From Jeremy Corbyn, WikiLeaks, Afshin Rattansi, Max Blumenthal, Jonathan Cook, Scott Ritter, Vijay Prashad, Glenn Greenwald, Tariq Ali, Matt Kennard, Roger Waters and more.
John Pilger at Columbia University, New York, 2006. (Marjorie Lipan/Flickr)
Meanwhile, the U.S. mainstream media is so far silent on Pilger’s passing. The New York Times on Monday ran an obit on the comedian Shecky Greene but not a word on Pilger, who wrote several opinion pieces for the Times.
Farewell John Pilger. You will be missed for your dogged, well-researched unveiling of Western media's complicity in perpetrating crimes against Humanity, Reason and Nature https://t.co/Yotm6IihsI
— Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) January 1, 2024
RIP to John Pilger, who tirelessly and fearlessly exposed Western crimes against the Global South. A master at his craft whose integrity was unmatched. https://t.co/GFbafDIKnN
— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) December 31, 2023
A hero has laid a path today. John Pilger Is an enigma. Be thoughtful, courageous and fearless. He inspired us to be unstoppable and we WONT let him be forgotten. Peace and love for everyone John.
— Gabriel Shipton (@GabrielShipton) December 31, 2023
John Pilger's documentaries are historically significant exposés of the cruelty and connivances of US empire, in which he gave voice to resistance movements still struggling for their sovereignty.
Films like his 1983 "Nicaragua, a nation's right to survive" inspired my own work,… pic.twitter.com/xWUiF5RVH2
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 31, 2023
I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of John Pilger.
John gave a voice to the unheard and the occupied: in Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Chile, Iraq, East Timor, Palestine and beyond.
Thank you for your bravery in pursuit of the truth — it will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/SoTrGxhnsv
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 31, 2023
We extend out deepest condolences to the family of John Pilger who has sadly passed away aged 84 – may he Rest in Power
The veteran journalist, writer and filmmaker was a ferocious speaker of truth to power, whom in later years tirelessly advocated for the release and… pic.twitter.com/ftSRfyXft7
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 31, 2023
One more point on John Pilger:
He was seen as a left-wing anti-imperialist hero his whole life. But he saw through the scam of Russiagate, and heaped scorn on not only the liberals but parts of the left who joined in this neocon/CIA fraud, calling it a "coup" against Trump:? https://t.co/vx5yfLgF89 pic.twitter.com/Lf4S9hAm55
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 31, 2023
It was an honor and privilege to be interviewed by the great John Pilger, and to be part of his journalistic legacy. The world is a lesser place without him, but we are collectively richer for the experience of knowing him. https://t.co/oHo7AOlHI5
— Scott Ritter (@RealScottRitter) December 31, 2023
Black-banned from the ABC for so many years, now they shed crocodile tears over John Pilger.
Shame on you ABC. https://t.co/QPL7BWc3AP— Peter Cronau (@PeterCronau) December 31, 2023
'China ?? is ringed by 400 US?? bases…China once again is challenging the very notion of Western and white superiority…and that is unacceptable'
-John Pilger (1939-2023) on Going Underground, discussing the US’ coming war on China
All of our interviews with John Pilger can… pic.twitter.com/qesF90tQAq
— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) December 31, 2023
John Pilger was an inspiration to young journalists like myself. For decades, he managed to publish searing reports, even in establishment media, that exposed the lies justifying the brutalities of western foreign policy. We need his voice now more than ever. RIP. https://t.co/ZPeCqr75Jv
— Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) December 31, 2023
John Pilger (1939-2023) speaking in Sydney in 2018: "I know Julian Assange well; he's a person of extraordinary resilience and courage. I have watched a tsunami of lies and smear engulf him, endlessly, vindictively, perfidiously; and I know why they smear him…" #FreeAssange pic.twitter.com/dRwBbftet8
— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) December 31, 2023
Dear friend John Pilger (1939-2023) left us behind. A tremendous journalist, brave & honest. We had Wilfred Burchett (1911-1983) in common. Both visionary Australians who hated war & loved people. In the last period, John wrote for Globetrotter. I miss you already, dear John. pic.twitter.com/uGd3mks68M
— Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) December 31, 2023
They could never make him part of the club. Because he could not be bought. He could not be tamed.
A tribune for the dispossessed and the silenced.
And one of the great non-fiction stylists in the English language.
RIP John Pilger pic.twitter.com/xBRcRHq0sd
— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) December 31, 2023
John Pilger. I miss you my friend, what a great man you were. We will carry you in our hearts forever, you will always be there to give us strength. Love R.
— Roger Waters ? (@rogerwaters) December 31, 2023
Here's to you John Pilger. A life lived in service to the oppressed, always shining a light into dark places—a journalist of the highest calibre. An inspiration to us all. https://t.co/cFX9Eka3EV
— Bean? (@SomersetBean) December 31, 2023
‘Every journalist working today takes a bit of John Pilger with them’
Going Underground’s @afshinrattansi on the death of legendary journalist and film-maker John Pilger (1939-2023) pic.twitter.com/bMMDcYK7OU
— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) December 31, 2023
Very sad that John Pilger has passed away.He was one of the best investigative journalists ever. I did a two-part interview with him on 'The World Today' on Telesur. Both segments are on YouTube:https://t.co/bL4TIU1kTQ
— Tariq Ali (@TariqAli_News) December 31, 2023
I have read and watched Mr. Pilger for many years. A tremendous loss for all. My condolences to his Family.
Brave and principled.
You Shine On, Pilger
YesXorNo, 2024-01-01
This man added so much to the growing light that will eventually obliterate the darkness of ignorance.
He lives on in the pantheon of true heroes.
Much respect .
Social media have made real journalism by real journalists more accessible to more people than it ever was before. Corporations own social media and the internet. We can only hope they do not shut it down.
So brave and inspiring was John Pilger….the testimonies by journalist friends here make me cry. May you all follow his brave example. And may his spirit companion you on Life’s journey. Heartfelt condolences to John’s family and friends. from a poet in Pacifica CA who tries to tell truths on the page. But John was and will be someone who inspires so many of us.
I owe John Pilger for educating me on the media and how reporting covers reality with falsehood. He was a brave a humane person. We can’t spare them these days. Fortunately, many of the people who left their testaments here, can claim this heritage. Talk about heroes, John Pilger was one of the best.
At the beginning of the Iraq war, it was almost impossible to find a truth teller. I discovered John Pilger. I think he saved my sanity.
May his spirit live on.
Marilyn
John Pilger, the Man. the Myth, the Legend RIP
Thank you Consortium News for sharing these sincere tributes to John Pilger. We are so lucky to have had him for so many years.
RIP John.
His courage and independent reporting will be sorely missed, more than ever in our times.
You know, while sitting here enthralled and feeling the depth of love and respect for humanity that John Pilger projected from his core, I am reminded of a subtle and always constant feature of his being; he was never pretentious nor ever one whit demanding of attention being directed upon himself. He was the ever-supplicant for decency being accorded to his fellows in humanity, never about “I’m John Pilger,” he was always about all of us, and making sure as best he could that our destination as a whole was a good place to find comfort and shelter from the storm.
Goodnight, sweet prince.
At the beginning of the Iraq war, it was almost impossible to find a truth teller. I discovered John Pilger. I think he saved my sanity.
May his spirit live on.
Marilyn
What a loss, a terrible loss. But I would not include Jeremy Corbyn’s name or comments praising John Pilger; Corbyn is a weakling who sold out the Labour Party to Israel. Reading about his downfall reminded me a lot of time spent in leftist circles where people will stab each other in the back over nothing.
Your criticism of Jeremy Corbyn is irrelevant and inappropriate here.
We must be thinking about different Jeremy Corbyns; for I do not see Corbyn through the lens you apparently do. Ironically, given your statement, it was Labour who sold Corbyn out to Israel, smearing him falsely as “anti-semitic” merely because he advocated for Palestine.
Jeremy Corbyn was depicted as an anti-semite by the MSM for suggesting that Israel should back off a little in their relentless persecution of the Palestinians. His right wing colleagues in the Labour Party jumped on this issue to force him out so that they could take over. They also had the backing of Corporate UK who certainly didn’t want any of his leftist ideas getting in the way of their total domination of the country. I’m not sure where you get the idea that he’d sold out the Labour Party to Israel from…
I knew little of this man John Pilger…yet, in reading the outpouring of professional and humble respect, admiration and love for him here, I am moved and stirred. That he touched so many, so soulfully. Made out of the same cloth, it appears, as Daniel Ellsberg. A classy man in the deepest sense. A sincere thank you to each of you for your witnessing.
Thank you, John Pilger, for the work you have done in preparing a way for the truth to be heard by those whose hearts and minds are willing.
In a world full of blood and tears, it feels like yet another blow to lose such an exemplary mind and spirit in midst of so much need. May he continue to inspire young and old truth seekers, defenders of the unheard, the silenced. Rest In Peace. May your spirit live on.
As a world history high school teacher, (2013),
I showed my class John’s, Palestine: Still the Issue.
It so impressed them they went on to take American
imperialism and Zionist Israel’s apartheid into
their American history class.
I won’t miss him because a God of love couldn’t
be without such a servant.
Showing that doco must have taken courage. Well done. The thought police and a certain ethno-religious lobby must have missed that or youd have been sacked.
What a great man he was- brave, honest, courageous! Unique, rare. My deepest condolences to his family and to world of independent media and journalists. Because we lost one of the greatest- the beckon of free world!
John Pilger has given us a fine example of how a life can be well lived.
FAREWELL to a giant of humanity. RIP in jannah.