Watch: The Chris Hedges Report (2022)
After being banished from the ‘mainstream,’ popular writer and dissident Chris Hedges is back with a weekly broadcast on The Real News Network.
Do we have the media we deserve?
The ‘media’ is always telling us not to trust the media. Isn’t it time we started to listen to them? By James Porteous
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen… And 24/7 Ukraine
‘Combined, the three networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC — devoted 562 minutes to the first full month of the war in Ukraine.’
Cook: The Persecution of Julian Assange
The US and UK #StandForUkraine even as they persecute Julian Assange. The United Nations’ special rapporteur Nils Melzer aims to set the record
Only a free press can help explain the facts about this war
Weaponising the media normalises war and undermines democracy, making it ever harder to reach or accept a peaceful settlement Debating the debate over
Backstory: Why is modern ‘war coverage’ so confusing?
We trace the path from actual ‘war correspondents’ to our rather odd, antiseptic, human-interest version of ‘war.’ Photo: Screenshot: Opening Night of Shock
Palestinian writer responds to ‘civilized’ war coverage in Ukraine
As Ghada Hania points out, there is a stark difference between war coverage in Ukraine and other… ‘uncivilized’ battles for freedom Photo: Screenshot
What is a ‘false flag operation?’
The term was originally used to describe pirates’ wielding of friendly (and false) flags to lure merchant ships close enough to attack. Nothing
What Happens to their Archives When a Newspaper Shuts Down
There are many challenges facing shuttered newspapers that might have decades or even centuries of archival material to preserve. Photo: (Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr) 24
Big Media: the move to ‘nudge’ viewers to ‘decarbonise’ our lifestyle
If you thought media had stopped reporting ‘news’ and will now instead ‘nudge’ viewers to change their lifestyles, you were not wrong. Photo:
Watch: SBS Dateline (Documentaries)
SBS Dateline features international documentaries on many current affairs topics not covered elsewhere. 24 October 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media ‘Dateline
Johnny Depp Addresses Cancel Culture
‘It’s so far out of hand now that I can promise you that no one is safe. Not one of you. No one