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Detailing the deluge of delusion and dishonesty pushed by the pro-war camp, IAN SINCLAIR identifies four key tactics corporate journalists use to confuse audiences and suppress opposition to the proxy war in the east
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, servicemen of 3rd mechanized battalion, practice on the training ground at an undisclosed location in the east of Ukraine, March 27, 2025
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“ONE major obstacle to dissent is certainly the ignorance and confusion induced by mainstream media,” US activist and author Michael Albert noted in 2004.
The recent news coverage of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Trump’s political manoeuvres that seem to be aimed at ending the fighting, proves Albert’s assertion is still right on the money.
Here are four ways journalists sow ignorance and confusion, and thus help to limit opposition.
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