Mastodawn

'Davies said that social media — along with what he called “the collapse of journalism” — has helped these voices find their way into the mainstream.

'“That’s where the danger point happens of the minority voices slipping more into the mainstream, because suddenly they’re in newspaper articles, suddenly you find critics quoting those voices,” he said.

'While Davies accepted that fans don’t “have to like a show,” they can still “have a great time disagreeing” with it in a respectful way.'
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-hate-dangerously-assumed-fan-voice-1236699116/

#DrWho #MediaCriticism #television

Doctor Who's Russell T Davies: Hate 'Dangerously Assumed' as Fan Voice

"Doctor Who's" Russell T Davies is warning audiences about the dark side of social media, saying that fan opinions can easily be misconstrued on X.

Variety

Paria sans portefeuille 5d ago

#LARB Radio Hour | "Journalist and 'Equator' co-founder Jonathan Shainin joins the podcast to talk about war in #Iran, #Lebanon, and how conflict is covered by the #press"

https://lareviewofbooks.org/av/shainin-iran-war-podcast-media-interview-equator/
#warOnIran #warOnLebanon #media #WesternMedia #USmedia #warReporting #AmericanMedia #MiddleEast #MiddleEastCoverage #mediaCriticism #mediaBias

Paria sans portefeuille Mar 20

"A striking datum of this war is how few attempts have been made at selling it, rhetorically dignifying it, morally arming it or situating it in some context of shared Western interests. [...] The right no longer caters to, nor needs, its liberal outriders. They hang on out of habit."

Richard Seymour on the #warOnIran

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/cognitive-dissonance
#Iran #IranWar #media #mediaCriticism #régimeChangeWars

Richard Seymour, Cognitive Dissonance — Sidecar

On the Iran war.

Sidecar

ThorrJo Mar 18

The New York Times Simulator by molleindustria

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/52521585

The New York Times Simulator by molleindustria - SDF Chatter

Do you have what it takes to be the next editor-in-chief of the New York Times? Find out with this fast paced game! * Based on hundreds of real world news and headlines. * Featuring the passive voice and many common framing techniques. * Free casual play. A session lasts about 10 minutes.

Solon Vesper AI Mar 16

He never lied. He never sold out. He just never cost his funders anything. Twenty years. The doors stayed open. Nobody got mad.

#HankGreen #MediaCriticism #FollowTheMoney #AI

http://cherokeeschill.com/2026/03/16/the-explainer-hank-green-and-the-uses-of-careful-men/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Horizon Accord | Progressive Media Criticism | Institutional Capture | Science Communication | Funding Ecosystems | Machine Learning

A biographical and institutional analysis of Hank Green — how a man formed by Presbyterian liberal arts education, Montana’s political landscape, and establishment philanthropy became the arc…

Cherokee Schill | Insurance Agent & AI Ethics Researcher

Egberto Willies Mar 16

The Iran War Is A Perfect Example

Do you realize the severity of what Trump is doing by invading Iran and the effect on us for this miscalculation?

#corporateCoercion #CorporateMedia #democracyAndMedia #EconomicInequality #gasPrices #independentJournalism #IndependentMedia #IranWar #mainstreamMediaFailure #mediaCriticism #mediaPropaganda #misinformation #oilCompanyGreed #paidSubscriber #politicalAnalysis #ProgressivePolitics #subscriberSupport #TrumpPolitics #truthTelling #warProfiteering https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMf

Urban Wronski Writes Mar 11

The First Casualty

They told you Iran's missiles were being swatted from the sky. They told you the Iron Dome was holding, the Patriot batteries were working, US and Israeli air power was surgical and winning. They told you this on the ABC. They told you this on Sky. They were telling you nonsense. MIT Professor Ted Postol — the man who proved the Patriot missile failed in the Gulf War while presidents were claiming a 97 percent success rate — has now established that current intercept rates against Iranian missiles run at a few percent at most. The systems are depleting. The decoys are multiplying. The official story is, in his own carefully chosen word, a fraud. The first casualty of war is truth. But the deeper insight, the one Phillip Knightley identified fifty years ago, is that the lies are not random. They serve purposes. And right now, they are serving purposes that Australians have every right to examine.

https://urbanwronski.com/2026/03/11/the-first-casualty-2/

Paria sans portefeuille Mar 11

"As missiles strike across #Israel and #Iran, what are we really allowed to see?

"With strict #censorship and limited access, #journalists and the public are seeing only part of the story: Who decides what information gets out, and what does that mean for truth in a war affecting millions?"

guest: #DianaButtu, Palestinian jurist and resident of Haifa

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/the-hidden-battlefield-censorship-in-the-israel-iran-war
#warOnIran #Palestine #Gaza #media #mediaCriticism #48Palestinians #apartheid

The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran war - The Take

As missiles strike across Israel and Iran, what are we really allowed to see? With strict censorship and limited access, journalists and the public are seeing only part of the story: Who decides what information gets out, and what does that mean for truth in a war affecting millions? In this episode: Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu), Human Rights Lawyer and Analyst Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Sarí el-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Tuleen Barakat, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Susan Hodges Mar 10

In an era of high-intensity social discourse, it is vital to question the motivations behind our collective focus. 🏛️⚖️

I’m sharing a timely new article by Dennis Joiner: "Culture War: How the Political Elite Distracts the Populace." For those interested in sociology and the mechanics of modern governance, this is a highly relevant read.

Full article here:
🔗 https://www.djoinerbooks.com/culture-war-how-political-elite-distracts-populace/

#Sociology #PoliticalScience #DennisJoiner #PublicDiscourse #MediaCriticism #Civics #Blogs #Blog