Category Archives: Media

The Propaganda of Obama

Posted on 8 May 2011 by Robert

This image is as masterful a piece of propaganda as you are ever likely to see. And, we’ve been here before. Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Terrorism, USA | Leave a comment

An Idea to Improve Newspaper Corrections

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Robert

Emotions play a big part in many complaints against the press. Invasions of privacy undoubtedly hurt a person’s feelings, and often a person’s sense of their damaged reputation is related to how they think other people perceive them. In many … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 5 Comments

Libel Reform is 190 Years Overdue

Posted on 5 May 2011 by Robert

Happy Birthday to The Guardian, 190 years old today. In its regular archive feature, the paper presents Its first ever editorial, which features a demand for libel reform: Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, UK | Leave a comment

Self Portrait Death Photos

Posted on 28 April 2011 by Robert

Our culture continues to be defined by the screen and the lens. The works of Marshall McLuhan and Andy Warhol remain disturbingly current. Politics continues to be defined by image, not ideas, to the extent that the Leader of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Visual | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Kate’s Confirmation Churnalism

Posted on 19 April 2011 by Robert

Last weekend I made the assertion that Kate Middleton’s confirmation had been subjected to a press strategy, and was thus an appropriate topic for debate and conversation on the blogs. I realised I had not actually linked to any online … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Monarchy | Leave a comment

Radio Litopia: A Town Named Sue

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Robert

The Litopia online writers colony broadcasts several weekly podcasts on various aspects of writing and literature.  I was invited onto the Debriefer show, presented by Donna Ballman, to discuss the pressing issue of libel reform. You can listen to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Diary, Human Rights, Literature, London, Media | Leave a comment

#18daysinEgypt

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Robert

A few weeks ago I suggested that a project be launched to publish the thoughts and policies of the Tahrir Square think-tank. The nearest realisation of this I have come across so far is the #18daysinEgypt project, which seeks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Internet Philosophy, Media, Visual | 1 Comment

A simple idea to help the pro-democracy movement in #Egypt: Publish

Posted on 7 February 2011 by Robert

How about the people of Europe and North America, with their unrivalled and unfettered communications network, publish the preliminary findings of this new think-tank? Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Index on Censorship, Internet Philosophy, Media, Middle East | 2 Comments

#ImWikileaks

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Robert

WikiLeaks new internet address. Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Philosophy, Media, Politics | Leave a comment

The Indy, Wikileaks, and the Church of the Savvy

Posted on 5 December 2010 by Robert

Both these columns, which parrot Government talking-points, feel like great examples of what Jay Rosen calls the ‘Church of the Savvy’, that kind of superior and knowing journalism which eschews idealism and higher thinking about the big philosophical questions of our age. Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | Leave a comment