Introduction Tomorrow, December 2, the peace group A Call For Light is organising a peaceful vigil outside the BBC, Bush House, Aldwych,…
On November 8 and 11 we published two Media Alerts: ‘Legitimising Mass Slaughter in Fallujah,’ in which we commented on the bias…
The Nicest Guys You Can Imagine In their film, The Corporation, Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan describe how in the…
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the public alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing…
“We’ll unleash the dogs of hell, we’ll unleash ’em… They don’t even know what’s coming – hell is coming. If there are…
Introduction – Pacifying The Population In 1984, Edward Herman and Frank Brodhead described how “demonstration elections” are “organised and staged by a…
On February 16, 2003, Tony Blair responded to the biggest protest march in Britain’s history the previous day: “Yes, there are consequences…
October 7 – Like Them, We Cry! On September 11 this year, the media came together in sombre reflection on the…
“Criticism of foreign policies is certainly possible, and normal, but within narrow limits which show ‘exceptions’ to, or ‘mistakes’ in, promoting the…
The mass media often seems reasonable, insightful, compassionate and critical of power. To read the Independent or Guardian every day is to…
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