Media

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

COMMENTARY: By Majdoline Al-Shammouri in Beirut In the ongoing United States and Israel war on Iran, it appears that all the countries agree on “controlling” the media. Despite differences in their...

Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Luis Morejón Rodríguez, last night made a passionate...

Corruption reporting project mourns the loss of Dan McGarry, pioneering Pacific editor and investigative journalist

OBITUARY: By Aubrey Belford, Australia and South Pacific regional editor of OCCRP The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project...

Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran...

Iran’s ‘Samson option’: Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move

ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to...

Watching the Watchdogs: Israel’s legacy of media deception stumbles

ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri In the past three weeks, the Israeli government put on a masterclass on how to use the Western media to...

Caitlin Johnstone: We think this dystopia is normal like people in abusive relationships think it’s normal

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Westerners who don’t appreciate the extreme dysfunctionality of Western civilisation are like someone in an abusive marriage who hasn’t yet recognised...

War on Gaza: Palestinian journalism has been decimated with impunity

Pacific Media Watch The toll of four months of war in Gaza on journalism is “nothing short of horrifying” — Palestinian journalists killed, wounded, and...

Israel’s war on Gaza and why the West threatens to unravel the liberal world order

ANALYSIS: By Hina Rabbani Khar Over the past decade and a half, I have attended many meetings and conferences, and met many people in Western...

Jeremy Scahill: Israel has waged a ‘deliberate propaganda campaign’ to justify brutal Gaza assault

DEMOCRACY NOW! Guest Jeremy Scahill The United States and more than a dozen other countries quickly moved to suspend funding to UNRWA, the UN agency...

Watching the watchdogs: Law, propaganda, and the media walk into a bar

ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri Last month, the world watched South Africa initiate International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on the genocidal acts Israel committed...