The Collusion Delusion
I’ve always remained sceptical of the claims of conspiracies between Trump and Putin. It’s not because I’m a fan of Trump’s (and definitely not Putin’s). And it’s certainly not because …
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Are immigrants animals?
Of course not, but this has not stopped some in the social media and the mainstream media from twice in a space of a single year disingenuously misquoting the same …
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Ignoring the war on Christians – media bias or merely news as usual?
Zero Hedge reprints a blog post by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream titled “Why Does The Mainstream Media Purposely Ignore Mass Killings Of Christians Across The …
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
(The title with apologies to Milan Kundera who is probably spinning in his grave, seeing how the Western left has been culturally appropriating the (former) Eastern left’s strategies and tactics.) …
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ABC Barbie
Congratulations to Australian living legend Ita Buttrose (I only just realised what an otherwise unfortunate surname that is – I can only hope that it’s not, and will never be, …
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Journalist commits career suicide by stating the obvious
CBS News foreign correspondent and a 60 Minutes regular gets interviewed by a retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland for his podcast (a monster at 3 hours and 40 minutes) and in the …
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So much for that right-wing propagandist Murdoch
One major disservice that the mainstream media does through its political bias and negativity is that it neither prepares its audience for or explains to it events and trends that …
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No, “Blade Runner” and “The Running Man” did not predict 2019
I normally rate “The New York Post” as far as tabloids are concerned but this feature on the prophetic side of the 1980s dystopian science-fiction reads more like something out …
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Of course they should
American TV journalism legends apologises for stating an opinion: NBC News personality Tom Brokaw, who has returned to regular on-air commentary after a brush with #MeToo issues, has run into more controversy …
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The 24 hour media rule
The mainstream media – and the social media – are so good at generating instant outrages that I now have an informal rule: try not to comment on any new …
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Rehabilitating motherf***er
Good news for sweary people like me – You’ve heard it from “The Washington Post” so it must be OK: Opinion: What’s so wrong with motherf—er? https://t.co/yBF1HGsOPC — The Washington …
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Radioactive mutant wolves of Chernobyl
Where would we be without tabloids to inform us about important scientific news? Scientists fear wolves living in Chernobyl’s radioactive forbidden zone may be spreading mutant genes across Europe. The …
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Buffy the Body Shamer
Honestly, what did the media used to do before the advent of social media? Where did they find the never-ending supply of material to use as a filler and click-bait? …
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The problem with white men
When life gives you Lemons, it’s time to switch off CNN: CNN's Don Lemon: "We have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is …
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The Mysterious Case of a Missing Journalist
A Saudi journalists disappears inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey and is now presumed dead, so you know you can count on “The Huffington Post” for the take so hot …
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Cartoons in black and white
The last time a cartoon created controversy people died. Hopefully this time all there is to it is a lot of hot air:* America has responded with shock and disgust …
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No regulation out of frustration
This sounds more like trolling than a serious proposal, but nowadays you never know: President Donald Trump is considering new regulations on Google’s search engine to address his concern that …
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Jihad, it’s a struggle
It’s weird how the year’s weirdest news story – and its sparse coverage – are getting weirder and weirder. Let’s recap the facts so far: Five adults arrested in a …
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Good News from Everywhere
If you are depressed from reading the daily news, it’s nothing new – “if it bleeds, it leads” as an editorial philosophy that much predates the Trump presidency or for …
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Twelve Scared Men and Seven Angry News Organisations
High drama at the intersection of politics, judicial system and the media: Paul Manafort’s trial will stretch into a fourth week, as jurors headed home Friday without reaching a verdict …
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