Russische Propaganda – „Man muss Putins Kontrollgefühl attackieren”
Der Westen verliert den Informationskrieg gegen Russland. Das sagt der britische Journalist und Propagandaexperte Peter Pomerantsev.
When War Destroys Workers’ Jobs and Leaves Them Unemployed
War and prolonged internet blackouts wiped out jobs across Iran, from gig work to industry, with women in informal and small-business employment hit hardest. The United States and Israel have temporarily halted their attacks on Iran.
Radio silence: An investigation into the governor of Kabul
Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province.
The Black press has always faced an inequitable funding landscape. Its future can’t be the same
Looking to historical models can provide some clarity and inspiration in an environment once again hostile to funding Black journalists and the Black press.
Strategizing about a safer media ecosystem for trans people: The Objective’s first Trans Media Convening
Over 70 trans journalists and allies gathered for the convening. Panelists included TransLash CEO and founder Imara Jones and Trans Journalists Association board president Kae Petrin.
‘The World Is Only Going to Get Darker if People Get Away With This’: CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on holding Trump...
War of aggression, UN charter, Nuremberg precedent: These are not foreign things being imposed on the US. These are part of our domestic legal system.
Der Unwahrsager der „Weltwoche“
Ein Autor der Schweizer Wochenzeitung behauptete vor der Parlamentswahl in Ungarn, er sei der einzige, der den Gewinner richtig vorhersage. Er setzte voll und ganz auf, genau: Viktor Orbán, den Verlierer. Glückwunsch!
The Iran–U.S. War and the Crisis of Political Imagination
War appears here not as an event but as a durable condition: a sign of suspended historical time, collapsing horizons, and a growing incapacity to imagine political alternatives.
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Proposed changes to digital media regulation would facilitate abusive powers over users’ content – new Amnesty legal analysis
Spiegel-Recherche: Reiches einseitige Nähe zur Gaslobby nicht länger hinnehmbar
Laut einer Spiegel-Recherche forderte Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche den Gaskonzern EnBW auf, ihr Argumente zur Kraftwerksstrategie zu liefern. Die Lobbyarbeit zielte offenbar darauf ab, Gaskraftwerke gegenüber Batteriespeichern zu favorisieren.
To My Fellow Journalists: We Need to Do Better
In an election year under an administration that has wreaked record-setting havoc, journalism is more important than ever—and we need to act like it.
Wenn Social Media süchtig machen: Würde eine Klage wie in den USA auch in Deutschland funktionieren?
Eine Amerikanerin hat erfolgreich gegen Meta und Google geklagt: Deren Social-Media-Plattformen machen süchtig, die Frau bekommt deshalb Millionen US-Dollar. Carl Christian Müller spielt das Szenario einmal durch: Wie sähe es hierzulande aus?
Maine Presses Pause on Large Data Centers. Will Other States Follow Its Lead?
The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.
‘It’s Been a Setback for the Trump Administration and the Bipartisan War Party’: CounterSpin interview with Sina Toossi on the...
Iran is a country that, on a bipartisan basis, has been a bogeyman for America for many decades now, and has been demonized across the mainstream media.
Gestrandeter Buckelwal: Ist der weitere Rettungsversuch richtig?
Wende im Drama um den gestrandeten Wal vor Poel: Umweltminister Till Backhaus hat einen privaten Rettungsversuch – finanziert von Millionären – genehmigt. Der Buckelwal soll ins offene Meer geschleppt werden.
Meet the investigative journalist ‘under Orbán’s skin’ on the eve of Hungary’s elections
Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi uncovered explosive evidence that the country’s foreign minister had offered favours to the Kremlin. On the eve of hotly contested elections, the government responded by accusing him of espionage and threatening jail time.
How Independent Journalism Outlasted the Orbán Regime
Budapest is celebrating the fall of the Orbán regime. Driven by a surge of young Hungarians—first on the streets, then at the ballot box—the message was a deafening "Russians, go home.
Former MAGA Influencer Admits: It’s All for Money
Do pro-Trump influencers actually believe what they're peddling, or is it simply grift? Plus, did AI lead to a media newsletter fabricating quotes, and a progressive candidate in NJ gets ‘Loomered.
Israel Destroys a Synagogue; US Media Yawn
Underplaying the story obscures not only Israel’s aggression, but the actual nature of Iranian society, portrayed as obsessed with wiping Jews off the map.