Tag: Journalism

Categories World

Aussie minister warns foreign journos against ‘slanted view’ in spy row with Beijing, as cops crush lockdown dissent at home

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Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton, warned foreign journalists that they may be investigated if they give a “slanted view” of the country. Meanwhile, cops in Victoria have crushed lockdown protests with an iron fist. … Read More >Aussie minister warns foreign journos against ‘slanted view’ in spy row with Beijing, as cops crush lockdown dissent at home

Categories USA

Most Western reporters have prioritised winning the ‘information war’ over covering Russia objectively & it’s destroying the media

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International law has gradually been replaced with trial by public opinion and states have become obsessed with narrative control. Information wars and “fake news” are the natural consequences and trust in the media is collapsing. … Read More >Most Western reporters have prioritised winning the ‘information war’ over covering Russia objectively & it’s destroying the media

Categories Russia

‘Mind your own business’: Foreign Ministry tells US to look in the mirror after it accused Russia of attack on ‘media freedom’

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Russia has hit back at US Embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Ross after she tweeted that recent arrests of Russian journalists are “starting to look like a concerted campaign against media freedom.” … Read More >‘Mind your own business’: Foreign Ministry tells US to look in the mirror after it accused Russia of attack on ‘media freedom’

Categories Shows

Outrage culture threatening real journalism

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The world of journalism is under direct assault by naysayers left and right these days. Matt Taibbi’s latest publication is doing the rounds among news outlets, arguing that social media outrage is actively endangering honest reporting. Also, why won’t the Trump administration fess up about exactly where $500 billion of Covid-19 bailout funds have gone? … Read More >Outrage culture threatening real journalism