At the end of hostilities in Europe, the continent was in complete disarray. Critical infrastructure had been totally destroyed and millions of displaced people roamed the streets. Tens of thousands of prisoners of war had to be processed. Cracks in the tentative alliance between the allies and the Soviet Union were already beginning to show. […]
The late comedian Bill Hicks and I had lot in common. Among other things, we both shared a morbid fascination with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. One of Bill’s funniest stand-up routines dealt with the reactions he used to get whenever he brought up the subject: “I love talking about the Kennedy assassination, […]
Part 1 Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist Alex S. Jones – not to be confused with that other Alex Jones – warns readers in his seminal book, ‘Losing the News,’ of the dangers which news organizations face in regards to accountability and public trust. He worries that the core values of journalism are under serious threat and […]
Some thoughts on ‘Losing the News’ by Alex S. Jones In ‘Losing the News’ by Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist Alex S. Jones, he warns of the dangers that news organizations face in regards to accountability and public trust, and he worries that the core values of journalism are under serious threat. I would have to agree with […]
Mainstream news organizations in America are nothing more than propaganda outlets for the One Percent. The US is currently ranked a lowly 46th on press freedoms in the most recent ‘Press Freedom Index‘ according to the organization Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres). RSF is the world’s most respected press freedom organization. Their mission is […]
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