Hear Dahr Jamail, Nick Davies, Kim Sengupta and Lindsey German speaking to a packed meeting at Westminster University on April 10:
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Dahr Jamail was an independent journalist in Iraq and is author of “Beyond the Green Zone“
Nick Davies is an award-winning Guardian journalist and author of “Flat […]
Roger Alton’s move from the Observer to edit the Independent is as shocking as Tony Blair’s appointment as Middle East envoy, and marks a set-back for the anti-war movement. To understand why, we must look at the Indie’s stance on Iraq, why Blair hated the paper, Alton’s politics and what he did at the Observer.
Alton […]
How the media sells war and why
With speakers:
Dahr Jamail, independent journalist in Iraq and author of “Beyond the Green Zone“
Nick Davies, award-winning Guardian journalist and author of “Flat Earth News“
Kim Sengupta, defence and diplomatic correspondent, the Independent
Lindsey German, national convenor, Stop the War Coalition
Venue: The Old Lecture Theatre, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street (2 […]
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10-point reminder of the low-points of Condaleeza Rice’s career:
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Speech by Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter kidnapped in Gaza last year and held for 144 days, to the NUJ/CPBF conference “New Threats to Media Freedom”, in London on January 26. Read more reports and listen to audio here and here.
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