Josh White / 07 Feb 2023
Government Policy Advocate
The BBC and Austerity
Not every media organisation can bear criticism, even self-criticism, but others require it to keep going.(...)
propaganda
Mirjana Najchevska / 30 Jan 2023
Awards for Ukraine
Russia in North Macedonia
The Russian government is awarding prizes to Macedonian writers.(...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 07 May 2022
How to Read Russia
First Person Lessons
The sudden reset in Russia relations has thrown everything up in the air.(...)
Keith Kahn-Harris / 07 Mar 2022
Putin Comes Clean
From Denial to Invasion
Invasion is an act of commitment. To send troops in, to kill, to seek to dominate, is to rule out alternative courses of action, perhaps forever.(...)
Mirjana Najchevska / 02 Mar 2022
Rebranding Russia for War
North Macedonia’s News Media
One of the simplest ways to influence a wider number of people is to glorify a country.(...)
Josh White / 10 May 2021
The Daily Johnson
The Prime Minister’s Newspaper
Most British premiers have a publication that exemplifies their agenda. Thatcher had The Spectator, Blair had Prospect, but Boris Johnson has the newspaper he used to write for: The Daily Telegraph.(...)
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.(...)
John Foster / 21 Jun 2019
Just Call It Propaganda
The Fake News Phenomenon
The formation of public opinion was always the purview of the state.(...)