As we have pointed out since Media Lens began in 2001, a fundamental feature of corporate media is propaganda by omission. Over the past week, a stunning example has highlighted this core property once again. A major witness in the US case against Julian Assange has just admitted fabricating key accusations in the indictment against the Wikileaks founder. These dramatic →
‘That Is Actually Bollocks’: 20 Propaganda Horrors From 20 Years of Media Lens – Part 2
11. The BBC On The Saintly Motives For Waging War On Iraq And Libya In focusing on the grim future in April, US vice president, Kamala Harris, surely revealed far more than she intended about →
‘That Is Actually Bollocks’: 20 Propaganda Horrors From 20 Years of Media Lens – Part 1
After 20 years of Media Lens, it seems only natural that we should look back in gratitude at the support we’ve received. In response to one of our early pieces, a kindly columnist at the →
Two Centuries Of ‘The Imperialist, Warmongering, Hate-Filled Guardian’
In contrast to Media Lens modestly marking a mere two decades in July, the Guardian has been deluging itself with praise on reaching two centuries this year. Not that we would expect otherwise. As editor →
‘The Savage Punishment Of Gaza’: Israel’s Latest Assault On Palestine’s Open Prison
Recent media coverage of Israel and Palestine, not least by BBC News, has been full of the usual deceptive propaganda tropes: Israel is ‘responding’ or ‘reacting’ to Palestinian ‘provocation’ and ‘escalation’; Palestinian rockets ‘killed’ Israelis, →