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Archives: media
![In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/in-consumer-victory-over-telcoms-187x137.jpg)
In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality
By Kit Walsh | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal appeals court upheld [PDF] clear net neutrality rules that will let us…![Does billionaire-funded lawsuit against Gawker create playbook for punishing press?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/does-billionaire-funded-lawsuit-1-187x137.jpg)
Does billionaire-funded lawsuit against Gawker create playbook for punishing press?
By Clay Calvert | (The Conversation) | - - Word last week that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel bankrolled wrestler Hulk Hogan’s invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against Gawker added a wrinkle to a case…![Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/why-does-iran-fear-kim-kardashia-187x137.jpg)
Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?
Joya Mia Italiano and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV2 Video Report) | - - "Iranian officials have reportedly accused Kim Kardashian West of working for Instagram as a secret agent. The Iranian Revolutionary…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/jwmay10a_16-378x230-1-187x137.gif)
Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)
By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol's World![I Blame the US Media for Donald Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/i-blame-the-us-media-for-donald-187x137.jpg)
I Blame the US Media for Donald Trump
By: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | ( TeleSur | - - The entire premise of an industry, like the U.S. media, is based on exploitation and political corruption at the cost of…![ISIL to Trapped people of Mosul: No TV or Internet for You!](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/isil-to-trapped-people-of-mosul-187x137.jpg)
ISIL to Trapped people of Mosul: No TV or Internet for You!
Niqash.org | (Mosul) | - - The Islamic State has issued orders banning satellite TV because it spreads false news. They’re also demanding all Internet users’ names to find spies sending information…![Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/berlin-pirate-party-leader-arres-187x137.jpg)
Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult
TeleSur | - - Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head of Berlin's Pirate Party branch has been…![Press Freedom in ‘Deep And Disturbing’ Decline in New Age of Propaganda](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/press-freedom-in-deep-and-distur-187x137.jpg)
Press Freedom in ‘Deep And Disturbing’ Decline in New Age of Propaganda
By RFE/RL | - - A leading journalism advocacy group says media freedom experienced a sharp decline around the world over the past year, citing increasing government restrictions in places like Turkey,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/shadowgovengelhardt-2-180x137.jpg)
Then they took the “Info” out of Infotainment; Corporate ‘News’ Cashes in on Fascism
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Think of the 2016 presidential campaign as the political equivalent of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s loud; there are plenty of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/1439306242773-1-1-187x137.jpg)
This Muslim American Life, between Trump and Aziz Ansari: Moustafa Bayoumi Is a Scribe on a Quest
by Neda Simaika and Raihan Faroqui | (informed Comment) | - - The award-winning author and professor of English at Brooklyn College (CUNY), Moustafa Bayoumi, discusses the fight to protect American values…![Visualization: How ISIL vastly exaggerated its Influence and Everyone Bought it (The Atlantic)](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/visualization-how-isil-vastly-ex-187x137.jpg)
Visualization: How ISIL vastly exaggerated its Influence and Everyone Bought it (The Atlantic)
By Kathy Gilsinan, Caitlin Cadieux, Daniel Lombroso | (The Atlantic Video Report) | - - "Americans are constantly being told that ISIS is a massive threat—but what does that mean? Are there…![Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/syrian-independent-media-offers-187x137.jpg)
Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism
By Julia Taleb | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - On January 10, the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Syria, stormed the headquarters of Radio Fresh in Kafranbel and…![The Way American Media covers Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/the-way-american-media-covers-at-187x137.jpg)
The Way American Media covers Attacks
Sana Saeed | (AJ+ Video report) | - - "Why is American media so biased in the way it covers attacks in Europe compared to how it covers the rest of the…![Amy Goodman: Media ‘manufacturing consent’ for Trump over Sanders via Blackout](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/amy-goodman-media-manufacturing-187x137.jpg)
Amy Goodman: Media ‘manufacturing consent’ for Trump over Sanders via Blackout
Bernieforpresident | (CNN's Reliable Sources Video) | - - "DemocracyNow! host Amy Goodman told CNN’s Brian Stelter that his network and most other mainstream media were “manufacturing consent” for Donald Trump by…![New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/new-york-times-edits-pro-bernie-187x137.jpg)
New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Interesting development: The New York Times wrote a positive story about Bernie Sanders… for a few hours until they edited it…![America’s Groundhog Day in Afghanistan and Iraq: The Headlines just Recycle](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/americas-groundhog-day-in-afghan-187x137.jpg)
America’s Groundhog Day in Afghanistan and Iraq: The Headlines just Recycle
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - With General John Campbell’s tour of duty in Afghanistan finished, a new commander has taken over. Admittedly, things did not go well during Campbell’s…![The Middle East reacts to Trump: ‘Strange Candidates’ with ‘Weird Beliefs’ & anti-Muslim Pogroms](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/the-middle-east-reacts-to-trump-187x137.jpg)
The Middle East reacts to Trump: ‘Strange Candidates’ with ‘Weird Beliefs’ & anti-Muslim Pogroms
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The meltdown of the US Republican Party is an unlovely sight inside the country, but what do people abroad think about the outlandish…![A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/a-dark-day-for-turkish-democracy-187x137.jpg)
‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover
Euronews | (Video News Report) - - "The country's "top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday"following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced a shake up, with reports of editor-in-chief…![The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025443im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/the-new-york-times-presents-isla-187x137.jpg)