John Foster / 28 Jul 2023
When the Press Fails
The 2023 Spanish Election
For the last two months, Anglo news media said the same thing: A far-right wave is sweeping Europe, and Spain would be its next conquest.(...)
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Josh White / 24 Jul 2023
Blair’s Favourite Newspaper
The Independent Story
The Independent has long been a favourite newspaper of British liberals and leftists alike.(...)
Josh White / 10 Jul 2023
West London Tories
The Evening Standard Class
Every Londoner knows the Evening Standard. Stacked outside tube stations and strewn across the floors of carriages, the newspaper is impossible to avoid.(...)
Josh White / 20 Jun 2022
Triumph of the Press
Carole Cadwalladr Beats Arron Banks
British media is less free than it says. Not because it’s dependent on sponsors for funding. But because UK libel law allows the rich to sue the press for criticising them.(...)
Josh White / 28 Mar 2022
The Opposition Newspaper
Morning Star and the UK Left
Walking down Beachy Road, you’ll miss William Rust House if you don’t know the address.(...)
Josh White / 29 Nov 2021
Drowning in Hatred
Britain’s Immigration Debate
Borders bring almost as much insecurity as security.(...)
Andreas Bloom / 22 Sep 2021
Too Big to Cover
China’s Belt and Road Blackout
Greece is a critical stop for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Chinese state-owned shipping conglomerate COSCO now controls the Greek port of Piraeus, one of the largest in the Mediterranean.(...)
Joel Schalit / 18 May 2021
The News is Netanyahu
Israel and the Foreign Press
If you hate the media, it was a dream come true. The Israeli Air Force had just destroyed the offices of two of the most influential news organisations in the world.(...)
Matt Rubenstein / 01 Jul 2020
Did the Russians Do It?
When the Press Takes Sides
Nothing unusual here. The Taliban have been killing NATO troops in Afghanistan for nearly two decades. But this story was a little different. According to the New York Times, recent attacks on US and British forces have been partially sponsored by Russia.(...)
Joel Schalit / 22 Apr 2020
The Italian Campaign
Russia Threatens the Press
The threat was unambiguous. “He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it,” wrote Russia's Defence Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov, on Facebook.(...)