Journalist Jonathan Cook’s searing talk at the International Festival of Whistleblowing, Dissent and Accountability on Saturday on the counterattack from legacy media.
Corporate Media’s War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
Category: Media
The Israel Narrative Is Crumbling
There are only so many viral videos of unconscionable acts that can be dismissed, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Western Media Slammed for Coverage of Deadly IDF Attacks on Gaza
A U.S. State Department spokesperson also faced criticism for refusing to condemn the reported killing of Palestinian children.
Murray Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison
Craig Murray, the former British diplomat, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for contempt of court during the 2020 trial of former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond.
WATCH: International Festival of Dissent, Whistleblowing and Accountability
The one-day festival Saturday featured, among others, John Kiriakou, Jeffery Sterling, George Galloway, Max Blumenthal, Clare Daly, Jimmy Dore, Nils Melzer, and CN‘s Cathy Vogan and Joe Lauria.
LISTEN: The Ruling Class’ Revenge Against Julian Assange
In this Scheer Post podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges talks to journalist Robert Scheer about the WikiLeaks founder’s plight as he languishes in a British prison.
Help Us to Cover the Julian Assange Story
With corporate TV and press abandoning the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Consortium News has been in the forefront among alternative media in chronicling his plight. But we can’t do it without you.
The Guardian Misinforms on UK Role in World
The U.K.’s global influence is routinely seen as benign, writes Mark Curtis. Only occasionally does a more accurate picture emerge.
The Bogus Argument for Keeping US in Afghanistan
It goes back to Obama’s decision to re-enter Iraq in 2014, writes Caitlin Johnstone. And Westerners were fed a lie about what happened there.
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