Beating Up on Chavez

Since inaugurated in February 1999, he’s faced open US hostility, including by go-along major media scoundrels.  New York Times writer Simon Romero‘s among them. On January 6, he and William Neuman played both Chavez and…

Britain Bans Iranian Press TV

For the first time, British government censors have banned a 24-hour news channel from British viewers. As of the afternoon, UK-time, 20th January 2012, viewers of Press TV, an avowedly anti-imperialist TV channel headquartered in Tehran…

Whatever Happened to Al Jazeera?

In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as NATO conducted a nonstop bombing campaign, an  Al Jazeera Arabic television correspondent’s actions raised more than eyebrows. They also raised serious questions regarding the journalistic responsibility…

VIDEO: British PM criticised for trip to Saudi Arabia

[anyplayer:url=http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/20120115/01-05-00-sng-narges-london.flv] David Cameron has made his first visit to Saudi Arabia since becoming Prime Minister. There was no fanfare to the trip – but there was a lot of controversy. Cameron travelled with no reporters,…