Newspeak in the 21st century. By Media Lens authors David Edwards and David Cromwell We re now nine years into our ‘War on Terror’. Confidence in entire categories of establishment figures is approaching meltdown, (politicians, →
In the media’s coverage of climate change, are we really still stuck on square one of some ghastly board game? Global warming was recognised as a hugely serious problem as far back as 1988 →
The horrific killing of six people in Arizona, and the wounding of a dozen more, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, generated a wave of discussion on the impact of violent political rhetoric. A leading article in →
Journalist Jonathan Cook Reveals The Bias In ‘Balance’ On Israel-Palestine Towards the end of last year, we sent out two media alerts – Put The Palestinians On A Diet and Too Toxic To Handle? – about the →
Newspeak in the 21st Century By David Edwards and David CromwellLondon, UK: Pluto Press, 2009. 304 pp.ISBN: 9780745328935. This book is a hatchet job. Granted, it is detailed and precise and no doubt accurate, and →
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