Propaganda

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in their respective countries. "Free, independent and fact-based journalism serves to protect against abuse of power, lies and war propaganda. The Norwegian Nobel…

IN the wake of 9/11, newly converted US jihadi Jesse Morton, now 42, became convinced the Western world was evil. He pumped out propaganda to get young Americans and Brits to join his cause, and published bomb-making instructions used by the terrorists who targeted the Boston Marathon in 2013.  7…

CNN anchor Don Lemon tore into former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham over her recent redemption tour on Tuesday night, telling the one-time Trump spokesperson that she should “go on the Fox propaganda network” to sell her Trump tell-all book. In recent days, Grisham—who almost exclusively appeared on right-wing…

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China has reportedly released a new video allegedly filmed at or near the site of the clash between Indian soldiers and PLA forces in Galwan Valley last year. The video was released on China's social media on the occasion of Martyr's Day. The latest propaganda video was released by PLA's Western…

A Canadian man has been charged with helping Islamic State, accused of fighting and narrating recruitment videos for the group. Saudi-born Mohammed Khalifa was described by the US Department of Justice as a "leading figure" in the terrorist group's English language media unit. Prosecutors said the unit produced videos such…

July 28, 2021 - 09:05AM WSJ As China's propaganda machine pushes to draw attention away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Americans who dismissed the lab-leak theory have a conflict of interest. Image: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Read More

Viral news stories of individual pluck and charity only underscore how cruel our society is. October 1, 2021 A staple of the feel-good news cycle—along with pieces about skateboarding dogs and friendships spawned by misdialed texts—is the story of human suffering overcome through community, charity, and old-fashioned pluck. There is…

On a breezy afternoon last spring, the Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman took me on a tour of a public park near the center of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, along with a team of aides, architects, historians and artists. They had spent several years building a complex of memorials on…

by Patrick Day-Childs , posted on 29 September 2021 / 1,110 Views Ah September, the month to plan for October, where all funds are battered by relentless video game releases; and although this year Covid has put a lot of game development on a slower churn, we can all look…