π NEW -- When journalists act as state propagandists
by @OborneTweets
In advance of the invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, UK media parroted government lies and fabrications uncritically and became an enthusiastic part of the stateβs propaganda machine.
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by @OborneTweets
In advance of the invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, UK media parroted government lies and fabrications uncritically and became an enthusiastic part of the stateβs propaganda machine.
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πThe Guardian swallowed the Blair governmentβs false claim that Iraqi agents were scouring Africa for uranium to buy a nuclear bomb.
The Sunday Telegraph pumped out oceans of state propaganda.
Various media parrotted the government's nonsense '45 minutes from attack' claim.
The Sunday Telegraph pumped out oceans of state propaganda.
Various media parrotted the government's nonsense '45 minutes from attack' claim.
πOne journalist, David Rose, wrote with integrity and considerable moral courage about his role in placing false stories into the public domain and how he had long been cultivated by MI6.
An inquiry into UK reporting of the Iraq war is well past due.
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An inquiry into UK reporting of the Iraq war is well past due.
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