Review by Carola Kleinert of the book Die Insel by Franziska Grillmeier:
“Die Insel (The Island): A harrowing account of the European Union’s murderous refugee policy”
Tag: Journalism
Moon of Alabama – Israeli Agents, Not Russian Bears, ‘Hacked’ The 2016 Elections For Trump
Linked to an article from Moon of Alabama:
“Israeli Agents, Not Russian Bears, ‘Hacked’ The 2016 Elections For Trump”
Patrick Lawrence – When Correspondents Came Home
Links to two parts of an article by Patrick Lawrence:
“When Correspondents Came Home, Part 1” and Part 2
Bonus link: “Acclaimed War Photographer and Steadfast Opponent of “Embedded” Journalism Tim Page (1944–2022)”
Brian Dolber – Sleeping at the Wheel: The Uber Files, the Media, and the Coup Against Labor Rights
Link to an article by Brian Dolber:
“Sleeping at the Wheel: The Uber Files, the Media, and the Coup Against Labor Rights”
Bonus link: “Uber Bosses Told Staff to Use ‘Kill Switch’ During Raids to Stop Police Seeing Data”
Adorno, Lazarsfeld and the Birth of Public Broadcasting with Josh Shepperd
Link to an interview with Josh Shepperd:
“Adorno, Lazarsfeld and the Birth of Public Broadcasting with Josh Shepperd”
Frank González – Militant Journalism
Link to an article by Frank González:
“Militant Journalism: The Role of Journalism in Class Society and Revolution”
Bonus links: “We Need a Media System That Serves People’s Needs, Not Corporations’” and “An Apology & Explanation, Two Years On” and “Making Rebellion Attractive: Why the Establishment Still Hates John Reed”
Robert Parry – An Apology & Explanation, Two Years On
Link to an article by Robert Parry:
“An Apology & Explanation, Two Years On”
Bonus links: “America’s Reporter: The Hersh Method” and “Making Rebellion Attractive: Why the Establishment Still Hates John Reed” and “Why ‘Russian Meddling’ is a Trojan Horse” and “The Limits of the Web in an Age of Communicative Capitalism” and “Three Variations on Trump: Chaos, Europe, and Fake News”
Bonus quote from Rex Butler:
“in the analysis of ideology, it is not simply a matter of seeing which account of reality best matches the ‘facts’, with the one that is closest being the least biased and therefore the best. As soon as the facts are determined, we have already — whether we know it or not — made our choice; we are already within one ideological system or another. The real dispute has already taken place over what is to count as the facts, which facts are relevant, and so on.”
Oliver Boyd-Barrett – RussiaGate as Organised Distraction
Link to an article by Oliver Boyd-Barrett:
“RussiaGate as Organised Distraction”
See also RussiaGate and Propaganda: Disinformation in the Age of Social Media (2019)
Jessica Goldstein – The ‘Feel-Good’ Horror of Late-Stage Capitalism
Link to an article by Jessica Goldstein:
“The ‘Feel-Good’ Horror of Late-Stage Capitalism”
Bonus links: The Trouble With Diversity and “Democracy is the Enemy” and “The Joy of Inequality: The Libidinal Economy of Compassionate Consumerism”
Maggie Levantovskaya – Identity Shaping on Social Media
Link to a review by Maggie Levantovskaya of Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (2019):
“Identity Shaping on Social Media: On Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion'”
Bonus links: Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age and “The Programs of Neoliberal Feminism” and “‘If Only There Were More Female Billionaires!’— New York Times” and Organs Without Bodies and “Capitalism and Female Labor”