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Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-17
We are republishing our Comment Policy to remind readers to please adhere to it. We do not practice censorship based on political views but comments that violate the Policy will be removed to maintain a dignified and fact-based comments section. … Read more ?…
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Mainstream Media Drives Getaway Car for Alt-Media Purge
Helen Buyniski | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-17
Facebook purged more than 800 accounts last week, continuing its scorched-earth campaign of eradicating dissent as Americans prepare to go to the polls. The social media platform is nicely settling into its role as official censor, working hand in glove … | The post Mainstream Media Drives Getaway Car for Alt-Media Purge appeared first on Global Research.
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2018 Media Freedom Summit
Project Censored | indybay.org | 2018-10-17
College of Marin, Kentfield Campus, 835 College Avenue Kentfield California 94904…
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The "new cold war," censorship, and the future of the Internet
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-17
The Internet is becoming a battleground for economic and geopolitical conflict, while states, acting on behalf of capitalist elites, are seeking to censor online information.
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Does Saudi Arabia Own Donald Trump?
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2018-10-16
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted: "For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)!" | For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)! | — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2018 | Is this yet another barefaced lie from the commander-in-chief?
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Trapped in information bubbles? Consequences of the media's polarized Trump coverage (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-16
Shrill media reports about Donald Trump's alleged praise of Confederate General Robert E. Lee underscore the president's deep-rooted racism, or America's fake news epidemic — depending on where you get your news from.
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Khashoggi Picked the Wrong Prince
Shared by Sharmini Peries | therealnews.com | 2018-10-16
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi should be denounced. Professor As`ad AbuKhalil says western media's uncritical praise of Khashoggi is unworthy, he was a loyal member of the Saudi propaganda apparatus and chose the wrong side of the House of Saud | The post Khashoggi Picked the Wrong Prince appeared first on The Real News Network.
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This Investigative Outlet Was Accused of Pushing 'War Propaganda' — But Its Major Scoop Has Been Confirmed
Jefferson Morley, Independent Media Institute | alternet.org | 2018-10-15
The site scores again with its online investigation of Russians accused in the Skripal poisoning. | "Alexander Petrov," a Russian man accused of an assassination attempt in England, is actually a decorated GRU officer named Alexander Mishkin. The story, first reported by Bellingcat, the crowd-sourced. . .
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Trump Told Lesley Stahl He Calls the Truth "Fake News" to Discredit Journalists. So Why Did She Let Him Do It Again on "60 Minutes"?
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2018-10-15
In her "60 Minutes" interview of Trump on Sunday, Lesley Stahl asked very few follow-up questions and allowed a number of blatant lies to go unchallenged. | The post Trump Told Lesley Stahl He Calls the Truth "Fake News" to Discredit Journalists. So Why Did She Let Him Do It Again on "60 Minutes"? appeared first on The Intercept.
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Facebook's purge of left-wing media: A frontal assault on freedom of speech
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-15
The social media monopoly's removal of left-wing news pages with millions of followers is the latest step in a conspiracy by the state and the technology giants to censor the internet.
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The Russian connection? Banned Facebook pages were featured on 2016 'blacklist'
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-15
A host of alternative news pages banned by Facebook last week were first featured on the PropOrNot blacklist in 2016 — a list of "Russian propaganda" sites that was compiled with little evidence and called "McCarthyite."
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Patriot Prayer again brings violence to Portland with 'flash march' downtown, rounding out a weekend of far-right violence
David Neiwert | splcenter.org | 2018-10-14
Proud Boys again join Joey Gibson's crew of violent extremists to troll city streets in search of leftist opponents — and eventually they find some to beat bloody.
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Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
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Google CEO Tells Senators That Censored Chinese Search Engine Could Provide "Broad Benefits"
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2018-10-12
Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to answer a list of questions from a bipartisan group of six senators. | The post Google CEO Tells Senators That Censored Chinese Search Engine Could Provide "Broad Benefits" appeared first on The Intercept.
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Censorship crackdown? Top 10 alt-media pages newly banned by Facebook & Twitter
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-12
Sites dealing with government transparency, pages dedicated to police brutality and alternative media — take a closer look at the top ten accounts with millions of followers that were recently suspended by Twitter and Facebook.
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'Land of censorship & home of the fake': Alternative voices on Facebook and Twitter's crackdown
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-12
Alternative voices online are incensed after Facebook and Twitter closed down hundreds of political media pages ahead of November's crucial midterm elections. Facebook says they broke its spam rules, they say it's censorship.
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New Writers Welcomed to Consortium News
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-10
In the past few weeks Consortium News has added a group of accomplished writers as regular contributors, ensuring that Consortium remains a unique source of news, analysis and commentary that you will not find in mainstream media. Pepe Escobar, the… Read more ?…
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Publishing Police Press Releases as Local 'Crime' Reporting
Adam Johnson | fair.org | 2018-10-10
Block Club Chicago suffers, particularly on the issue of "crime" reporting, from the same stunted ethical scope all other local corporate media does. Again and again, Block Club's "crime" reporting consists of simply copy-and-pasting Chicago police blotters about alleged crimes, with no effort to report any side other than the police's.
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Trump Admin Follows Corporate Media Playbook for War With Iran
John O'Day | fair.org | 2018-10-04
John Bolton (BBC, 9/26/18): "Let my message today be clear: We are watching, and we will come after you." | Three years ago, as Americans debated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran–popularly known as "the Iran deal"–I highlighted a troubling media trend on FAIR.org ( 8/20/15): "For nearly all commentators, regardless of their position, war is the…
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After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream
Denijal Jegić | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-02
While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts… | The post After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO)
Dan Cohen | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-09-16
An exclusive Grayzone investigative documentary rips the cover off of the most sophisticated and expensive campaign of humanitarian interventionist propaganda… | The post Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO) appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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