Tag: media

Convoy Organizer Says Media Focused on Controversy Rather Than the Purpose of the Protest

Benjamin Dichter, one of the Freedom Convoy’s main organizers, took the stand on Nov. 3 at the Public Order Emergency Commission, testifying that he distrusted most of the media covering the demonstrations because the outlets focused on controversial figures and misrepresented protesters. Dichter said that the “legacy media” and resulting concerns over public perception prompted…


Media Narrative on Pelosi Attack is ‘Morally Outrageous’: Experts

News Analysis In an election year that has Democrats often using the “extremist” label on the GOP to distract from the country’s economic problems, experts say that the rush by mainstream media to blame “right-wing extremism” for the attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calf.), has actually harmed the Democrats, This summer…


You Are What You Think: What You Fill Your Mind With Shapes Your Reality

They say, “You are what you eat”—referring, of course, to the importance of carefully considering which foods one chooses to take into one’s body. True enough. But a person is more than simply a material being. It could be argued that it’s even more important to carefully consider which thoughts one chooses to take into…


NZ Media Has Lost the Public’s Trust After Becoming ‘Mouthpiece for the Government’: Former MP

Public trust in New Zealand media has fallen to a record low after the government’s funding of media organisations came “with strings attached” which caused people to view the media as a mouthpiece of the central government. The Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF), a $55 million (US$32 million) government fund established in February 2021, is…


Did Biden Just Provoke a Russian Nuclear Attack?

Tensions are rising between Russia and the White House. Both accuse the other of sabotaging gas pipelines and threatening armageddon. And instead of reporting and explaining reality, the U.S. media is stoking the fires. But that’s to be expected when the free press turns into a perpetual propaganda machine. In this eye-opening new episode of…


Peter Menzies: You Can’t Build a Viable Media Culture on Bailouts and Political Favours

Commentary You wouldn’t think Justin Trudeau’s government and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch would be caught dead dancing to the same tune, but if this week’s hearings on Canada’s latest media rescue plan was anything to go by, the two are twirling up a storm. According to advocates for Canada’s Online News Act (Bill C-18),…


Apple Drops Russia’s Largest Social Media Network From App Store

Apple Inc. has removed VKontakte, a popular social networking application in Russia, according to a statement from VK, the company behind the platform. What Happened The statement, first noted on The Verge, said that some VK applications were blocked by Apple and unavailable to download and update on the App Store. The statement said that…


Peter Menzies: The Public Has Lost Faith in Legacy Media’s Ability to Be Objective

Commentary Long at the core of journalism, the idea that reporters must be seen to conduct their work objectively is under siege. And it is losing. The verbal trebuchets of social justice warriors chased Bari Weiss from the New York Times. National Post staff rebelled after Rex Murphy’s column questioning institutional racism was published. The…


‘Beijing Is Doubling Down’: Report Warns China’s Media Influence Efforts in US Are ‘Very High’

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified efforts to influence the media in the United States as part of a multibillion-dollar global campaign to shape public opinion in its favor, according to a new report. Freedom House in its “Beijing’s Global Media Influence” report released on Sept. 8 found that the Chinese regime and its…


[Premiering 10:30 AM ET] How the Media–Political System Is Fueling Riots and Gaslighting America: Julio Rosas

Violent riots that have led to looting, arson, and murder in American cities over the past several years have been spurred into action by a media and political system, according to Julio Rosas. Rosas is senior writer at Townhall and author of “Fiery But Mostly Peaceful: The 2020 Riots and the Gaslighting of America.” He…