Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre

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Subject: PUTTING OUT THE PEOPLE'S EYES
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:45 pm (GMT 0)
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Machiavelli And The Press Complaints Commission

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Subject: THE BBC, IMPARTIALITY, AND THE HIDDEN LOGIC OF MASSACRE
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:33 pm (GMT 0)
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Writing in the Independent last week, Robert Fisk commented on the BBC's refusal to broadcast an appeal for Gaza by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC):

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Subject: THE BBC REFUSES TO BROADCAST GAZA CHARITY APPEAL
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:18 pm (GMT 0)
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Numerous members of the public have written to us expressing their bewilderment at the violence of Israel's 22-day attack on Gaza killing upwards of 1,300 people and wounding 4,200. To many witnessing the onslaught on their TV screens (especially Al Jazeera) this appeared to be an act of state sadism.

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Subject: AN EYE FOR AN EYELASH: THE GAZA MASSACRE - PART 1
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:36 pm (GMT 0)
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On March 24, 1999, an emotional Tony Blair appealed to the House of Commons and to the people of Britain:

"We must act to save thousands of innocent men, women and children from humanitarian catastrophe."

Blair described the emergency:

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Subject: CAN THIS BE TRUE? GEORGE MONBIOT CHALLENGES MEDIA LENS
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:26 pm (GMT 0)
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CAN THIS BE TRUE? GEORGE MONBIOT CHALLENGES MEDIA LENS ON HYPOCRISY

The Guardian columnist, George Monbiot, posted the following on our website message board yesterday:

"Can this be true?

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Subject: OBAMA - WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:54 pm (GMT 0)
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Appearance And Reality In The Relaunch Of Brand America

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Subject: CHILDREN IN THE CROSSHAIRS
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:59 pm (GMT 0)
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Media Silent On Evidence Of Israeli Targeting Of Youngsters

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Subject: PROPPING UP PROPAGANDA
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:54 pm (GMT 0)
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IRAQ, CLIMATE AND THE CORPORATE MEDIA'

Since starting Media Lens in 2001, we have learned that corporate journalists are very often ill-equipped, or disinclined, to debate vital issues with members of the public.

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Subject: INTELLECTUAL CLEANSING: PART 1
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:06 pm (GMT 0)
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Keeping The Media Safe For Big Business

Martin Tierney is one of a tiny number of mainstream journalists willing to review our book, 'Guardians of Power'. In June 2006, he published an accurate outline of our argument in the Herald, commenting: "It stands up to scrutiny."

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Subject: SOME MATTER MORE - WHEN 47 VICTIMS ARE WORTH 43 WORDS
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:31 pm (GMT 0)
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Bad Form

In his classic work, Obedience to Authority, psychologist Stanley Milgram observed: