Daily Archives: May 18, 2021

2021-05-18: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-19). Death of FARC-EP's Jesús Santrich: Breaking News, False Positive, Uribismo Media Smokescreen or Colombian Violation of Venezuelan Territory? orinocotribune.com The alleged death "in combat" in Venezuelan territory of the Colombian guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich could end up being "breaking news" for Semana news magazine, but it is more likely that it will end up ranking in the top ten of fake news—which is saying a lot because the story concerns Colombia, a country where fabricating fake news, mounting false flag operations, and producing smokescreens is already part of the daily modus operandi of the ruling elite, inextricably associated with its media apparatus. | The alleged news is trending on social media networks and remains as such although, after twelv…

Medea Benjamin, Nicholas J.S. Davies (2021-05-18). Why the United States has Blood on its Hands in Palestine. juancole.com ( Code Pink) -The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But U.S. …

_____ (2021-05-18). How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians. popularresistance.org The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Pip Hinman (2021-05-18). Do better on Palestine, media workers say. greenleft.org.au Kerry Smith reports on a statement released by journalists, media workers, writers and commentators calling on the mainstream media to improve its coverage of Palestine, including avoiding "both siderism".

Global Research News (2021-05-18). Selected Articles: How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians. globalresearch.ca By The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United Sta…

Jonathan Cook (2021-05-18). Video: We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism. globalresearch.ca I wanted to …

Jonathan Cook (2021-05-18). We can defeat the corporate media's war to snuff out independent journalism. zcomm.org There will always be journalists determined to find a way to peek behind the curtain to tell us what they found there…

WSWS (2021-05-17). New Zealand and France host "Christchurch Call" summit to expand internet censorship. wsws.org The Christchurch Call initiative has nothing to do with combating the extreme right, but is aimed at strengthening censorship of left-wing and socialist content by governments and tech companies.

Editor2 (2021-05-17). A Mainstream Outlet Accepted my Pitch on What Media Refuses to say About US Empire — Then Refused to let me Say it. orinocotribune.com By Matthew Alford — May 13, 2021 | A mainstream academic outlet called The Conversation green-lighted my article on foreign policy issues Western media refuses to discuss. With the piece ready to go live, everything went horribly wrong. | This is a story about how the media works. Specifically, it's about my failed attempt to publish an article with the mainstream media about some of the things that news outlets consistently avoid when they cover US/UK foreign policy. | You're maybe thinking, "That's your own fault — why would you ever have thought you could get an article about what the mainstream med…

WSWS (2021-05-17). Survey of epidemiologists exposes lies that children do not spread COVID-19. wsws.org The findings contradict claims made throughout the pandemic by the entire political establishment, the CDC, the teachers unions and the corporate media, all of which have downplayed the dangers posed to children and society as a whole by the policy of reopening schools.

Project Censored (2021-05-17). Can Democracy Exist in the Digital Era Part II. projectcensored.org This week's program presents excerpts from a live online discussion co-produced by Project Censored and the Real News Network. The second in a series of three programs examining media and…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-05-17). Washington Post Moscow Bureau Chief Distorts History of World War II. covertactionmagazine.com Claims that glorification of Soviet Russia's role in victory over Nazis is part of "official propaganda." On May 9, 2021, Russians celebrated Victory in Europe (V-E) Day with a customary parade honoring the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War II. Rather than reporting on the day's festivities, The Washington Post ran a story …

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2021-05-18: Social Media Postees

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Death of FARC-EP's Jesús Santrich: Breaking News, False Positive, Uribismo Media Smokescreen or Colombian Violation of Venezuelan Territory?
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-19
The alleged death "in combat" in Venezuelan territory of the Colombian guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich could end up being "breaking news" for Semana news magazine, but it is more likely that it will end up ranking in the top ten of fake news–which is saying a lot because the story concerns Colombia, a country where fabricating fake news, mounting false flag operations, and producing smokescreens is already part of the daily modus operandi of the ruling elite, inextricably associated with its media apparatus. | The alleged news is trending on social media networks and remains as such although, after twelv…
orinocotribune.com/death-of-farc-eps-jes…

Why the United States has Blood on its Hands in Palestine
Medea Benjamin, Nicholas J.S. Davies | juancole.com | 2021-05-18
( Code Pink) -The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But U.S. …
juancole.com/2021/05/united-states-pales…

How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-18
The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
popularresistance.org/how-the-united-sta…

Do better on Palestine, media workers say
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-18
Kerry Smith reports on a statement released by journalists, media workers, writers and commentators calling on the mainstream media to improve its coverage of Palestine, including avoiding "both siderism".
greenleft.org.au/content/do-better-palestine-media-workers-say

Selected Articles: How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-18
How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians | By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, May 18, 2021 | The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United Sta…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-how-…

Video: We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-18
I wanted to …
globalresearch.ca/we-can-defeat-corporat…

We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
Jonathan Cook | commondreams.org | 2021-05-18
"We have no bosses or advertisers to please or appease. Our owner are the readers. And with an owner that diverse and diffuse, we have been freed of the tyranny of billionaires and corporations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/18/we-can…

We can defeat the corporate media's war to snuff out independent journalism
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2021-05-18
There will always be journalists determined to find a way to peek behind the curtain to tell us what they found there…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-can-defeat-the-…

A Mainstream Outlet Accepted my Pitch on What Media Refuses to say About US Empire — Then Refused to let me Say it
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-17
By Matthew Alford — May 13, 2021 | A mainstream academic outlet called The Conversation green-lighted my article on foreign policy issues Western media refuses to discuss. With the piece ready to go live, everything went horribly wrong. | This is a story about how the media works. Specifically, it's about my failed attempt to publish an article with the mainstream media about some of the things that news outlets consistently avoid when they cover US/UK foreign policy. | You're maybe thinking, "That's your own fault — why would you ever have thought you could get an article about what the mainstream med…
orinocotribune.com/a-mainstream-outlet-a…

New Zealand and France host "Christchurch Call" summit to expand internet censorship
wsws.org | 2021-05-17
The Christchurch Call initiative has nothing to do with combating the extreme right, but is aimed at strengthening censorship of left-wing and socialist content by governments and tech companies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/chch…

Survey of epidemiologists exposes lies that children do not spread COVID-19
wsws.org | 2021-05-17
The findings contradict claims made throughout the pandemic by the entire political establishment, the CDC, the teachers unions and the corporate media, all of which have downplayed the dangers posed to children and society as a whole by the policy of reopening schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/pers…

Can Democracy Exist in the Digital Era Part II
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2021-05-17
This week's program presents excerpts from a live online discussion co-produced by Project Censored and the Real News Network. The second in a series of three programs examining media and…
projectcensored.org/can-democracy-exist-…

Washington Post Moscow Bureau Chief Distorts History of World War II
Jeremy Kuzmarov | covertactionmagazine.com | 2021-05-17
Claims that glorification of Soviet Russia's role in victory over Nazis is part of "official propaganda." On May 9, 2021, Russians celebrated Victory in Europe (V-E) Day with a customary parade honoring the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War II. Rather than reporting on the day's festivities, The Washington Post ran a story …
covertactionmagazine.com/2021/05/17/wash…

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