Tag: Western corporate media

Categories USA

Eye-rolling after CNN’s teen panelist Greta Thunberg implores world to ‘listen to the experts’ on Covid-19

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Greta Thunberg sparked controversy after telling CNN viewers to follow the guidance of experts as the world combats coronavirus – even as the teen panelist admitted she’s not an authority on the health crisis. … Read More >Eye-rolling after CNN’s teen panelist Greta Thunberg implores world to ‘listen to the experts’ on Covid-19

Categories Russia

No need for ‘show trials’ of Western journalists, but responsible reporting is key – Lavrov on unproven Covid-19 allegations

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Journalists should be held responsible for the articles they publish, but public “show trials” are not necessary, according to Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s comments on the conduct of several Western media outlets. … Read More >No need for ‘show trials’ of Western journalists, but responsible reporting is key – Lavrov on unproven Covid-19 allegations

Categories Russia

We Respond With Words’: Russia Will Not Revoke NYT, FT’s Accreditation Over False COVID-19 Reports

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The Russian Foreign Ministry has declined a request by a Federal Assembly commission to revoke accreditation for the New York Times and Financial Times newspapers following a slew of false reporting on the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More >We Respond With Words’: Russia Will Not Revoke NYT, FT’s Accreditation Over False COVID-19 Reports

Categories Op-ed

Prague ‘spy thriller’: Western activists rail against ‘fake news’, but will believe anything if it villainizes Russia

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It is well known that some people always believe what they want to believe. Despite a lack of evidence and no coherent narrative, there are those who will accept anything which aligns with their already-held worldview. … Read More >Prague ‘spy thriller’: Western activists rail against ‘fake news’, but will believe anything if it villainizes Russia

Categories World

Five Eyes spies have NO EVIDENCE that coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab, report suggests in U-turn from previous leaks

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There is no evidence to substantiate the Trump administration’s claims that Covid-19 came from a Chinese laboratory, according to intelligence sources, raising questions about a leaked dossier blaming Beijing for the pandemic. … Read More >Five Eyes spies have NO EVIDENCE that coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab, report suggests in U-turn from previous leaks

Categories World

Lies, half-truths & propaganda: Even during Covid-19 crisis, Britain’s leading news source can’t resist Russia-bashing

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One of the side-effects of attaining any reasonable level of knowledge about Russia is that it’s subsequently impossible to read most US/UK media coverage of the country without suffering a discomforting rise in blood pressure. … Read More >Lies, half-truths & propaganda: Even during Covid-19 crisis, Britain’s leading news source can’t resist Russia-bashing

Categories Russia

US/UK media promotes evergreen Russian boozing stereotypes, but latest data shows alcohol sales down during Covid-19 pandemic

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Western media is a funny beast. While demanding balanced and sensible coverage of their own state’s internal affairs, stories about Russia seem to be treated as the follies of bonkers, backward people in a far-flung freakshow. … Read More >US/UK media promotes evergreen Russian boozing stereotypes, but latest data shows alcohol sales down during Covid-19 pandemic

Categories Russia

Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference is reviewing the publications of foreign media about the fight against coronavirus in Russia

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“Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs receives information about the incorrect coverage of our country’s actions to combat coronavirus infection by some Western media … Read More >Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference is reviewing the publications of foreign media about the fight against coronavirus in Russia