Mainstream media outlets may pretend not to be mouthpieces for the powerful, but in the end they are loyal to their billionaire owners and the class interests they represent, writes Tamara Pearson.
Corporate media
Narratives surrounding the California wildfires deflect from the urgent need to address the root causes of climate disasters, argues S A Hamed Hosseini.
Many people already have distrust of politicians and the political system, and the furore around PM Anthony Albanese receiving favours from disgraced former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is fuelling it. Peter Boyle reports.
Journalists are pushing back at management censoring coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza. Pip Hinman reports.
The Western media was and is enthusiastically cheerleading Israel's genocidal attacks, writes Alex Bainbridge.
Good riddance to Rupert Murdoch, but don't hold your breath for any positive change to his massive media empire, writes Sue Bull.
The establishment media's bias towards maintaining the status quo, or finding excuses for it, has to be challenged. Alex Bainbridge urges you to help Green Left continue to provide a platform for activists challenging injustices.
John Pilger asks, isn’t it time those who are meant to keep the record straight declared their independence and decoded the propaganda?
Exaggerated coverage of Anthony Albanese’s supposed day one “gaffe” in this election campaign, including by the ABC, help disguise the lack of difference between the two parties and tips the scales towards the Coalition, argues Alex Bainbridge.
The mass media plays a big role in reinforcing prejudices and limiting capacity for independent thought, argues William Briggs. It is happy to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine, as it should, but it downplays US and NATO's meddling and provocations.
The media needs to stop misreporting COVID-19 numbers and minimising the hardships in those countries facing the worst of the global pandemic, writes Tamara Pearson.
More and more, people own less and less when it comes to digital technology. Aleks Wansbrough looks at how the privatisation of communication technologies has serious social consequences.
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