Wikipedia calls the Daily Mail “generally unreliable,” and bans it as a source in most cases Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen Following about a month of discussion, Wikipedia editors have decided to prohibit the use of the Daily Mail as a source in most situations, writing: [The] Daily Mail should not be used … Read more
‘Too early to surrender’ to the post-truth narrative, says Channel 4’s Patrick Worrall Journalism.co.uk Worrall, of Channel 4’s FactCheck team, says the current ‘post-fact’ landscape is not irreversible “Trump’s Seven Techniques To Control The Media” by Robert Reich Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Robert Reich Robert Reich Democracy depends on a free and independent press, … Read more
Germany: Trump victory to spur EU military union EUobserver.com – Headline News Donald Trump’s election as US president, as well as Brexit, ought to speed up plans for EU military integration, Germany’s defence chief says. Trump to model UK relations on Reagan-Thatcher EUobserver.com – Headline News Ukip leader Nigel Farage already says he is willing to help … Read more
‘The system is a reflection of who we are’: an interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir open Democracy News Analysis – by Ashish Ghadiali and Birgitta Jónsdóttir “It’s not only about us versus the system. The system is really us.” As Iceland’s radical Pirate party approaches the gates of power, we speak to its figurehead Birgitta Jónsdóttir. Birgitta … Read more