Opinion: The Mainstream Media Mafia Has Greased Britain’s Slide Towards Fascism
Phil McDuff
Any analysis of the political situation in the UK that does not account for the media is so incomplete as to be useless, argues Phil McDuff.
Tag: media
Report: BBC Ignored Internal Request to Correct Claim Anas Al-Sharif Worked With Hamas
Harriet Williamson
Exclusive: A leaked email shows that the BBC ignored an internal request to correct reporting that smeared Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, killed by Israel in August, as a Hamas operative. Harriet Williamson reports.
Report: BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists
Rivkah Brown
In emails seen by Novara Media, BBC staffers and National Union of Journalists representatives warned colleagues against attending a vigil organised by…the National Union of Journalists. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Zack Polanski Has Started a Fight in the Green Party, and That’s a Good Thing
Adam Ramsay
The would-be leader’s populist style and socialist proposals have upset a party establishment that has historically avoided conflict. Turns out a battle of ideas was just what the party needed, writes Adam Ramsay.
Opinion: These Six Media Lies Are Stoking the Anti-Migrant Protests
Simon Childs
The Sun published a report claiming asylum seekers are enjoying discounted boat rides, while the Mail on Sunday says the UK is in the midst of a ‘migrant crime wave’. Neither is true. Simon Childs reports.
Opinion: Why Did the Guardian Run an Unverified Antisemitism Story?
Rivkah Brown
A man claimed to be the victim of an antisemitic mob. His alleged assailants say he instigated the altercation, calling Arabic-speaking patrons ‘terrorists’. The Guardian printed one side of the story, and it went viral. This is how hysteria is manufactured, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: The Online Safety Act Has Nothing to Do With Child Safety and Everything to Do With Censorship
Kate Sim
Within hours of Ofcom enforcing the new law last week, Gaza and Ukraine content was being blocked, while pickup artist content and child modelling sites weren’t. That’s entirely by design, writes Kate Sim.
Report: Meet the Pro-Israel Lawyers Hounding the NHS
Harriet Williamson
It’s had children’s artwork removed from hospitals, doctors banned from wearing watermelon pins and claimed craft pens evoked 7 October. Are UK Lawyers for Israel really the cartoon villains they appear? Harriet Williamson takes a closer look.
Interview: The Britain You Know Was Created by European Immigrants
Juliet Jacques
From Penguin Press to the Royal Festival Hall, British modernism was co-created by artists and intellectuals fleeing fascism in the 1930s. Juliet Jacques speaks to Owen Hatherley, author of a new collective biography of some of the movement's most important figures.
Opinion: Rightwing Journalists Are Openly Backing the Guy Who Came up With the ‘Great Replacement’ Theory
Olly Haynes
The rightwing media is going to bat for a French far-right philosopher whose theories have inspired racist mass-murderers.
Long Read: I Drank the Russell Brand Kool-Aid
Alison J Carr
His outsider status and unabashed spiritualism made TV star Russell Brand feel like a kindred spirit to a young Alison J Carr. As his alleged sexual misconduct and alt-right tendencies come to light, she wonders: how did I get him so wrong?
Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: BBC News global director Jonathan Munro refuted colleagues’ claims that the corporation was suppressing the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel was plausibly committing genocide while minimising the ruling’s significance, internal emails reveal. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: GB News Hates Muslims – And Now We Have Receipts
Simon Childs
Almost half of all mentions of Islam or Muslims on UK news channels since October 2022 came from a single source, a new report has found, confirming what many have suspected: GB News is an engine of Islamophobia.
Long Read: Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’
Rivkah Brown
Staff say the paper’s decision to permit Howard Jacobson’s controversial piece while censoring a leading Palestinian author is driven in part by a fear of antisemitism allegations. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Are Palestinians Invisible?
Adina Jamal
If Palestinians were truly seen as human beings to those in power, we wouldn’t have seen more than a day of bloodshed in the name of ‘self defence’, writes Adina Jamal.
Analysis: How the Media Covered the Al-Aqsa Hospital Fire (Or Didn’t)
Sebastian Shehadi
As images of people being burned alive in their beds spread via social media on Sunday night, legacy outlets strained to look away. Sebastian Shehadi reports.
Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?
Rivkah Brown
Jeremy Loffredo was detained for allegedly publishing sensitive military information. The US state department said nothing for two days. Rivkah Brown reports.
Long Read: How the Media Became a Weapon in the Gaza Genocide
Steven Methven
Since 7 October, media outlets have made themselves a strategic asset for both Israel’s genocidal regime and western powers seeking to uphold the status quo in the Middle East. Steven Methven explains.