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Below we present an analysis detailing the development of Tony Blair’s stance on Iraq. It shows quite clearly that Blair’s conversion to…
David Edwards
David Edwards (born 1962) is a British media campaigner who is co-editor of the Media Lens website. Edwards specialises in the analysis of mainstream, or corporate, mass media, which are normally considered impartial or liberal, an interpretation he believes is disputable. He authored articles published in The Independent, The Times, Red Pepper, New Internationalist, Z Magazine, The Ecologist, Resurgence, The Big Issue; monthly ZNet commentator; author of Free To Be Human – Intellectual Self-Defence in an Age of Illusions (Green Books, 1995) published in the United States as Burning All Illusions (South End Press, 1996: www.southendpress.org), and The Compassionate Revolution – Radical Politics and Buddhism (1998, Green Books).
Goebbels – A Beginner’s Guide ‘If war is to be averted, then Saddam Hussein and his scientists have to do much more…
“Among all the things I’m going to tell you today about being a journalist, all you have to remember is two words:…
The great significance of what Schmidt has to say should be clear – professionals, including media professionals, are +not+ liars. They are…
“O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling…
A notable feature of the liberal press is the columnist who speaks loftily of ‘geopolitics’, prosecuting war on ‘successful military terms’, and…
We live in strange times. Day to day, journalists are seriously debating whether a single omission in a dossier on arms, or…
Any lingering notions that we have an independent and free media system must surely be evaporating under the vast weight of evidence…
In response to our recent Media Alert Update, “George Monbiot Responds Again on Iraq and ‘Just War'” (December 7, 2002), Monbiot has…
In response to our recent Media Alert Update, “George Monbiot Responds on Iraq and ‘Just War'” (December 2, 2002), Monbiot has sent…