The Conspiracy Label as a Tool of Propaganda, Part I: Origins and Organizations Behind...
Introduction
On the afternoon of March 9th, 2022, the current White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, used the United States government official Twitter account, @PressSec,...
Understanding the Iranian Narrative
On 26 June 2022 Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film Holy...
Threats to Freedom of Expression: Covid-19, the ‘fact checking counter-disinformation industry’, and online harm...
(Also published by PANDA and at PANDA substack)
We are living through an era in which freedom of expression is evaporating. Numerous scientists have been...
Journalist and Film Maker John Pilger 1939-2023
In the worlds of journalism and political activism, John Pilger stands out as one of the greatest and most courageous voices of our time....
How “Censorship” Became “The Fight Against Disinformation” in Germany: A Story in Six Steps
Step 1: 2014 – Ukraine
After the coup in Kiev in 2014, the media across the spectrum — from right to left — started reporting...
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...
The Israel Lobby and its influence over British political decision-making
Writing an article on Israel can be perceived as having additional risks to a similar publication made on the critical discussion of any other...
Resuscitating the Comatose: The Defibrillating Fine Art of John Whitehead
Introduction
Michelangelo mastered mannerism, Georges Seurat pointillism, Vincent Van Gogh impressionism, Edvard Munch expressionism, and Pablo Picasso cubism. The multiplicity of movements developed by countless...
Patterns of Deception and Deviance in the Post-Truth Period
“Let no man deceive you by any means …”
— 2 THESSALONIANS 2:3
1. Introduction
Patterns of deception are everywhere and their deeper meanings patently plain....
Symposium: Silencing the Academics
If COINTELPRO, a government-sponsored program from the 1950s to the 1970s, was meant to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize” alternative perspectives on...