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Znet Article Cromwell: Obama’s Letter, Netanyahu’s Rejection And The Media’s Non-Response

Znet Article, October, 10 2010 David Cromwell
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Following Israel’s capture of the West Bank in 1967, along with other territories including East Jerusalem, Israel has built and expanded Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

Commentary 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...

Commentary 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...

Commentary 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...

Commentary 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 ...

Znet Article 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...

Commentary 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.'

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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...

Blog Post 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.

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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...

Commentary 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.

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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 '...

Commentary 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...

Commentary 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.

Znet Article 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...

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