journalism

It came as a slight relief to see at least some measured coverage of Donald Trump’s recent visit to South Korea.

Investigative journalist Gareth Porter has published two exclusives whose import is far greater than may be immediately apparent. They concern Israel’s bombing in 2007 of a supposed nuclear plant secretly built, according to a self-serving US and Israeli narrative, by Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
Although the attack on the “nuclear reactor” occurred a decade ago, there are pressing lessons to be learnt for those analysing current events in Syria.

In “an awful new low” that elicited warnings about “a new wave of media consolidation,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday rolled back media ownership regulations under the guise of trying “to modernize its b

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday accused the United States government of meddling in his country’s internal affairs and upcoming election campaign by offering to fund “objective media in Hungary.”The U.S. has expressed concerns about “negative trends” for press freedom in Hungary, such as a dwindling number of independent news outlets and the increasing control people close to the government have in the media market.

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The Duran has been in existence for well over a year…

In that time, we called these major events right, where most were dead wrong:

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OPINION — I often criticize The New York Times, Washington Post and other major mainstream media outlets for a very simple reason: they deserve it – especially for their propagandistic, unprofessional and reckless coverage of foreign crises.
But there are occasional moments when some reporter at an MSM outlet behaves responsibly and those instances should be noted at least under the classic definition of “news” – something that is unexpected – or as the old saying goes, “dog bites man is not news; man bites dog is news.”

Her son blamed the government, the police who refused to protect her, and Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who he says demonized and harassed her. Julian Assange is offering a €20,000 reward for the capture of her murderer. [...]

Opinion — For the most part, “fake news” is a fake concept designed by the corporate news media to discredit those who challenge the official U.S. hegemonic narrative. The typical MSM fake news accusation starts with some egregious fictionalization and then morphs over to the real targets: the subversives, those who would dispute foundational elements of the official history or its recent approved updates.