Censorship and Propaganda

Cuba: A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation

March 15, 2020 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Censorship and Propaganda, Cuba

by Stansfield Smith, published on Dissident Voice, March 11, 2020 Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian “election interference,” on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China’s Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in[…]

Mistrial in Trump Admin’s Biased Case Against Venezuelan Embassy Protectors is Win for Sovereignty

February 18, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Peoples' Movements, Resistance, Venezuela

by Leonardo Flores, published on The Grayzone, February 14, 2020 A hung jury in the Donald Trump administration’s case against activists who were arrested protecting Venezuela’s internationally recognized embassy in Washington, DC is being heralded as a major win for sovereignty, amid the US government’s floundering coup attempt against the Chavista government in Caracas. On February 14, a jury of[…]

American Ideals And The Assange Extradition Case

February 1, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Political Prisoners, Press Freedom

by Nozomi Hayase, published on Consortium News, January 23, 2020 Originally published on Common Dreams, January 19,2020 The indictment of Assange is recognized by many free speech groups as the most important press freedom case of our time. Yet, with mainstream media blackout and utter silence of political leaders on this important issue, criminalization of journalism goes on without much[…]

Under US Pressure, Social Media Companies Censor Critical Content and Suspend Venezuelan,Iranian and Syrian Accounts

January 23, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Corporatism

by Ben Norton, published on The Grayzone, January 12, 2020 The Donald Trump administration is ramping up its information war against Venezuela, Iran, and Syria. And it has enlisted social media platforms as weapons in its assault on these top regime-change targets. In the first two weeks of January, Twitter suspended dozens of accounts run by real, live people —[…]

The Internet Does Washington’s Dirty Work

January 23, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

By Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 22, 2020 “Black people are routinely sent to “facebook jail” if their words anger racist white people.” In its early days the internet seemed to be an undisputed good, a means of communication open to all. It was hoped that these new platforms would level the playing field and give smaller[…]

Whitewashing Neoliberal Repression in Chile and Ecuador

November 17, 2019 UNAC Editor Austerity, Censorship and Propaganda

by Lucas Koerner, published on FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) October 23, 2019 Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, people are rising up against right-wing, US-backed governments and their neoliberal austerity policies. Currently in Chile, the government of billionaire Sebastian Piñera has deployed the army to crush nationwide demonstrations against inequality sparked by a subway fare hike. In Ecuador,[…]

The Imperial Propaganda Machine: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

November 7, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on The Medium, November 5, 2019 It’s important to avoid fake news, Russian media or conspiracy theorists. We must only trust those reputable news outlets who tell us that neoliberalism is working fine, that US foreign policy is perfectly sane, and that protests are only happening in Hong Kong and nowhere else. The difference between state[…]

By Trying to Silence Sanders, the Corporate Media De-Legitimize Themselves

November 7, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, US Hypocrisy

Sanders has been made into a non-person, and his proposals routinely distorted, because the corporate media want Americans to meekly submit to the Race to the Bottom. “The system was suffering a crisis of legitimacy: nobody believed the official narrative anymore.” Bernie Sanders’ campaign has finally gone full-throat with the obvious: the Democrat-aligned corporate media have thrown all journalistic principles[…]

Grayzone Editor Max Blumenthal Arrested

October 29, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Government Corruption, Protest, Venezuela

Max has most recently traveled to Syria as well and written about his experiences there. He has been undermining government lies on several fronts. (Editor) ‘This charge is 100% false’: Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal arrested months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside[…]

Assange Displayed Signs of Torture in Courtroom Farce

October 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Whistleblowers

By Craig Murray, Published on Consortium News, October 22, 2019 I was deeply shaken while witnessing yesterday’s events in Westminster Magistrates Court. Every decision was railroaded through over the scarcely heard arguments and objections of Assange’s legal team, by a magistrate who barely pretended to be listening. Before I get on to the blatant lack of fair process, the first[…]