Reporters at major newspapers and magazines are hard to reach by telephone. Today it is increasingly hard to converse with them about timely scoops, leads, gaps in coverage, and corrections to published articles. We started an online webpage: Reporter’s Alert. From time to time, we will use Reporter’s Alert to present suggestions for important reporting […]
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By Dr Richard Marsden | The Business of Emotions | December 24, 2014 On Thursday, December 18, 2014, The Guardian published The race to save Peter Kassig by Ali Younes, Shiv Malik, Spencer Ackerman and Mustafa Khalili. To refresh memories here is the preface to the story: The American aid worker was killed by his […]
“Now, if you want to take the position that people should not work at organizations funded by oligarchs, or that journalism is inherently corrupted if funded by rich people with bad political views…” – Glenn Greenwald
DC on BFP #24 | Stanley Cohen discusses the PayPal 14, who they are, what they did, why they did it, and the shameful actions of eBay and Pierre Omidyar throughout the ordeal. Also, thoughts on the new "hip Rupert Murdoch," the rise of the "billionaire independent media," and much more.
Guillermo Jimenez Presents Stanley Cohen
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by attorney and activist, Stanley Cohen, who currently represents one of the “Anons” collectively known as the PayPal 14. We discuss who the PayPal 14 are, what they did, why they did it, and the shameful actions of eBay and Pierre Omidyar throughout the ordeal. Stanley also shares his thoughts on the new “hip Rupert Murdoch,” the rise of the “billionaire independent media,” the Snowden files, Greenwald “shilling for points” with the Israel lobby, and much more.
