then tar all reasoned criticism with the same mucky brush....

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Noam Chomsky And The BBC: A Brief Comparison

A recent interview with 88-year-old Noam Chomsky once again demonstrates just how insightful he is in providing rational analysis of Western power and the suffering it generates. By contrast, anyone...

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'Inappropriate Behaviour' – Michael Fallon, Yemen, And The ‘Mainstream’ That...

  The truth of corporate journalism, and the great irony of its obsession with 'fake news', is that it is itself utterly fake. What could be more obviously fake than the idea that Truth can be sold by...

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Survival? Symptoms Of Breakdown

If the human species survives long enough, future historians might well marvel at what passed for 'mainstream' media and politics in the early 21st century. They will see that a UK Defence Secretary...

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Untouchable - The Uses And Misuses Of ‘Genocide Denial’

  Introduction One of the wonders of contemporary propaganda is the extent to which corporate commentators are in denial about their use of the term 'genocide denial'. Clearly, they believe they are...

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The Breaking Of The Corporate Media Monopoly

Last week, Jeremy Corbyn humbled the entire political and corporate media commentariat. With a little help from Britain's student population. And with a little help from thousands of media activists....

View Article

Holding Up A Mirror - An Appeal For Support

  For as long as we can remember, 'pragmatists' have insisted: 'You have to play the media game. You have to work with the corporate press and broadcasters to achieve mass outreach, and hope that you...

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Mass Media Siege: Comparing Coverage Of Mosul and Aleppo

When Russian and Syrian forces were bombarding 'rebel'-held East Aleppo last year, newspapers and television screens were full of anguished reporting about the plight of civilians killed, injured,...

View Article

The BBC’s Climate Denialism: Coverage Of Hurricane Harvey And The South Asian...

In J.G. Ballard's classic novel, The Drowned World, people are struggling for survival on a post-apocalyptic, overheating planet. A 'sudden instability in the Sun' has unleashed increased solar...

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Preferred Conclusions – The BBC, Syria And Venezuela

  As the late media activist Danny Schechter wrote, when it comes to the corporate broadcast media: 'The more you watch, the less you know.' Schechter's observation only fails in one key respect:...

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Bowing Down Before The BBC: Polly Toynbee and The Role Of A Liberal Propagandist

A standard technique deployed by corporate journalists to fend off challenges from the public is to point to selected examples of 'abuse' and then tar all reasoned criticism with the same mucky brush....

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Noam Chomsky And The BBC: A Brief Comparison

A recent interview with 88-year-old Noam Chomsky once again demonstrates just how insightful he is in providing rational analysis of Western power and the suffering it generates. By contrast, anyone...

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'Inappropriate Behaviour' – Michael Fallon, Yemen, And The ‘Mainstream’ That...

  The truth of corporate journalism, and the great irony of its obsession with 'fake news', is that it is itself utterly fake. What could be more obviously fake than the idea that Truth can be sold by...

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Survival? Symptoms Of Breakdown

If the human species survives long enough, future historians might well marvel at what passed for 'mainstream' media and politics in the early 21st century. They will see that a UK Defence Secretary...

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