Tag: Narrative Control

Free Speech Groups Call on Congress To Block NewsGuard Funding

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

As many as 36 groups advocating free speech, the Free Speech Alliance, have turned to US Congress with a request to stop any further funding of NewsGuard.

Free Speech Groups Call on Congress To Block NewsGuard Funding
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Previous NewsGuard posts (not necessarily conservative):

NewsGuard is very neutral. Its Board of Directors is secret, but its Advisory Board includes one of the co-founders of Wikipedia (Jimmy Wales) as well as the former director of the CIA and the NSA (General Michael Hayden), the former Secretary General of NATO (Anders Fogh Rasmussen), the former Secretary for Homeland Security (Tom Ridge) or the former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy – i.e. Propaganda (Richard Stengel)

The EU, NATO, NewsGuard and the Voltaire Network (original)

Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House

Consortium News Sues NewsGuard, US Government For Alleged Defamation

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Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming platform has an anti-Israel bias

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The perceived performance of pro-Palestinian content on the platform depends on how you parse TikTok’s data.

Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming platform has an anti-Israel bias

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Israel losing media war on Tik Tok; Palestinian civilian casualties continue to mount:

However, Tik-Tok has become the latest battle ground for the conflict between Israel and Palestine, with potentially dangerous consequences for the side that fails to influence the most hearts and minds on an international scale.

The NATO to TikTok Pipeline: Why is TikTok Employing So Many National Security Agents?

Israel furious that elderly captive spoke of humane treatment by Hamas

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Israeli propaganda officials are reportedly upset because elderly Israeli woman Yocheved Lifshitz said that she was treated well while she was detained by Hamas in Gaza over the last two weeks.

Israel furious that elderly captive spoke of humane treatment by Hamas

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Why did Israel allow a public diplomacy disaster?

Freedom of the press is important and critical in any situation, especially now. However, Israel’s public diplomacy officials must issue an unequivocal directive that prohibits live media events of this kind in the future. The public’s right to know is important, but not when national security is at stake. In such times, the public can suffice with a recorded and supervised message.

Israel kills family of Al Jazeera journalist after Blinken asks Qatar to censor coverage

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Blinken Urged Qatar to Censor Al Jazeera Coverage of Gaza Genocide

On the same day that news broke about Blinken’s comments, an Al Jazeera journalist learned that an Israeli air raid had killed his entire family. Wael Dahdouh, bureau chief for Al Jazeera Arabic in Gaza, was on-air when he learned the news. He then went to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza — the only hospital still functioning in the area — to find that his wife, son and daughter were dead. His grandson was declared dead two hours later.

H/T: World Politics

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Press freedom group warns Israel against banning Al Jazeera

Israel Is Paying Social Media Influencers to Whitewash Gaza Genocide

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

“I’m reaching out to you on behalf of a global collective of agencies, influencers, and content creators who are coming together to raise awareness about the difficult situation in Israel.”

Israel Is Paying Social Media Influencers to Whitewash Gaza Genocide

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Influencer Mashup Video

Israel is badly losing the PR battle – opinion

Internet celebrities who sold their souls