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David Cromwell
David Cromwell studied natural philosophy and astronomy and did a PhD in solar physics. He worked for a spell with Shell in the Netherlands and afterwards took up a research position in oceanography in Southampton. He left that in 2010 to work full-time on Media Lens where he is an editor. He is the author of Why Are We The Good Guys? (Zero Books, 2012); co-author, with David Edwards, of two Media Lens books: Guardians of Power (Pluto Books, 2006) and Newspeak In the 21st Century (Pluto Books, 2009); author of Private Planet (Jon Carpenter Publishing, 2001); and co-editor, with Mark Levene, of Surviving Climate Change (Pluto Books, 2007).
“The ‘societal purpose’ of the media is to inculcate and defend the economic, social and political agenda of privileged groups that dominate…
The BBC has published an online Newswatch article entitled ‘Has the BBC ignored weapons claims?’ (April 14, 2005). This is in response…
The BBC has published an online Newswatch article entitled ‘Has the BBC ignored weapons claims?’ (April 14, 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_4390000/newsid_4396600/4396641.stm). This is in…
“These are the stories that will continue to emerge from the rubble of Fallujah for years. No, for generations…” (Dahr Jamail, independent…
“What goes against the grain of conditioning is experienced as not credible, or as a hostile act.” (John McMurtry, philosopher) Bizarre Conversations…
“What goes against the grain of conditioning is experienced as not credible, or as a hostile act.” (John McMurtry, philosopher) Bizarre Conversations…
Rampant Corporate Globalisation And The Climate Crisis “Our continuing uneconomic growth makes us complicit in a process that is triggering an ecological…
By David Cromwell Given the regimented, mind-numbing conformity to power in the US mainstream media, it must be refreshing for US-based…
BBC news coverage is balanced, objective and fair. At least, that is what the BBC continually tells its viewers and listeners. In…