Schrödinger’s novichok: 12 points from the Dawn Sturgess inquiry, part 2
What happens when official evidence about a nerve agent death exists in impossible dual states? Part two of a three-part report on the Dawn...
Schrödinger’s novichok: 12 points from the Dawn Sturgess inquiry, part 1
What happens when evidence of a nerve agent poisoning exists in impossible dual states? Part one of a three-part report on the Dawn Sturgess...
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...
Reflections on PR and Propaganda at heart of Ethical Space
Reflections on public relations and propaganda and critiques of the corporate media lie at the heart of Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication...
Taking Tucker Carlson Seriously, Part Three: 11/22, 9/11, 7/13
(Editors' note: this article is part three of a series. Read Part One and Part Two.)
“ … I lie. If I’m really cornered or...
War is Peace: How journalists vilify peace to rationalize war
Not too long ago, a meme was going viral on social media. It showed the horrified face of George Orwell, looking in disbelief and...
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...
Contradictions in Engineering Public Reputation: Propaganda and Ursula Von Der Leyen
The term propaganda is often liberally applied to the current context and stage of political/geopolitical development of the Western world (the Global North). At...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 3: Scripted Reality: How political narratives influence and guide our...
Part 3 of the series: Propaganda for Beginners. Part 1 available here, Part 2 available here
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on...
The Tragedy of Yulia Skripal
Somewhere, isolated from the rest of the world, nerve agent victim Yulia Skripal recently turned 40. She miraculously survived her alleged exposure to a...