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...
Julian Assange and the Continuing Threats to Journalism
Also to be published by the Institute for the Public Interest
Like millions of people, I woke up on the 25th June, 2024 to a...
The Binary Narratives of the Rules Based Order’s Regime Change Propaganda Against Georgia
In the South Caucasus, the small state of Georgia has re-entered the news cycle of the Rules Based Order as being a problematic issue...
Turning the Tide: The 9/11 Truth Movement and the Mainstreaming of Its Message
Historically, social movements have been catalysts for lasting social change, and such efforts have never been easy. Had the elites of Colonial America not...
How the Sept 11th victims’ families search for answers was met with Stonewalling, Lies and...
Introduction
On November 24, 2007, September 11th widow Lorie Van Auken whose husband Kenneth W. Van Auken had died in the North Tower spoke before an...
Public Money, Private Crusades: The ‘ScienceUpFirst‘ Campaign and the New Politics of Misinformation
The Face of “Science Communication” in Canada
In recent years, a new genre of science communication has taken center stage in Canada. It doesn’t look...
Europe and USA – strategies in censorship
Introduction
On 14th February 2025, JD Vance the Vice President of the United States of America made a speech at the Munich Security Conference, in...
Misinformation or Public Debate?
Introduction
In recent years, there has been an upsurge of concern about online misinformation and disinformation, with efforts to thwart it. In many cases, claims...
Verdict in Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber
Does the right to peacefully protest and freedom of speech still exist in Canada?
The Freedom Convoy was sparked by the Liberal government’s insistence that...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 1: The Primacy-Effect
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on NachDenkSeiten)
Introduction
Propaganda is a well-known and effective tool for manipulating public opinion. We are familiar with...