John Pilger is being honored this month by the British Film Institute for his more than 60 extraordinary documentaries. We present here one on Palestine followed by CN’s 2021 discussion with Pilger and historian Ilan Pappé.
CN Editor Joe Lauria presents the Gary Webb Freedom of the Press Award to Jane Hill, the partner of the late John Pilger, at the British Film Institute in London.
The writer and former British diplomat has been elected to fill the seat on Consortium News‘ board left open by the death last year of the great John Pilger.
CN Live! speaks to author Anthony Hayward, producer Chris Martin, journalist David Boardman, and Tom Giles, head of ITV Current Affairs, about the films of legendary journalist John Pilger and their working relationships with him.
Whilst the political class and mainstream media have no problem with double standards, courts may take a different view in the matter of free speech, writes Mary Kostakidis.
The BFI is screening some of the late John Pilger’s most important films throughout the month of November, writes Joe Lauria.
Capitalism would need to invent a Guardian, if it did not already exist, writes Jonathan Cook. And in turn, The Guardian would need to invent a George Monbiot if he was not already one of its columnists.
The Consortium News editor examines the cumulative factors that led to the United States releasing WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from prison.
Consortium News was launched on Nov. 15, 1995 when the internet was in its infancy, blazing a trail for the explosion of independent media to follow.
We lost a major voice in defense of the Palestinian people in the midst of a campaign to eradicate them from Gaza and drive them from the West Bank.