by admin | Jul 17, 2011 | BBC, Campaigns, international, media freedom, nuj, Press
On 30 June, I was demonstrating outside the Department of Culture Media and Sport offices, just off Trafalgar Square in London. There was a general feeling that it was only a matter of time before Jeremy Hunt MP would waive through the takeover of BSkyB by News...
by admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Campaigns, international, whistle blowing
Very little has appeared in the UK media recently about the continuing plight of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistleblower, since the broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s afternoon play ‘Vanunu: A Time To Be Heard’ in early March, which focussed on...
by admin | Jun 3, 2011 | BBC, international, media freedom
I recently received a visit from an old friend of mine who now lives in Australia (Tasmania). It was on the day the Palace rolled out its programme for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations from 2 June next year and we quickly moved onto the subject of the coverage of the...
by admin | May 7, 2011 | international, Press
‘A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.’ Attributed to Mark Twain It’s a good job that the US does not run its military operation against Osama bin Laden like its running its news management of the event. Since Sunday’s...
by admin | Apr 28, 2011 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hZPXZOnUQ This speech by Gareth Peirce was first screened in London on 17 April 2011 as the keynote address at a public meeting entitled “Free Bradley Manning! End the War! The event was held at “Giuseppe Conlon...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Campaigns, international, whistle blowing
Jailed and tortured; accused of exposing war crimes…and being a WikiLeaks whistle-blower. Last Sunday I attended an international meeting called by London Catholic Worker – ‘Free Bradley Manning! End the War!’ The gathering was held at the Giuseppe Conlon Hall in...
