Tag: Journalist

Categories Russia

Torn between East & West, is Ukraine having an identity crisis? Well, just ask ex-boxer Klitschko & a half-Palestinian journalist

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Ukrainian politics is like the start of a bad joke. A comedian and a boxer walk into a bar… and end up taking over the government. But that is exactly how President Volodymyr Zelensky and Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko started out. … Read More >Torn between East & West, is Ukraine having an identity crisis? Well, just ask ex-boxer Klitschko & a half-Palestinian journalist

Categories Russia

Help wanted: Western media is in dire need of more Russia writers. Must be willing to lie, distort & engage in lazy speculation

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So you want to become a journalist covering Russia for Western media? Once you get past the self-serving bluster, it’s really a very safe, well-paid, and rewarding job – but only on condition that you follow a set of guidelines. … Read More >Help wanted: Western media is in dire need of more Russia writers. Must be willing to lie, distort & engage in lazy speculation

Categories Shows

Lab leak: can intelligence be trusted?

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Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos reveal the intelligence community’s latest claims about the origins of Covid-19, and question whether the masses can trust the intelligence, following decades of lies. They also discuss the US Justice Department’s surveillance of journalists. Plus, science writer Nicholas Wade breaks down the lab-leak theory. … Read More >Lab leak: can intelligence be trusted?

Categories Middle East

‘Will not be silenced’: AP, Al Jazeera condemn Israel for bombing Gaza media offices & nearly killing their journalists

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The Associated Press and Al Jazeera have both issued statements condemning the bombing of Gaza media offices by the Israeli military, claiming that the “disturbing” attack almost killed several reporters. … Read More >‘Will not be silenced’: AP, Al Jazeera condemn Israel for bombing Gaza media offices & nearly killing their journalists

Categories Russia

Russian ex-police officers face up to 16 years in prison over claims they fabricated false drugs charges against Meduza journalist

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Prosecutors in Moscow are reportedly seeking lengthy jail terms in the case of five former police officers accused of attempting to frame a reporter from Russian-language news site Meduza on trumped-up charges of drug possession. … Read More >Russian ex-police officers face up to 16 years in prison over claims they fabricated false drugs charges against Meduza journalist

Categories EU

French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats

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A Muslim journalist has appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for protection against death threats. She rose to popularity by debating conservative politicians on TV and arguing against a hijab ban. … Read More >French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats

Categories World

‘It’s their revenge’: Lockdown-skeptic Rebel News vows to sue Montreal police after reporters detained at ‘illegal gathering’

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Reporters for the right-leaning news outlet Rebel News have posted videos showing employees being detained by police at an Airbnb location where they were working, covering Covid-19 lockdown measures. … Read More >‘It’s their revenge’: Lockdown-skeptic Rebel News vows to sue Montreal police after reporters detained at ‘illegal gathering’