A worldwide campaign against the reliability of EVs has been exposed on ABC Media Watch (Monday 22 July), which revealed claims made routinely in mainstream media were false. Host Paul Barry noted that similar false stories were reported widely in the US, UK and European media throughout this year, particularly by News Ltd outlets. This campaign was huge, indicative of an enormous purchase of print space across the world, not conventional advertising, but the bought-opinions of specialist journalists, designed to sow doubt for consumers, delivered by a media that routinely claims global warming is a hoax. (more…)
Category: Media
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How to get good publicity? Ban journos
A tip for politicians worried about bothersome journos upsetting talking points with probing questions: Don’t invite peskies to your pressies. (more…)
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Why US politicians are picking on Chinese Olympic swimmers
As with Washington’s routine attempts to challenge all things Chinese as well as global multilateral agencies, its row with the World Anti-Doping Agency is par for the course. (more…)
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China’s six unseen struggles, and triumphs
Western media analysts often fail to grasp the significance of the reforms initiated at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing (CPC), which recently concluded in Beijing. (more…)
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The challenge of appointing the special envoy on Islamophobia
The appointment of a Special Envoy on Islamophobia by the Albanese Government comes amidst complex political times and strained community relations with Australia’s Muslim leadership. (more…)
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Climate change – government and media failure
People trying to change Australia’s climate policies face a huge challenge. A fundamental problem is that in a democracy such as Australia’s, governments don’t make policy changes if they think this will damage them politically. The Albanese government will do everything it possibly can to tackle the climate crisis, except address the core problem, the burning of fossil fuels, the root cause of climate change! (more…)
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Looking to the future
Pearls and Irritations has long been Australia’s best public policy site and it is now even more important. (more…)
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US buttresses anti-China wall – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: America bolsters defence ties with Tokyo, Seoul and Manila. Plus: Diplomat a strong voice for polite countries; India planning Ukraine peace effort; BRICS nations interested in Belt and Road scheme; Beijing to unleash domestic demand; Olympic swimmers awesome but archers more so. (more…)
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New Governance arrangements for Pearls and Irritations
From a private to a public company and determined to fill the void left by our monopoly and Washington focussed media. (more…)
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Bad news for the media
The latest Reuters Institute and University of Oxford report on media in Australia and the world has been published – and it’s bad news for almost all the media – and to some extent the reading public. (more…)
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News Corp – How a rogue organisation operates. A repost from 27 October 2017-slightly updated.
Rupert Murdoch demands loyalty from his followers, not competence.
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Twenty thousand articles in Pearls and Irritations and counting
It was quite a surprise when I noticed last week that we had posted so many articles over 13 years. (more…)
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China’s first steps as crisis deal-maker – Asian Media Report Extra
Beijing is projecting an image of China as a crisis deal-maker with peace as its priority, as Asian media are reporting this week. (more…)
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AUKUS and the pride of politicians
With AUKUS, the pride of politicians has become an obstacle to reaching the best solution to the ‘national security’ conundrum. In the end, it could be that ego-driven reluctance to shift from entrenched positions results in the Australian people being delivered a disaster. (more…)
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Nothing to fear here
Active Muslim participation in our democracy should be encouraged and celebrated, not feared. (more…)
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It’s the Voice of ‘Rural Nullius’ on a Jim Crow Country Hour
With just a few more stories farmers in the south of Israel would have been granted as much air time as all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations in Australia put together.
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The media is silent on the climate war that must be won
The nuclear energy debate has not re-ignited the climate wars. The climate war that must be won has been ongoing for many years. This is not a war between Labor and the Coalition, it is a war between people who understand that tackling the climate emergency must be a top priority, and both Labor and the Coalition. Both parties of government are ignoring the science and endangering our national security with their ongoing support for coal and gas extraction. (more…)
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US-India rift over close Russia ties – Asian Media Report
In Asian media this week: India’s message of foreign policy independence. Plus Green-tech overcapacity claims ‘absurd’; How West could help the Rest fight climate change; Asia-Pacific NATO would add to flash points; Party dismisses disgraced leaders; Newspaper scores press freedom own goal. (more…)
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Legacy media outlets also stand in dock over Gaza
How RNZ, ABC and other Western media failed to challenge Israeli war narrative. (more…)
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Western decline and media bias: The uneven narratives of Gaza and Ukraine
The stark contrast in media coverage of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine reveals a troubling pattern of bias that shapes public perception and policy in profound ways. (more…)
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Pro-Israel lobby smells blood in coordinated lawfare against media critics
In my view, some parts of Mary Kostakidis’ Twitter feed displays a particular and disturbing orientation. Despite that criticism, there should be no doubt that the pro-Israel lobby is engaged in a form of coordinated lawfare against critics of Israel on several fronts. Win or lose, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) will attempt to use the case against Kostakidis to discredit those who support Palestine in general as antisemites. This attack is part of a general assault on media critics. (more…)
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Israel lobby’s attack on Kostakidis threatens everyone’s right to free speech
Mary Kostakidis is one of Australia’s finest journalists, but more than that, she also resolutely stands against oppression and injustice.
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Israeli hasbara wants to silence Mary Kostakidis
Regarding recent social media posts by journalist, former SBS newsreader Mary Kostakidis, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has lodged a complaint with the Australia Human Rights Commission. Under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, Mr. Alon Cassuto, a dual Australian Israeli citizen, claims that by sharing a speech by Hassan Nasrullah, the leader of Lebanese based Hezbollah, Mary has been ‘sharing extreme propaganda and hateful material.’
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ASEAN and China’s media need to take greater role in shaping global narratives
In this era of tumultuous geopolitical uncertainties and conflicts, the pivotal role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ and China’s media in shaping global narratives and perceptions cannot be overstated. (more…)
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China and the Communist Party of China
Prompted by Wanning Sun (P&I June 9, 2024), I have just read Yu Yang’s excellent work Private Revolutions. Wanning observes that according to western media the Chinese population is mostly imagined as a monolith and faceless crowd: divided into those who are victims of a repressive Chinese regime, or heroic individuals who dare to defy the system. This is a fallacy. (more…)
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Australian journalist Cheng Lei says China bashing ‘worrying’
Cheng Lei, who was imprisoned in China for three years, says Australians should not overreact over every bilateral issue with Beijing. (more…)
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The importance of a robust media ecosystem in the Pacific
A robust, well-functioning media ecosystem across the Pacific is an essential pillar of democracy and vital to good governance. If Australia is genuine about partnering with the region, it must advocate for the role of public interest media and why citizens should demand and support it. (more…)
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Slaughter, not war
My copy of Iris Chang’s THE RAPE OF NANKING is missing its collection of historical photographs. Having seen them once, I could not bear to see them again, nor risk my teenage son coming across them, so I ripped them from the book. (more…)
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The Age hits a low pursuing discredited narratives about Oct. 7 attack
Melbourne tabloid The Age has done its already sagging reputation no favours by running, as an exclusive, an article that claims to detail what it calls the “denial and disinformation facing October 7 survivors” – Israelis who were attacked by Hamas – with the centrepiece of the article being an interview with an Israeli reservist – who was interviewed twice in 2023. (more…)
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News Corp is ailing. How long will the Murdochs prop it up?
Job cuts continue across the empire as the business model dies a slow death. (more…)