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Cromwell: BBC = Bin And Bypass Complaints
Commentary, July, 10 2010
David Cromwell
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Robert Fisk wrote last week in the Independent of how an unnamed friend of his, "a Very Senior Correspondent of the BBC", responded to a recent challenge. Fisk could no longer recall whether it "was about the BBC's grovelling coverage of Israel or...
Cromwell: NATO's Fire Sale - One Dead Afghan Child, $2,000
Commentary, March, 23 2010
David Cromwell
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In December, BBC news online had posted these two brief ‘balanced’ reports of the US-led killing of the Afghan...
Cromwell: Gates Of Delusion
Commentary, February, 28 2010
David Cromwell
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Since November last year, the public has been bombarded with the story of stolen emails from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, revealing a supposed "scandal" of scientific malpractice, stupidly and lazily named "climateg...
Cromwell: Were Afghan Children Executed By Us-Led Forces? And Why Aren't The Media Interested?
Commentary, January, 14 2010
David Cromwell
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Ignoring or downplaying Western crimes is a standard feature of the corporate Western media. On rare occasions when a broadcaster or newspaper breaks ranks and reports 'our' crimes honestly, it is instructive to observe the response from the rest ...
Cromwell: The Silence Of The BBC 100 - BBC Trust Chairman Responds To 'Newspeak'
Znet Article, December, 06 2009
David Cromwell
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When has a BBC journalist so much as raised an eyebrow while channelling US-UK propaganda about the "peace enforcement operation" in Afghanistan or Iraq? It is unimaginable that a Newsnight presenter would declare such claims "the kind of Newspeak...
Cromwell: "An Existential Threat": The Us, Israel And Iran
Commentary, September, 19 2009
David Cromwell
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On August 26, the Guardian newspaper published an article titled, 'US takes on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear programme in one massive gamble.'
Cromwell: Beholden To The Big Powers: Israel, Gaza And The UN
Znet Article, May, 19 2009
David Cromwell
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Earlier this month, the UN announced the results of an inquiry into attacks on its buildings and personnel in Gaza.
Cromwell: Selective Vision: Iran, Israel And Nuclear Arms
Znet Article, March, 17 2009
David Cromwell
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At the end of 2007, a thorough assessment by the United States concluded that Iran’s nuclear weapons programme had already halted in 2003. The National Intelligence Estimate was the consensus view of all 16 US spy agencies...
Cromwell: NEWSPEAK - A New Media Lens Book And An Urgent Appeal For Support
Blog Post, March, 11 2009
David Cromwell
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We are delighted to announce that a new Media Lens book, "NEWSPEAK in the 21st Century," will be published by Pluto Press in the autumn. But we urgently need your support if Media Lens is to keep going.
Cromwell: 'Living Our Values' - Guardian News & Media And The Climate
Znet Article, November, 28 2008
David Cromwell
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Last week, Guardian News & Media (GNM) published 'Living Our Values', an independently audited account of the company's annual performance on sustainability issues. GNM, which encompasses the Guardian, the Observer and guardian.co.uk, claims to ha...
Cromwell: Children In The Crosshairs
Znet Article, November, 04 2008
David Cromwell
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On the afternoon of Thursday 28 February, 2008, a group of Palestinian boys were playing football on some open ground near their homes in the Gaza Strip. At around 3.20pm, an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at the boys, killing four of them insta...
Cromwell: Propping Up Propaganda - Iraq, Climate And The Corporate Media's Fear Of The Public
Commentary, October, 28 2008
David Cromwell
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Since starting Media Lens in 2001, we have learned that corporate journalists are very often ill-equipped, or disinclined, to debate vital issues with members of the public.
Cromwell: Hawking The Technofix - Business As Usual And The Ultimate Genocide
Znet Article, September, 14 2008
David Cromwell
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Last month, a senior UK government adviser warned of the real risk of a devastating rise in global temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius...
Cromwell: Covering Israel-Palestine - The BBC's Double Standards
Znet Article, April, 22 2008
David Cromwell
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The media reported last week that at least 22 people, including five Palestinian children, had been killed during Israeli 'incursions' into Gaza. The Israeli military 'operations' were 'sparked' by a Hamas ambush that had left three Israeli soldie...
Cromwell: Israeli Deaths Matter More
Znet Article, March, 11 2008
David Cromwell
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The horrific shooting of eight young people at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem last Thursday was followed by saturation media coverage. International statesmen lined up with condemnations of the attack and condolences for the victims and their fami...
Cromwell: Israel's Illegal Assault On The Gaza 'Prison'
Znet Article, March, 04 2008
David Cromwell
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Israel has drawn international criticism for its latest series of onslaughts against the 'prison' of Gaza, the crowded home to 1.4 million Palestinians. Since last Wednesday (February 27), 112 Palestinians have died under Israeli air attacks and '...
Cromwell: 'Creative Destruction' - The Madness Of The Global Economy - Part 2
Commentary, February, 17 2008
David Cromwell
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Public spending and public investment continued to grow, rather than shrink as in Russia...
Cromwell: 'Creative Destruction' - The Madness Of The Global Economy - Part 1
Commentary, February, 11 2008
David Cromwell
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Watching the corporate media report the 'financial crisis' is instructive. From the perspective of power, it is important that a steadying hand is applied to the tiller of news and commentary on the crisis, and the global economy itself.
Cromwell: Racing Towards The Abyss: The U.S. Atomic Bombing of Japan
Znet Article, January, 16 2008
David Cromwell
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One of the major events of the twentieth century, with reverberations that reach today, is the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945...
Levene: Surviving Climate Change
Book, December, 18 2007
Preface Introduction: Survival Means Renewal, Mark Levene and David Cromwell - Both University of Southampton Part I The Big Picture 1. The Case for Contraction and Convergence, Aubrey Meyer Part II The State and its Apparatus 2. Th...
