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Murdoch & News International: BURN BABY BURN!

I'll leave it to others of more sober professional inclinations and responsibility to provide the sophisticated analysis that the present crisis in Britain deserves. For my part I will unabashedly…

The Ever-Increasing Importance Of Alternative Media

Lorne July 16, 2011

After reading Rick Salutin's column yesterday about the very real limitations of Canadian journalism even when juxtaposed against the scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's publishing empire, I had the opportunity to…

The Marvellous Meltdown Of Murdoch’s Media Machine

redbedhead July 11, 2011

It couldn't, to paraphrase, happen to a nicer newspaper. After 168 years the British News of the World has closed down in the face of a momentous scandal regarding phone…

"These Are Not The Criminals You Are Looking For"

Mentarch December 16, 2010

I remain simultaneously amazed and appalled that the cux of the matter of the activities of WikiLeaks is not so much about the contents of what WikiLeaks actually leaks, but…

Reloaded: This Is How The End Of Democracy Is Hastened

Mentarch December 14, 2010

First, the mainstream/corporate media largely abdicates its raison d'être, i.e. reporting facts, the truth and keeping checks on the Powers-That-Be. Second, corporations collude with politicians not only to make policy,…