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Hard to disagree with Assange calling many mainstream editors shills for power
Yes: Mainstream media and editors came under fire from WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange at the Global Editors Network summit in Hong Kong today, as he accused most journalists of entering the profession to “crawl up the ladder of power to become associated with power”. Addressing the conference via Skype, Assange told the audience of editors…
Just what role does British government have in wanting war against Iran?
Jonathan Cook in Al-Akhbar English: Last February Britain’s then defense minister Liam Fox attended a dinner in Tel Aviv with a group described as senior Israelis. Alongside him sat Adam Werritty, a lobbyist whose “improper relations” with the minister would lead eight months later to Fox’s hurried resignation. According to several reports in the British…
Rest easy, citizens, Serco rides to the rescue
Is there anything Serco can’t do with enough money? It’s the company that’s always in the right spot at the right time (helped, of course, by the fact that countless politicians on all sides believe in “efficiency”, aka cutting services). The Guardian reports: Privately employed engineers are being trained to detect “dirty bombs” so that…
How to deal with a Murdoch editor
British MP Tom Watson offers a lesson in media management: Yesterday I wrote a column for the Express and Star. It was picked up by a Times journalist this morning. Here is the text exchange between Ben Webster and me, you may find it of interest and or amusing. Ben Webster: Hi Tom, could you…
Fightback against privatisation grows
One (via the Guardian): The first private company to take over an NHS hospital has admitted in a document seen by the Observer that patient care could suffer under its plans to expand its empire and seek profit from the health service. Circle Health is already feeling a strain on resources due to its aggressive…
Yet more evidence that Colombo enjoys torturing Tamils
Britain’s Channel 4 continues its vital and campaigning work documenting the rogue and torturing state of Sri Lanka:
ABCTV News24 on the economy, Afghanistan and Murdoch thuggery
I appeared last night on ABCTV News24’s The Drum (video here). I argued that chequebook journalism is only problematic when the public increasingly distrusts the media and presumes exploitation is taking place. The mainstream media far too often simply accepts the allegedly unbiased reports released by think-tanks and interest groups. More skepticism required and independent…
With Libya “free”, the Islamic Republic may soon receive freedom bombing
Peace-loving Britain, America and Israel may soon engage in yet another “liberation” in the Middle East: Britain’s armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action against Iran amid mounting concern about Tehran’s nuclear enrichment programme, the Guardian has learned. The Ministry of Defence believes the US may decide to fast-forward plans…
