Academia Libera Mentis – where minds dare
(Watch our interview with Paul Frijters, discussing Academia Libera Mentis, on Propaganda In Focus' YouTube Channel.)
The recent Hallet inquiry and the UK school lockdowns...
‘We Are a Nation of Shopkeepers’
Abstract
Professor Cees Hamelink has been a rare critical voice in Dutch and international communication scholarship for the last half a century. His work has...
Deception through omission: ‘The War on the OPCW’
An academic paper from the University of New South Wales in Australia describes four incidents where a virtual firehose of Russian propaganda was directed...
Greg Philo (1947-2024) – Researcher, Mentor, above all an empirical sociologist
I first met Greg in the summer of 1985 just after I had finished my first degree. I walked into his office, knocked on...
Attacks on Academic Freedom, the Times of London, and MI6
This article is also published at UK Column.
Once again, The Times newspaper is attacking academics who speak truth to power, with a new hit-piece. What the latest...
Mass Shootings and Media Spin
Introduction
Mass shootings represent a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, drawing from individual, social, and environmental origins. Current legislative and media initiatives predominantly concentrate on firearm...
The Real Problem of Disinformation
According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our...
Who Guards NewsGuard? Academics asleep on the job
Recently, I was reading ‘an important paper’ recommended by a philosopher who specialises in epistemology (the study of how we know what we think...
Democracy Lost: Propaganda, Character Assassination and the Campaign Against Professor David Miller
On October 1st 2021, the University of Bristol decided to buckle in the face of a near 3 year-long militant Zionist campaign and fire Professor...
Manifesto for Peace Media in the 21st Century
Professors and researchers in the field of communication launch a manifesto calling for the media to serve peace.
In the midst of an upsurge of...