Ari Paul / 13 Feb 2023
Cold War Blame Games
Seymour Hersh and Nord Stream
Seymour Hersh, the legendary investigative journalist who uncovered American war crimes in Vietnam and Iraq, has been in journalistic hibernation for some time. (...)
Journalism
Charlie Bertsch / 21 Dec 2022
Sonic Reporting
Everywhere But There, by Joel Schalit
Battleground editor Joel Schalit’s new album Everywhere But There forcefully demonstrates the need for a new kind of political reporting, one which presents the world as it actually is instead of distorting it in the pursuit of profit.(...)
Josh White / 05 Dec 2022
Soviet Collapse, National Decline
Russia 1985–1999, by Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis is a collagist who deals with ideas and their emotional impact.(...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 06 Oct 2022
Exhibiting Apartheid
The Human Zoo Show
It was an act of contrition. In June, the King of Belgium returned a tooth to the Congo.(...)
The Battleground / 21 Mar 2022
Never Mind the News
The Battleground’s Spring Books List
It's easier than ever to lose sight of books. With global crises overtaking our lives every couple of years now, to read anything other than news gets harder by the day.(...)
Josh White / 13 Dec 2021
Government Press Outlet
Boris Johnson’s Spectator
The office of The Spectator is a short walk from the House of Commons. This is apt given its relationship with the British establishment.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 10 Nov 2021
Pandemic Expressionism
Sonic Hauntology: Subterranean Internationale, by Raz Mesinai
Sonic Hauntology, Raz Mesinai's new album of field recordings for The Battleground, pushes that peculiar genre in exciting new directions. (...)
Joel Schalit / 09 Jul 2021
Everything is Field Recording
Learning From the BBC
Women were screaming. Gunfire echoed in the distance. A British accented voice drifted in and out, periodically commenting on the upheaval.(...)
Josh White / 26 Apr 2021
The Broken Mirror
Britain’s Last Left Tabloid
Tabloids are synonymous with terrible journalism. This reputation is more than deserved, yet the story of one tabloid shows that the press can be so much more than it is.(...)
Josh White / 18 Jan 2021
Bad News Ahead
Britain’s New Broadcasters
The race to the bottom is on. With the launch of GB News and UK News TV in the offing, British news media is about to get even worse.(...)