[Update: Please see Wukailong remarks in the comments section. He is correct, and my fault for lumping Norwegian media into this supposed 'Western' media madness on this particular issue. To their credit, they are reporting the Oslo shooting and bombing as 'terrorist' acts.] In looking at the New York Times coverage of the Oslo bombing and shooting, Glenn Greenwald sees … [Read more...] about Glenn Greenwald on Western media coverage of Oslo, ‘terrorism’ is not when the perp is White
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Reader cp on China and the West
Lately, we have focused on propaganda in the Western media. Reader cp made (what I think) are very measured and accurate characterizations of what is happening around us. It is short and to the point, and I simply want to highlight it. As many here have argued in the past, these type of issues need to be discussed in the public. Comedians bring awareness to social issues … [Read more...] about Reader cp on China and the West
Propaganda? NPR reports, “Dalai Lama Wanted ‘To Show An Old Friend’s Face'”
The Dalai Lama recently met with U.S. President Obama and news of it made headlines both in China and in the West. I want to first address this point made by some that China shouldn't make a big deal out of this meeting, because after all, China recently met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and the U.S. made no objections. That is a faulty comparison, because the Dalai … [Read more...] about Propaganda? NPR reports, “Dalai Lama Wanted ‘To Show An Old Friend’s Face'”
perspectivehere chimes in on “anti-China propaganda”
I have recently posted a number of side-by-side comparisons showing how propagandistic articles (here and here) look like in the U.S. media. These are not mere instances, as I have shown here, based on a study by the PEW Research Center for Excellence in Journalism which systematically looked at coverage of China in the last few years and concluded only few topics dominated in … [Read more...] about perspectivehere chimes in on “anti-China propaganda”
Russia Today: Sending arms to Libyan rebels is illegal, Western media falsifying reporting
Russia Today interviews Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, a researcher at Center for Research for Globalization, about the illegal arming of Libyan rebels. Nazemroaya also tells first hand account of Reuters reporter lying about meeting rebel leaders to give false impression of support by the population in Tripoli. … [Read more...] about Russia Today: Sending arms to Libyan rebels is illegal, Western media falsifying reporting