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Journalism & Mass media

Craig Murray’s jailing is the national security state’s latest assault on independent journalism

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021By Editor

Former British diplomat and independent journalist Craig Murray is the first person imprisoned in the UK over media contempt in 50 years. … Read More >Craig Murray’s jailing is the national security state’s latest assault on independent journalism

World

News of key witness lying is ‘devastating’ for US case against Assange; it must be dropped, WikiLeaks co-founder’s ally tells RT

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

The US’ case against Julian Assange must be dropped after a key witness confessed to lying, as the reputation of Western law and the future of journalism depend on it, UK journalist and friend to Assange Vaughan Smith has told RT. … Read More >News of key witness lying is ‘devastating’ for US case against Assange; it must be dropped, WikiLeaks co-founder’s ally tells RT

Op-ed

‘Many US commentators have never BEEN to countries they comment on, see entire world from Washington perspective’ – Stephen Kinzer

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

Much of Western media is a mixture of sensationalist accusations and fear mongering about ‘enemy’ states. It is difficult to find perspectives divorced from US foreign policy, American journalist Stephen Kinzer has told RT. … Read More >‘Many US commentators have never BEEN to countries they comment on, see entire world from Washington perspective’ – Stephen Kinzer

Russia

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

Posted on June 9, 2021June 9, 2021By Editor

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

UK

‘Journalists should be worried’: UK court’s ruling was victory for Assange but not for journalism, former Ecuadorian consul warns

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

The UK court has spared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from extradition to the US, but Monday’s ruling came as a grim verdict for free speech, Fidel Narvaez, a former Consul at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, told RT. … Read More >‘Journalists should be worried’: UK court’s ruling was victory for Assange but not for journalism, former Ecuadorian consul warns

UK

The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

A UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange to the US on medical grounds is a blow to journalism since the judge has sided with the US in its justification for prosecuting him, UN rapporteur Nils Melzer told RT. … Read More >The system won and spit him out: UN torture rapporteur blasts UK’s near-total embracement of US case for extraditing Assange

World

Former Ecuadorean Consul in UK Says Assange´s Extradition Will Set Bad Precedent

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

Ecuador’s former consul to the United Kingdom Fidel Narvaez told Sputnik on Sunday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s eventual extradition to the United States would set a precedent against journalism and freedom of the press. … Read More >Former Ecuadorean Consul in UK Says Assange´s Extradition Will Set Bad Precedent

Journalism & Mass media

Top 12 The Grayzone stories of 2020: From Julian Assange persecution to Bolivia coup defeat, corporate war on free speech to OPCW cover-up

Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021By Editor

2020 was a chaotic year for the planet. While the Covid-19 pandemic dominated global politics, The Grayzone continued shining a light on the machinations of empire, from the persecution of imprisoned journalist Julian Assange to the defeat of a US-backed coup regime in Bolivia, from the growing corporate war on free speech to the OPCW’s scandalous Syria cover-up. … Read More >Top 12 The Grayzone stories of 2020: From Julian Assange persecution to Bolivia coup defeat, corporate war on free speech to OPCW cover-up

Op-ed

Legacy media’s war on Substack is just like Russiagate: Nothing to do with facts and everything to do with control

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020By Editor

As a number of prominent journalists migrate to the publishing platform Substack, a wave of mainstream media hate for its lack of ‘gatekeeping’ is swelling – all in the name of ‘equity’ and fighting ‘disinformation,’ of course. … Read More >Legacy media’s war on Substack is just like Russiagate: Nothing to do with facts and everything to do with control

World

‘You talk like a prosecutor’: Azerbaijani president Aliyev nails BBC journalist on ‘media freedom’ by bringing up Assange

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

BBC News correspondent Orla Guerin got more than she bargained for when her questioning of President Aliyev about the supposed lack of media freedom in his country ended up with him grilling her on Julian Assange’s imprisonment. … Read More >‘You talk like a prosecutor’: Azerbaijani president Aliyev nails BBC journalist on ‘media freedom’ by bringing up Assange