Media
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William Whitworth and the Lost Spirit of Journalism
Under William Whitworth and his open-minded ethos, The Atlantic published some of the defining public policy essays of the late twentieth…
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How Israel Mastered Information Warfare in Gaza
Pro-Israel misinformation aimed at dismissing and discrediting Palestinian narratives is the fruit of a decade-long effort. Alessandro Accorsi FP The…
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Saving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires
Most spectacularly, the Los Angeles Times recently slashed more than 20% of its newsroom. Rodney Benson Victor Pickard The Conversation Though…
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Hungary: Media Curbs Harm Rule of Law
EU Action Needed to Tackle Declining Press Freedom, Pluralism The Hungarian government’s interference with media freedom obstructs journalists from holding…
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How internet anonymity allows toxic trolls to express their ‘true’ psychopathic tendencies
In short: Psychologists have found that internet trolls are more likely to have latent psychopathic and sadistic traits. A study has…
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Another Niger Media Organization Suspended
The interior minister of Niger’s decision this week to suspend the activities of Maison de la Presse (Press House), an independent media organization,…
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Fear, Lies and Lucre: How Criminal Groups Weaponise Social Media in Mexico
But much of what appears is inaccurate or misleading, posted by criminal groups themselves. ICG Platforms should adapt their policies…
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A midwinter update on Ukraine
Russia appears to have regained the initiative along the ground front, its recent territorial gains remain minimal and have come…
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How Networked Incitement Fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests…
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Assange’s Rights and Press Freedom Hang in the Balance
Meanwhile, the American demand that Wikileaks publisher Assange stand trial in Virginia on trumped-up charges is what has kept this…
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The 12-year Hitch
Christopher Hitchens, the British born American journalist and writer, died exactly 12 years ago today, on 15 December 2011, aged…
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Civil wrongs
Labor probably thought this would be a week where they got some credit for plans to improve press freedoms – even if…
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Australia: Land of the persecuted whistleblower
They tend to muddy the narrative of perfect institutions, spoil the fun of having illusions, and give the game away.…
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Australians aren’t joining in any more – and it appears to be having big political consequences
Participation in social, community and civic groups fell by between eight and 10 percentage points from 2006 to 2019 Josh…
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ABC complains about Nazi comparison by Sky guest Bronwyn Bishop
In a letter sent on Friday to Sky News boss Paul Whittaker, ABC News director Justin Stevens complained about “deeply…
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More than one journalist per day is dying in the Israel-Gaza conflict. This has to stop
At the time of writing, the committee said at least 39 journalists and media workers had been killed in the…
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