Language Matters: Western Media Bias in Israel / Palestine Reporting

I found this on Tumblr - many thanks to That Infernal Racket. I think it shows quite succinctly and clearly the media bias which is present in many mainstream western media outlets when reporting on the Israel / Palestine conflict. The language which is used ...

Propaganda Wars – BBC Radio Blocked in China

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) claimed on Monday that its English language World Service radio channel is being jammed in China. The BBC, Britain's state media organisation, suggested that Chinese authorities were responsible for the disruption. "The BBC has received reports that World Service English shortwave ...

An Insight Into Russian Press Coverage of Syria

Since the start of the civil war in Syria, Russia has been the strongest international ally of President Bashar al Assad. The Russian government has continued to provide armaments to Syria, and have blocked action against Assad by the United Nations Security Council. In this ...

US Accused of Chemical Weapons Plot, Faking Intelligence Against Syria

Hacked Emails Reveal Chemical Weapons Plot The United States and Qatar have been accused of plotting to plant chemical weapons in Syria, which could then be 'found' as a pretext for direct US intervention to topple the government of Bashar al Assad. The accusations emerged after ...

Dangerous Tales: False Media Narratives About the Conflict in Congo

- https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=president+kabila&uname=110842048834086824084&psc=G&filter=1#5551326374025253298The UN in the DRC is stabilizing the predatory Congolese state and part of the failure of the stabilization strategy is due to the insecurity stemming from conflicts between communities revolving around land, citizenship, control of space and the externalization of neighbouring instability

PROPAGANDA – A Critique of Western Capitalism

PROPAGANDA is a 1 hour 35 minute documentary which aims to hold up a mirror to Western capitalist culture. It claims to be an information film created by the secretive regime of communist North Korea to educate its people about the dangers of capitalism. This ...

Opinion: The UK Media is in the Middle of a Classic Paedophile ‘Witch Hunt’

Britain is in the grip of a paedophile scandal which seems to be growing larger by the day, with accusations flying around of high-level cover-ups and the involvement of government Ministers. It all started when evidence came to light that popular BBC television presenter (now deceased) ...

European Media Censorship: Does Europe Have A Free Press?

A member of the upper house of the British Parliament (The House of Lords) has spoken out about press censorship in Europe, condemning the decision to rescind the European broadcasting license of Iranian news channel Press TV and other news outlets. Satellite Provider Eutelsat, who ...

US Politics: Are TV Debates Unbiased?

In American politics television debates can count for a great deal - just look at the bounce in the polls that challenger Mitt Romney has enjoyed since the nation judged him to be the winner of a recent debate against Barack Obama. It is one ...

Ageing World Population: UN Calls for Greater Protection for the Elderly

A new report released by the UN Population Fund today (Monday) warns world leaders about the problems of ageing populations around the world, and calls on governments to do more to protect the elderly. Currently the only country in the world in which more than 30% ...

Is Criticising Islam Reprehensible?

With violent protests against the United States and other western countries continuing to spread around the Muslims world as a result of a Youtube video criticizing Islam, I feel compelled to ask - is it time that people in the west accepted that there may ...

US Media Bias over the Libyan Embassy Attack

There are strong claims that the American media has revealed a strong political bias over the political reactions to the Libyan embassy attack. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticised  a White House statement on the tragedy which began with an apology for the film rather than ...