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Archives: media
Journalist Amy Goodman to Surrender and Fight Dakota Charges
By TeleSur | - - Update: North Dakota prosecutor changes charge against Amy Goodman to 'rioting.' The Democracy Now! host said the charge is a “direct attack" on freedom of the press.…
Mainstream Media focusing on Political Infotainment, not Policy
By Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Donald Trump is one of those stupid guys who thinks he’s smart. The media still lets him…
“This Parrot is no More”: The 2016 Presidential Election did not Take Place
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard wrote a book in 1991 entitled The Gulf War did not Take Place . In the same way, the…
The Other Terrorism: White Nationalist Twitter Growing Faster Than ISIL
TeleSur | - - “There is substantial and growing evidence that white nationalism is enjoying a meaningful resurgence within the United States . . ." Twitter users who identify themselves as white…
How Twitter robots spam critics of Saudi Arabia & Shiite Muslims
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - For several weeks now there has been growing evidence that Twitter is being used for a covert and highly organised propaganda operation…
Turkey Is Shutting Down over 130 Media Outlets; Can Democracy Survive?
TeleSur | - - Erdogan's political purge following the failed coup keeps on going, with the net ever widening. Turkey is shutting down over 100 media outlets and is purging over 1,000…
How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush
By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) | - - Roger Ailes’ 20-year reign as the chairman of Fox News ended this week, the result of a sexual harassment scandal. He will be…
GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show
Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert | (The Late Show video Clip) | - - "Some stories, like the ouster of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, are too big for one late night host…
Iranian Hardliners Want to Stop Blocking Twitter — to Defeat Saudi Propaganda
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of Iranian government hardliners, who typically stand at the forefront of policies curtailing freedom of expression, are demanding that Iran stop…After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
By Saif Shahin | ( Foreign Policy in Focus/ Lobelog) | - - An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against…
In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality
By Kit Walsh | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal appeals court upheld [PDF] clear net neutrality rules that will let us…
Does billionaire-funded lawsuit against Gawker create playbook for punishing press?
By Clay Calvert | (The Conversation) | - - Word last week that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel bankrolled wrestler Hulk Hogan’s invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against Gawker added a wrinkle to a case…
Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?
Joya Mia Italiano and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV2 Video Report) | - - "Iranian officials have reportedly accused Kim Kardashian West of working for Instagram as a secret agent. The Iranian Revolutionary…
Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)
By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol's World
I Blame the US Media for Donald Trump
By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | ( TeleSur | - - The entire premise of an industry, like the U.S. media, is based on exploitation and political corruption at the cost of…
ISIL to Trapped people of Mosul: No TV or Internet for You!
Niqash.org | (Mosul) | - - The Islamic State has issued orders banning satellite TV because it spreads false news. They’re also demanding all Internet users’ names to find spies sending information…
Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult
TeleSur | - - Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head of Berlin's Pirate Party branch has been…
Press Freedom in ‘Deep And Disturbing’ Decline in New Age of Propaganda
By RFE/RL | - - A leading journalism advocacy group says media freedom experienced a sharp decline around the world over the past year, citing increasing government restrictions in places like Turkey,…