Outside the system
Column / Investigation: Truth Captured
Oligarch press ownership, BBC capture, disinformation networks, the weaponisation of free speech, and the media’s refusal to investigate itself.
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Climate Science Failed By Not Getting Us to Panic Sooner
With more concerning climate emergencies unfolding in the past week in Australia and Greenland, CJ Werleman asks: what will it take for people to wake-up to reality?
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Trolls, Sock Puppets and Useful Idiots: An Anatomy of an Election Disinformation Campaign
Peter Jukes dissects how ‘No 10 sources’, mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.
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The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?
Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party’s competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.
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The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.
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Climate Deniers and Big Polluters are Backing Boris Johnson and the Tories for a Reason
New analysis by DeSmog reveals the Prime Minister as the Conservative MP who has received the most donations from individuals and companies actively lobbying against action on climate change.
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John Sweeney: ‘BBC hasn’t Told Truth to Power and Tony Hall Should Resign’
Veteran investigative journalist joins a growing chorus of criticism of the public service broadcaster.
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JUSTICE FOR DAPHNE: The Net Closes on the Maltese Government
Nicola Driscoll-Davies on rapid moving events in the investigation into the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
